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Survivors of Native American boarding schools honored during ceremony
Orange Shirt Day, as it’s sometimes called, started in Canada with the story of an elder who recounted how an orange shirt given to her by her grandmother was taken from her as a six-year-old child on her first day at a Catholic residential school.
Grief shadows families after Roseville murder-suicide
One of the people killed in what investigators are calling a murder-suicide in Roseville will be laid to rest on Monday. Fong Vang, 32, died after an “unprovoked” attack on Sept. 23 by friend Meng Vang, according to Roseville police. John Thao, 32, was also killed.
Twin Cities Marathon, TC 10 Mile canceled amid forecast for record-setting heat
In emails sent to thousands of race participants and the media just after 5:30 a.m. Sunday, race officials said the predicted temperatures “do not allow a safe event for runners, supporters and volunteers.”
Sales tax increase funding housing, transit in Twin Cities metro goes into effect Oct. 1
Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Scott, Ramsey and Washington are the seven counties in the metropolitan area that will see a one percent tax increase. In other words, whenever you spend $100 there will be an extra $1 added onto the receipt. Groceries, clothing and prescription drugs will still remain exempt from sales taxes.
Relative of man who died on Lake Superior reacts to news of shipwreck's discovery
When MPR News published and broadcast the news Wednesday that the wreck of the freighter Henry Steinbrenner had been found in Lake Superior, it reached the great-niece of a man who died when the ship sank in 1953. “It closes the circle,” she said.
Decenas de miles de Minesotanos serán elegibles para obtener licencias de conducir el 1 de octubre
A partir de la próxima semana, los habitantes de Minnesota que sean elegibles — independientemente de su estatus migratorio — podrán obtener licencias de conducir. Se estima que 81.000 personas son ahora elegibles para obtener licencias, permisos y tarjetas de identificación estatales.