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North Minneapolis community center plans to restore summer camp, collect oral histories

North Minneapolis community center plans to restore summer camp, collect oral histories

Phyllis Wheatley Community Center ran Camp Katharine Parsons in Watertown for more than 40 years as a place for young people to canoe, swim, build fires, and build relationships to nature. The camp closed in the early 2000s, but the community center plans to restore and reopen it by 2025.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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MPD chief pushes back against claims he knew of video showing incident

MPD chief pushes back against claims he knew of video showing incident

The video shows an incident in 2020 where officer Tyler Timberlake, who worked for the Fairfax County Police Department in Virginia, used a taser and then pressed his knees into the back and neck of a Black man, La Monta Gladney. The incident happened 11 days after George Floyd's murder.
by MPR News Staff

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Grass fire spreads to apartment building in St. Paul

Grass fire spreads to apartment building in St. Paul

St. Paul firefighters say gusty winds and dry conditions helped spark a grass fire that spread to an apartment building Saturday afternoon. The fire displaced 30 residents.
by Aaliyah Demry

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Drag queen story time at Chaska children's store met with outpouring of community support

Drag queen story time at Chaska children's store met with outpouring of community support

The event drew attention after the store's owner posted a video on Tik Tok of an angry customer arguing that it promoted sexual entertainment for children. The video received more than 500,000 likes and thousands of comments supporting Little Roos.
by Olivia Stevens

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