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Feds digging deeper into past of man indicted in Minneapolis mosque arsons
Jackie Rahm Little pleaded not guilty to charges of arson and damage to religious property. Investigators are looking now into Little’s possible motivations and reviewing similar attacks to see if he might be connected, the U.S. attorney for Minnesota said Thursday.
The Wright County Sheriff’s Office says a home in Otsego, Minn., exploded on Thursday morning. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
¿Dónde celebrar Cinco de Mayo en Minnesota?
Te presentamos una lista de eventos por Cinco de Mayo con los que podrás celebrar la victoria de México en la Batalla de Puebla todo el fin de semana en diversas partes de Minnesota.
Where to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Minnesota
Let’s taco ‘bout a round-up of Cinco de Mayo events happening across Minnesota to celebrate Mexico’s victory at the Battle of Puebla this weekend.
Minnesota-made tofu is cleaner for the planet — and your palate
MinnTofu is interrupting the industrial food system by turning soybeans into tofu locally instead of shipping them to California. And it has the added benefit of producing a cleaner-tasting tofu.
Split Rock Lighthouse to honor Gordon Lightfoot with beacon lighting
The beacon at Split Rock Lighthouse on the North Shore will be lit Wednesday night to honor Gordon Lightfoot, the singer who wrote “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” who died Monday at the age of 84.
'Are we worth support?': Rural Minnesota papers face challenges, community loses
A new report on the decline of local newspapers in Minnesota relays a stark message: when a community's newspaper disappears it loses its local autonomy. The Center for Rural Policy and Development will publicly discuss these implications in a statewide webinar Tuesday afternoon.
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe seeks to increase number of foster families
The need for foster care comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide on a challenge to a federal law that aims to keep Native children within their community and culture. 
U.N. Panel hears Minnesotans' stories of systemic racism in policing and prisons
Two experts from the United Nations Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the context of Law Enforcement (EMLER) were at the Twin Cities Urban League Headquarters in North Minneapolis as part of a fact-gathering tour across the country.