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Minneapolis home burns hours after fatal shooting

Minneapolis home burns hours after fatal shooting

Police said any connection between the homicide and fire wasn’t immediately clear, and both remain under investigation.
by MPR News Staff

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North High students, teachers, parents call for solutions to gun violence in Minneapolis

Students, teachers and parents at North High School in Minneapolis say gun violence continues to take a heavy toll on their community. At a public forum, they talked about how the trauma of recent shootings and the fear of more has affected them inside and outside the classroom.  
by Matt Sepic

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Video: Explosives topple landmark former power plant in Granite Falls

Video: Explosives topple landmark former power plant in Granite Falls

Demolition experts leveled a decommissioned power plant in western Minnesota on Thursday, using explosives to bring down two giant smokestacks and the nearly century-old building in Granite Falls.
by Tim Nelson

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Landmark power plant in western Minnesota to be imploded

Landmark power plant in western Minnesota to be imploded

A long-shuttered power plant in western Minnesota will be imploded Thursday, ending nearly a century as a landmark in the region.
by Andrew Krueger

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