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Minnesota auto dealers sue to block state's 'clean cars' plan
The Minnesota Auto Dealers Association has filed a lawsuit challenging the state's "clean cars" plan adopted late last year, which is intended to increase the number of electric vehicles for sale in Minnesota and reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions.
New to camping? What you should know
Lots of people are spending significant time outdoors — some for the first time ever.
Commemorative street sign dedicated to Prince unveiled in downtown Minneapolis
The commemorative street sign was unveiled on Tuesday at the corner of First Avenue and Seventh Street. A crowd decked out in purple pride gathered at noon to celebrate the Minnesota legend just a week after a roughly 100-foot mural unveiling of Prince occurred down the street. 
Missing U of M student is found dead in Mississippi River
The body of Abdirahman Abdifatah Ali, a 21-year-old University of Minnesota student who went by the name Abdi, was found in the river on Monday, according to St. Paul police.