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The 'Corvette' of Navy warships in Duluth for commissioning
This weekend the USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul is set to be the first Navy warship commissioned in Duluth. The “Corvette” of the Navy fleet, the ship can travel faster than 45 miles per hour, and turn on a dime.
Nursing home makeover boosts efforts to reduce homelessness
A continuum of amenities, along with support staff on site, aims to help people get their lives back in order and make lasting change.
Decades after taking it, feds set to return Minnesota land to Leech Lake band
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe will soon get back nearly 12,000 acres wrongfully taken in the ‘40s and ‘50s. As they plan for the land’s future, tribal leaders say their fight has also helped strengthen bonds with the Cass County government.
Minneapolis to pay $1.5M to man beaten by police during George Floyd protests
Police shot Jaleel Stallings with a foam marking round in a Lake Street parking lot after curfew on May 30, 2020. He shot back with his handgun, but video shows that he tossed away his weapon and surrendered after realizing he’d fired at police.
Is your house at risk of a wildfire? This online tool could tell you
Many people move without realizing the danger that wildfires pose to their new home. A new risk rating system could help buyers learn more on real estate sites.
Water Street in St. Paul to close beginning Monday
The city of St. Paul is closing Water Street beginning on Monday, in anticipation of rising waters on the Mississippi River.
Photos: Spring wildflowers in southern Minnesota state parks
April’s cool, wet weather delayed the show — but spring wildflowers are now in full bloom across southern Minnesota. Two great places to view them are Nerstrand Big Woods and Carley state parks.
3 deaths reported as storms with hurricane-force winds rake Minnesota, South Dakota
More than 70,000 homes and businesses remained without power across the region early Friday as damage assessment and cleanup continued after a second night of storms ripped through eastern South Dakota and much of western and central Minnesota.