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Art Hounds: Dance meditation considers movement across borders

Art Hounds: Dance meditation considers movement across borders

Ananya Dance Theatre performs “Dastak: I Wish You Me” for an in-person audience at O’Shaughnessy in St. Paul. Other Art Hounds picks — a puppetry extravaganza that teaches Cherokee and a “private conversation” through mixed media in Fergus Falls.
by Emily Bright

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What’s on the ballot: Rent control

What’s on the ballot: Rent control

Rent stabilization is on the ballot in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Guest host Chris Farrell talks with supporters and opponents of St. Paul’s proposed new ordinance — should residential rent increases be capped at 3 percent annually? If St. Paul becomes the first city in the country to stabilize rents this way, will other places follow suit?
by Chris Farrell, Maja Beckstrom and Mitchell Levesque

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'Flatlining': MPD chief warns yes-vote on police overhaul will hurt Minneapolis

'Flatlining': MPD chief warns yes-vote on police overhaul will hurt Minneapolis

Medaria Arradondo on Wednesday spoke out strongly against a November ballot measure intended to remake his department, warning it wouldn’t fix relations between residents and the police and could do serious damage to a department already severely understaffed.
by MPR News Staff

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St. Paul police chief says he'll step down in June

St. Paul police chief says he'll step down in June

Calling it a difficult decision, Todd Axtell said Wednesday in a Facebook post that he will not seek a second term as chief when his current contract ends in June.
by MPR News Staff and Nina Moini

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Great Halloween Blizzard of '91? Don't tell us again. OK, tell us

Great Halloween Blizzard of '91? Don't tell us again. OK, tell us

Did you know that it once snowed on Halloween in Minnesota? Whether you’ve heard the story once — or a million — times, you know Minnesotans love to rehash the record-breaking blizzard in great detail. It was a “perfect storm” for making memories.  
by Nancy Yang

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Welcome to Nobles County: Political representation in the fastest diversifying county in Minnesota

Welcome to Nobles County: Political representation in the fastest diversifying county in Minnesota

Host Angela Davis and producer Samantha Matsumoto traveled to Nobles County this summer to put human voices to the statistics that show Nobles is the most rapidly diversifying county in Minnesota. On Monday we introduced you to Nobles County. And Tuesday we explored political representation in the county.
by Angela Davis, Susan Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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A reckoning: St. Benedict nuns apologize for Native boarding school

A reckoning: St. Benedict nuns apologize for Native boarding school

Earlier this year, the Sisters of the Order of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minn., formally apologized to the White Earth Nation for harm caused to generations of Native Americans at church-run boarding schools. It’s led to the start of a journey toward truth and reconciliation.
by Dan Gunderson

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Tenants to share in $750K settlement with landlord over harassment claims

Tenants to share in $750K settlement with landlord over harassment claims

A federal judge on Monday ordered a Minneapolis landlord to pay $750,000 to settle allegations of sexual harassment against his tenants, who are mostly single Black mothers.
by Matt Sepic

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Prosecutor weighs charges in Proctor High School football investigation

St. Louis County prosecutors say they’re now examining evidence for possible charges following an investigation into allegations of misconduct by members of the Proctor High School football program.
by MPR News Staff

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Welcome to Nobles County: Minnesota's most rapidly diversifying county

Welcome to Nobles County: Minnesota's most rapidly diversifying county

Over the past decade, Minnesota has become less white and more diverse, according to the 2020 Census. Nobles County is the most quickly diversifying county in the state. MPR News host Angela Davis went there to speak face-to-face with residents of the county.
by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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