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Keith Lattimore on homelessness in the Twin Cities

June marked the end of Minnesota’s eviction moratorium, which means more people may have to live outside without a place to stay. Keith Lattimore is the director of the Ramsey County Housing Stability department. He joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk about how people experiencing homelessness can keep themselves safe.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Exhibit explores early effort to desegregate Minneapolis schools

Exhibit explores early effort to desegregate Minneapolis schools

Currently at the Hennepin History Museum, “Separate Not Equal: The Hale-Field Pairing” tells the story of the 1971 effort to desegregate two elementary schools fewer than 2 miles apart and the lessons still relevant today.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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All-terrain track chairs come to Minnesota state parks

All-terrain track chairs come to Minnesota state parks

People with mobility disabilities who visit Minnesota state parks can now use all-terrain track chairs or an adaptive beach chair at several parks across the state.
by Sam Stroozas

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St. Louis Park works to clean up another water main break

St. Louis Park works to clean up another water main break

An evaluation is planned after two water main breaks in one neighborhood impact residents.

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Family, friends demand answers on anniversary of police killing Winston Smith in Mpls

Family, friends demand answers on anniversary of police killing Winston Smith in Mpls

Dozens of community members showed up at Powderhorn Recreation Center in south Minneapolis on Friday afternoon to support 32-year-old Smith’s family, who still have little in the way of details about what transpired when police killed him a year ago. 
by Grace Birnstengel

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Scuba diver dies after being pulled from Lake Minnetonka

Scuba diver dies after being pulled from Lake Minnetonka

Officials began using sonar to look for the man, but a fellow diver found his body just 30 feet from his last known location.
by Kaila White

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Duluth City Councilor Renee Van Nett dies at age 52

Duluth City Councilor Renee Van Nett dies at age 52

Duluth City Councilor Renee Van Nett, the first Native American woman elected to the Duluth council, died Friday after a brief battle with cancer. Duluth’s mayor called her “an incredibly powerful woman who lived life with clarity and purpose.”
by MPR News Staff

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