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Rochester confronts its segregated housing history, Mayo founders' role

Rochester confronts its segregated housing history, Mayo founders' role

City leaders want Rochester to be a magnet for a diverse workforce, expanding around Mayo Clinic. Part of that journey means reckoning with the city’s history of intentional housing segregation. A recent push to map racial housing covenants shows how some are connected to Rochester’s most important institution.
by Catharine Richert

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Minneapolis puts MPD talks on hold until MN Human Rights provides evidence of covert social media

Minneapolis puts MPD talks on hold until MN Human Rights provides evidence of covert social media

The Minneapolis City Attorney's Office says it cannot find proof of a damning finding by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights that police used covert social media to target Black people and elected officials.
by MPR News Staff

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Artists memorialize the racial justice movement that Floyd murder sparked

Artists memorialize the racial justice movement that Floyd murder sparked

Leesa Kelly founded Memorialize the Movement nearly two years ago to save the paintings that artists created during the week of heartache and rage that followed the police murder of George Floyd. 
by Matt Sepic

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Part of skull found along Minnesota River belongs to man from 8,000 years ago

Part of skull found along Minnesota River belongs to man from 8,000 years ago

The bone was spotted by kayakers last year and is being turned over to Upper Sioux Community tribal officials. The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council said neither the council nor the state archaeologist were made aware of the discovery as required by state law.
by Tim Nelson and Matt Sepic

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The 'Corvette' of Navy warships in Duluth for commissioning

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.
by Dan Kraker

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Nursing home makeover boosts efforts to reduce homelessness

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.
by Tim Nelson

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Decades after taking it, feds set to return Minnesota land to Leech Lake band

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.
by Melissa Olson

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Minneapolis to pay $1.5M to man beaten by police during George Floyd protests

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.
by Brandt Williams and Matt Sepic

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Is your house at risk of a wildfire? This online tool could tell you

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.
by Lauren Sommer

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