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Will Steger’s climate journey closes out Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
The documentary “After Antarctica” follows Will Steger’s journey as a polar explorer and dissects the changes to the planet’s polar regions over the years. Guest host Chris Farrell spoke with Steger and director Tasha Van Zandt about the film and climate change.
Does the housing upswing have a downside?
It’s a great time to be selling a home, but what do multiple offers and sales prices far above asking say about larger housing trends?
Daunte Wright killing: MN attorney general takes over ex-cop's prosecution
Brooklyn Center’s mayor asked Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office to take over the prosecution of Kimberly Potter as it did in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis cop recently convicted of murder in the killing of George Floyd.
All Lakeville school buildings are closed Friday due to what the school district is calling an “active threat” under investigation by the Police Department.
Three days of events to mark one year since George Floyd’s murder
National civil rights leaders and family members of Black people killed by police officers around the country will headline a three-day series of events starting Sunday in Minneapolis to mark the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. 
A movement memorialized: Plywood art honoring George Floyd goes on display
As Twin Cities businesses put up plywood last year to protect their windows from rioters, people with paint brushes and spray cans followed behind. An exhibit of some of those paintings goes on display Saturday in Minneapolis to commemorate the anniversary of George Floyd’s death.
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Case counts falling; vaccination pace crawling
Minnesota’s data continues to show a pandemic in retreat. New cases, known active cases and new hospital admissions are all down from the April surge. Yet, the effort to get the vast majority of Minnesota adults vaccinated is sputtering.
Ex-St. Paul cop gets 6 years in prison for excessive force in K-9 confrontation
A federal court judge on Friday sentenced former St. Paul police officer Brett Palkowitsch to six years in prison for using excessive force during an arrest involving a police dog.
Looking for the heart of your community? Check out the library
During the COVID-19 pandemic, libraries have served as lifelines for individuals and communities in need of support and connection. Guest host Chris Farrell explored the role of libraries today and the social services they provide in Minnesota and across the U.S.
Police say three teenagers were rescued after being trapped in an abandoned building at a former automotive plant in St. Paul. One of the teens was hospitalized with injuries suffered in a fall.