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Runner who lost her vision finishes Twin Cities Marathon with guides by her side

Runner who lost her vision finishes Twin Cities Marathon with guides by her side

After months of training, Laura Sosalla, who was declared legally blind earlier this year after a battle with COVID-19, ran the last mile of the Twin Cities Marathon alongside the women who helped her train and guided her along the way — exactly how Sosalla wanted her marathon experience to end.
by Lindsay Guentzel and Evan Frost

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Minnesota Republicans elect Hann as new party chair

Minnesota Republican Party delegates have elected former state Sen. David Hann as chair, to lead the party heading into the 2022 elections.
by MPR News Staff

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St. Cloud mayor shares pain of brother’s loss, ahead of event to raise awareness of veteran suicide

Minnesota loses about 100 veterans a year to suicide. St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis, whose brother took his own life last year, is one of the speakers at an event Saturday aimed at raising awareness of veteran suicide and preventing more deaths.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Minneapolis hires city employees to monitor night parking

Minneapolis hires city employees to monitor night parking

A pilot program launching Monday is aimed at freeing up police by using civilian city employees to enforce parking violations overnight. Parking control officers have traditionally enforced parking regulations during daylight hours and then handed duties off to the Minneapolis police for the night.
by Jon Collins

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With last remaining fire-related closure lifted, the BWCA is now fully reopened

With last remaining fire-related closure lifted, the BWCA is now fully reopened

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is now fully reopened to visitors, after a summer of closures due to wildfires. Officials announced Friday that the last remaining closure order in the wilderness was now lifted.
by Andrew Krueger

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Prosecutors say Daunte Wright's killer had proper Taser training

Prosecutors say Daunte Wright's killer had proper Taser training

The lawyers prosecuting Kimberly Potter, the former police officer who killed Daunte Wright, are planning to introduce evidence showing that Potter was trained in the proper use of a Taser.
by Matt Sepic

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Report: Minnesota had 30 known victims of intimate partner homicide in 2020

Report: Minnesota had 30 known victims of intimate partner homicide in 2020

Advocates are calling for more housing options and resources for survivors of domestic abuse as the pandemic highlights the ongoing disproportionate impact on Black and Indigenous women.
by Nina Moini

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She lost her vision, but that won't keep this runner from the Twin Cities Marathon

She lost her vision, but that won't keep this runner from the Twin Cities Marathon

Over the weekend, MPR News will follow Laura Sosalla and her guides Natalie Elmore and Rachael Bentley throughout their marathon experience, including on the 26.2-mile course from Minneapolis to St. Paul. You can follow along with Sosalla experience through MPRnews.org.
by Lindsay Guentzel and Cathy Wurzer

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Texas man, 24, admits shooting at Minneapolis police station during riot

Texas man, 24, admits shooting at Minneapolis police station during riot

A Texas man who had been part of a far-right group that wants to foment a civil war admitted in federal court Thursday he traveled to Minneapolis to sow chaos after the police murder of George Floyd. Ivan Harrison Hunter, 24, of Boerne, Tex. pleaded guilty to a single count of rioting.
by Matt Sepic

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Art Hounds: Comedy on the farm and in town

Art Hounds: Comedy on the farm and in town

“Arla Mae’s Booyah Wagon” brings the comedy — and the stew — in their multi-farm show tour. Plus, a quadruple album release show in St. Paul and themed comedy nights in Minneapolis.
by Emily Bright

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