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Despite calmer weather, top 5 Red River flood still in play

Despite calmer weather, top 5 Red River flood still in play

The area has seen below-average precipitation in the last four weeks and the forecast is favorable for at least the next two weeks. However, it has done little to change the rankings for one of the wettest fall and winter seasons on record, National Weather Service officials said.
by The Associated Press

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American Airlines ending its Duluth-Chicago flights

American Airlines ending its Duluth-Chicago flights

Less than a year after American Airlines started its twice-daily service between Duluth and Chicago, the airline says it’ll end the service on April 27.
by MPR News Staff

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Black Minnesotans say they’ve faced pressure to change their hair

Black Minnesotans say they’ve faced pressure to change their hair

A bill that would prohibit employers and schools from targeting African Americans who wear dreadlocks, braids or twists drew testimony Thursday from people who said they’d felt marginalized for wearing their hair in a natural, textured style.
by Riham Feshir

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Parties settle lawsuit over police killing of Terrance Franklin

Parties settle lawsuit over police killing of Terrance Franklin

The family of the 22-year-old man, who was fatally shot in a south Minneapolis basement nearly seven years ago, were seeking $2 million in damages. The City Council will meet behind closed doors to discuss the settlement before opening them up to let reporters hear and record the vote.
by Brandt Williams

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Metro Transit adds police overtime, cameras to increase security on light rail, buses

Metro Transit adds police overtime, cameras to increase security on light rail, buses

Aggravated assaults on buses and trains tripled from 2015 to 2019. Robberies are up nearly 40 percent over the same time. Metro Transit officials said they're increasing police patrols. They'll also double the staff who handle text reports from riders and add plain-clothes officers to focus on smoking and drug use.
by Tim Nelson

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New research from northern Minn. shows wolves feed berries to their young

New research from northern Minn. shows wolves feed berries to their young

New research into the surprising summer eating habits of northern Minnesota wolves known to be fond of beaver, fish and blueberries has now also documented wolves feeding those berries to their pups.
by Dan Kraker

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Rochester oversight committee recommends changes for Civic Theatre

Rochester oversight committee recommends changes for Civic Theatre

A Rochester committee detailed a proposal to change the way the city supports the Rochester Civic Theatre. The recommendations come in the wake of the abrupt resignation of the theater’s director and recent revelations that the organization is struggling financially.
by Catharine Richert

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Author says 'mixed solutions can feel like a cop-out' but may solve housing inequity

Author says 'mixed solutions can feel like a cop-out' but may solve housing inequity

Journalist Conor Dougherty doesn't traffic radical ideas in “Golden Gates,” but tells the story of housing in all its complexity, acknowledging that imperfect solutions are often the only solutions.
by Nicholas Cannariato

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