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Coalition aims for accurate count of Minnesota's Asian population
The Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans has launched an effort to reach historically undercounted Asian communities ahead of the 2020 U.S. Census.
Bodycam video shows St. Paul officer shoot, kill man who ran at him with knife
St. Paul police on Tuesday released body camera video from the fatal police shooting of a Little Canada man last week. The video shows Ronald Davis with a knife in his right hand coming at officer Steven Mattson as the officer yells for him to drop it.
St. Paul police to release bodycam video Tuesday
Ronald Davis rear-ended a squad vehicle on Sept. 15, leading to chain of events that ended with an officer fatally shooting him.
Insect-borne disease kills wild deer in SE Minnesota
The Department of Natural Resources said Monday that Houston County is the second county in Minnesota where wild deer have contracted epizootic hemorrhagic disease, or EHD.
Former Archbishop Harry Flynn dies at age 86
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is mourning the death former Archbishop Harry Flynn, who passed away Sunday evening.
Klobuchar charts moderate course in Iowa as new poll results are released
As the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates examined new poll numbers and stated their case to Iowa voters over the weekend, Sen. Amy Klobuchar continued campaigning on a moderate path — even though she balks at that label.
Marchers call for justice one week after fatal police shooting in St. Paul
Several dozen protesters marched through St. Paul's Midway neighborhood on Sunday to protest police shootings — including the fatal shooting of a man by a St. Paul police officer one week earlier.