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Dozens of crashes reported on snowy roads in Minnesota, including I-35 pileup near Owatonna

Dozens of crashes reported on snowy roads in Minnesota, including I-35 pileup near Owatonna

A burst of snow sparked dozens of crashes on Minnesota highways Thursday morning — including a pileup of more than two dozen vehicles that closed northbound Interstate Hwy. 35 near Owatonna.
by Andrew Krueger

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Why Kmart still stands at Lake and Nicollet as other Minnesota outlets close down

Why Kmart still stands at Lake and Nicollet as other Minnesota outlets close down

Two of the last three Kmart stores in Minnesota are set to close Sunday. That means the Minneapolis store that blocks Nicollet Avenue at Lake Street, as it has for more than four decades, will be the retailer’s sole remaining outpost in the state.
by Matt Sepic

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Divided St. Paul City Council passes budget with property tax increase

Divided St. Paul City Council passes budget with property tax increase

St. Paul homeowners will soon find out whether they’ll pay more in property taxes and by how much. City Council members passed the city’s 2020 budget that includes a 5.85 percent levy increase by one vote.
by Nina Moini

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Fight over filming kids outside Bloomington mosque heads to court

Fight over filming kids outside Bloomington mosque heads to court

A Bloomington woman argues she has a First Amendment right to film activity at a public playground next to the Dar Al Farooq mosque. Supporters of a city ordinance prohibiting that filming say mosque opponents want to harass and intimidate.
by Riham Feshir

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Carlson to end his historic run in MN House

Carlson to end his historic run in MN House

Veteran state Rep. Lyndon Carlson, DFL-Crystal, says he will not run for reelection in 2020. He’s the longest serving state legislator in Minnesota history.
by Tim Pugmire

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America will import more sugar this year than it has in 4 decades

America will import more sugar this year than it has in 4 decades

America's supply of sugar is shrinking because of a poor sugar beet harvest in the northern Midwest. As a result, the U.S. will import more sugar this year than it has in almost 40 years.
by Dan Charles

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Triple play: Two Harbors man fills three community needs in one long day

Triple play: Two Harbors man fills three community needs in one long day

People in small towns are used to wearing many hats. But few wear as many as Steve Tatro. Last week, he filled in as a school bus driver, a substitute teacher and a hockey referee — all on the same day.
by Dan Kraker

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St. Paul, Minneapolis struggle to build budgets that can rein in the violence

St. Paul, Minneapolis struggle to build budgets that can rein in the violence

The Minneapolis and St. Paul city councils are expected to adopt final budgets for 2020 when they meet Wednesday. As violent crime spikes in both cities, politicians are under pressure to balance spending on police with other crime prevention strategies.
by Brandt Williams

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