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Fight over St. Paul trash pickup accelerates

Fight over St. Paul trash pickup accelerates

Organizers on both sides of the trash collection debate in St. Paul are picking up the pace with five weeks left until the November election.
by Nina Moini

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She's one of Minnesota’s hardest-working midwives. Try to keep up.

She's one of Minnesota’s hardest-working midwives. Try to keep up.

Rebekah Knapp says helping deliver babies at home is a calling from God. The women she serves, including those in Minnesota’s Amish communities, would agree. Want a look at the life of a modern midwife? Get in the car.
by Catharine Richert

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MPD union leader: Policy bars uniformed officers from appearing with political candidates

MPD union leader: Policy bars uniformed officers from appearing with political candidates

Minneapolis Police Federation President Bob Kroll said a new city policy prohibits his officers from appearing alongside President Trump during his campaign rally in Minneapolis in October. They are allowed to attend to provide security.
by Briana Bierschbach

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Grand Salami: The Twins are swinging for the fences with playoff fare

Grand Salami: The Twins are swinging for the fences with playoff fare

A day after the Twins set the mark for most home runs in a season, they’re rolling out about a dozen playoff additions to the food service menu in their home stadium, starting Oct. 7.
by Tim Nelson

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Afternoon carjacking leaves mayhem, multiple injuries in Minneapolis

The victims include two critically injured teens. Police say the car hit a building and a light pole, and the suspect continued to flee even after the car caught fire.
by Tim Nelson

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Archbishop Flynn remembered as community builder at funeral

Archbishop Flynn remembered as community builder at funeral

Hundreds of people attended the funeral mass to pay their respects to Flynn, who led the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis from 1995 to 2008.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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How did a Hennepin Co. sheriff’s vehicle end up in a NW Wisconsin ditch?

The car was not a marked patrol vehicle and was not equipped with a weapon. It was assigned to a Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office employee, according to a department spokesperson, who declined to identify the employee.
by Tim Nelson

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Boxall's header gives Minnesota United 1-1 draw with LAFC

Boxall's header gives Minnesota United 1-1 draw with LAFC

This breakout season for the Loons has brought many measures of success, none more marked than a pair of performances against league-leading Los Angeles FC.
by The Associated Press

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Home births are on the rise, but some midwives aren’t licensed

Home births are on the rise, but some midwives aren’t licensed

Minnesota and Utah are the only states where licensure is voluntary. Some warn Minnesota’s hands-off regulatory approach poses a danger to mothers and babies. Others say government shouldn’t be involved in such an intimate choice.
by Catharine Richert

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