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Family, friends in mourning, seeking answers after man dies in Richfield police shooting

Family, friends in mourning, seeking answers after man dies in Richfield police shooting

Brian Quinones promoted his new music album on Facebook around midday Saturday, and spent time with his son. But hours later Quinones was dead, fatally shot by police officers in Richfield after a vehicle pursuit he streamed live on Facebook, as his family desperately tried to reach him.
by Martin Moylan and Andrew Krueger

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Grim economics wallop ethanol and corn producers

Grim economics wallop ethanol and corn producers

The recent shut down of one of Minnesota’s oldest ethanol plants is a symptom of economic stress in that industry and the corn producers who supply the main ingredient for the biofuel.
by Catharine Richert

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Marchers protesting police shooting shut down I-494

Marchers protesting police shooting shut down I-494

A group of marchers protesting the fatal shooting of a man in Richfield shut down part of Interstate 494 for about a half-hour on Sunday night.
by MPR News Staff

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Isle Royale wolf relocation project resumes; 15 now roaming the island

Isle Royale wolf relocation project resumes; 15 now roaming the island

Efforts to rebuild the wolf population at Isle Royale National Park have resumed, with authorities relocating a wolf from Michigan's mainland to the Lake Superior island last week.
by Andrew Krueger

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Police fatally shoot man after pursuit in Edina, Richfield

Police fatally shoot man after pursuit in Edina, Richfield

Police officers fatally shot a man late Saturday following a vehicle pursuit in Edina and Richfield that apparently was streamed on social media.
by MPR News Staff

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Photos: Red Bull Flugtag teams soar, swim, celebrate in St. Paul

Photos: Red Bull Flugtag teams soar, swim, celebrate in St. Paul

Distance was hard to come by, but enthusiasm was in full supply Saturday as amateur pilots riding homemade gliders cast themselves into the Mississippi River in St. Paul for the Red Bull Flugtag competition.
by Brian Bakst

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Giant mosquitoes and flying burgers: Red Bull Flugtag returns to St. Paul

Giant mosquitoes and flying burgers: Red Bull Flugtag returns to St. Paul

If everything goes as planned Saturday, Charlie Ott will dress up like a pickle, gather with a few of his friends along the Mississippi River in St. Paul and launch a glider shaped like a giant Jucy Lucy burger off a 30-foot-high tower. Red Bull Flugtag is back in town.
by Brian Bakst

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There's little research or regulation on vape products sickening Minnesotans

There's little research or regulation on vape products sickening Minnesotans

It’s unclear what’s behind a rash of serious lung issues that appear to be caused by vaping. But a dearth of research and regulation around the products appears to be part of the problem.
by Cody Nelson

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