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April 20, 2016 4:00 AM

'Culture of second chances' -- or opportunity for struggling students?

As schools try to close the achievement gap, some educators worry that a shift in grading standards -- and allowing students to correct answers they've gotten wrong on tests -- isn't preparing their students for college or the workplace.

by Laura Yuen

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April 19, 2016 2:30 PM

Police identify man fatally shot in Mounds Park in St. Paul

A 24-year-old Minneapolis man has been arrested in connection with the Sunday evening shooting incident, according to police.

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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April 19, 2016 2:06 PM

Man to plead guilty in fire at Grand Forks Somali restaurant

Authorities say the Dec. 7 fire at the Juba Coffee House was started by a homemade explosive and caused an estimated $90,000 in damage.

by The Associated Press

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April 19, 2016 12:30 PM

A last chance for historic Dayton's Bluff homes

The city of St. Paul is seeking developers for six historic properties in Dayton's Bluff. On Sunday, people toured the vacant homes, stepping into the city's past.

by Tracy Mumford

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April 18, 2016 1:00 PM

Arrest made in fatal St. Paul park shooting

A 24-year-old Minneapolis man has been booked on suspicion of homicide in a shooting Sunday at St. Paul's Indian Mounds Regional Park that left one man dead and another injured.

by Associated Press

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April 18, 2016 4:00 AM

She lost her fiance to painkillers and went on to fight for Narcan

Steve Rummler and Lexi Reed Holtum were high school sweethearts who went their own ways after graduation. Years later, they reunited, fell back in love and planned to marry. A prescription for opioid painkillers -- and later, addiction -- intervened.

by Jon Collins

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April 18, 2016 4:00 AM

He sold drugs to his own community; now he fights for redemption

James Cross used to sell drugs in Minneapolis and on northern Minnesota's Native American reservations. After more than two decades in and out of jail, he's working to support recovery and addiction programs in Native American communities.

by Jon Collins