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February 18, 2016 11:39 AM

Woman who threatened Muslim couple with rifle sentenced

A Brooklyn Park woman who pleaded guilty to terroristic threats after pointing a rifle at a Muslim couple waiting to pick up their son last spring was sentenced Thursday.

by Riham Feshir

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February 18, 2016 8:47 AM

How does a candidate’s religion affect your vote?

Many presidential hopefuls will invoke religion in selling themselves to voters, and the data show that could certainly pay off.

by Cody Nelson

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February 17, 2016 1:20 PM

Crowded Mpls. morgue has medical examiner looking to move out of downtown

The Hennepin County medical examiner's staff has been making do in an old food-service building, but stadium-related development makes that location untenable.

by Tim Nelson

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February 17, 2016 12:43 PM

St. Paul teachers demonstrate as contract talks continue

At rallies across the district, the union called for school-based decision-making and measures to make schools safer.

by Solvejg Wastvedt

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February 17, 2016 12:02 PM

SEIU janitors begin pickets over wages, sick time

Thousands of unionized Twin Cities janitors are expected to participate in a 24-hour strike Wednesday.

by Jon Collins

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February 17, 2016 10:30 AM

Photos: Discovering 'the good within' -- and all around Minnesota

A Stillwater mother of four crafts a delightful diary online through iPhone images of found feathers, explorations on foot and tranquil scenes from a canoe's confines.

by Ann Arbor Miller

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February 17, 2016 1:36 AM

Should Apple comply with an order to unlock a San Bernadino shooter’s iPhone?

Apple said that giving technology to the F.B.I. that would allow them to crack iPhone encryption carried "implications far beyond the legal case at hand."

by MPR News Staff

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February 16, 2016 2:15 PM

$15M dispute over Vikings stadium costs nearing deal

The financial dispute over cost overruns at the Minnesota Vikings stadium is nearing a settlement.

by Tim Nelson

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February 16, 2016 1:25 PM

DNR: Moose count finds herd not recovering in NE Minnesota

Northeastern Minnesota's struggling moose population remains low, although the rate of decline has eased, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says.

by Dan Kraker