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August 5, 2016 4:27 PM

Minnesota Attorney General: Lowry Grove mobile home park should not close

The office filed a friend-of-the-court brief Friday morning which argues that the sale and impending closure of the Lowry Grove mobile home park violate state law.

by Tracy Mumford

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August 5, 2016 10:00 AM

Photos: A national park in the heart of the Cities

The Mississippi National River and Recreation Area is a 72-mile stretch of the Mississippi from the riverbanks at Dayton through the drop at St. Anthony falls to the flats south of Hastings.

by William Lager and Evan Frost

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July 28, 2016 12:58 PM

Judge says he may allow cameras in Prince estate proceedings

A Minnesota judge overseeing Prince's estate says he'll consider letting video cameras into the courtroom on a case-by-case basis.

by The Associated Press

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July 26, 2016 9:44 PM

Photos: Protesters and police face off in St. Paul

Police and demonstrators protesting the police shooting of Philando Castile spent tense hours together this week as officers broke up an encampment outside the Minnesota governor's residence and protesters took to the street.

by Evan Frost

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July 25, 2016 2:18 PM

This mall bought a bookstore to keep it open

The Village Bookstore has been a draw at a Grand Rapids, Minn., mall for more than three decades. The mall intends to keep it that way.

by Tracy Mumford

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July 20, 2016 11:43 AM

Where to stay cool in the Twin Cities during this week's heat wave

Don't fret if you're without AC. Several organizations have set up cooling centers to help people beat the heat.

by Nancy Yang

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July 14, 2016 8:23 PM

Designing neighborhoods to fend off heat waves

A group of researchers and urban planners met this week to discuss how to design a neighborhood in Minneapolis to make it more resilient to extreme heat.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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July 14, 2016 7:46 PM

Flooding threatens east-central Minnesota, days after statewide downpours

Storms of this magnitude are rare, but they've been happening more frequently in Minnesota in recent years. This is the sixth so-called "mega rain event" in the state since the year 2000.

by Dan Kraker

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July 14, 2016 5:32 PM

From private collection to lending library: Quatrefoil grows as resource for LGBT community

A new exhibition opens at the Hennepin History Museum in Minneapolis Thursday night on the Quatrefoil Library, one of just a few LGBT lending libraries in the nation. Over the past 30 years, it's grown into a research center and community space.

by Marianne Combs