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September 23, 2019 2:39 PM

Insect-borne disease kills wild deer in SE Minnesota

The Department of Natural Resources said Monday that Houston County is the second county in Minnesota where wild deer have contracted epizootic hemorrhagic disease, or EHD.

by The Associated Press

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September 23, 2019 1:06 PM

Former Archbishop Harry Flynn dies at age 86

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is mourning the death former Archbishop Harry Flynn, who passed away Sunday evening.

by Tim Nelson and Matt Sepic

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September 23, 2019 7:27 AM

Minnesotans protest divisive rhetoric, security crackdown in India

Nearly 400 people gathered in Columbia Heights on Sunday afternoon to condemn human rights abuses and security crackdowns under India’s Hindu nationalist-led government.

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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September 23, 2019 6:00 AM

Klobuchar charts moderate course in Iowa as new poll results are released

As the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates examined new poll numbers and stated their case to Iowa voters over the weekend, Sen. Amy Klobuchar continued campaigning on a moderate path — even though she balks at that label.

by Mark Zdechlik

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September 22, 2019 9:15 PM

Marchers call for justice one week after fatal police shooting in St. Paul

Several dozen protesters marched through St. Paul's Midway neighborhood on Sunday to protest police shootings — including the fatal shooting of a man by a St. Paul police officer one week earlier.

by Martin Moylan

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September 22, 2019 7:49 PM

118 years after ship sank in Lake Superior gale, searchers locate wreck 825 feet beneath the surface

After leaving Duluth with a cargo of grain in September 1901, the freighter Hudson ran into a Lake Superior gale and sank with all hands. It became the subject of ghost stories for decades. But the wreck’s exact whereabouts remained a mystery — until this summer.

by Andrew Krueger

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September 22, 2019 4:36 PM

Water leak causes damage, forces closure at Rochester library

The Rochester Public Library was forced to close Sunday and will remain closed Monday and Tuesday after a water leak affected all three floors of the building.

by Andrew Krueger

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September 22, 2019 2:49 PM

Parishioners remember St. Paul church member fatally shot after Bible study

“What makes some think they have the right to murder someone? Hatred. Jealousy. And revenge. But these are the emotions of people who are empty inside,” Pastor William Land told some 80 worshippers gathered at St. Albans Church of God in Christ.

by Martin Moylan

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September 22, 2019 12:39 PM

Pipestone National Monument to stop sale of pipes on park grounds

The move is the culmination of decades of contention and several years of more-formal talks about whether to continue selling pipes made from the quarries at Pipestone — spiritual objects carved from what many Native American tribes consider sacred ground.

by Emily Bright