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December 9, 2014 3:49 PM

Police seek public's help to ID 'dangerous' child abduction suspect

Officials say the suspect is a white male in his mid-30s wearing a dark colored coat with a horizontal stripe across the chest.

by Brandt Williams

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December 9, 2014 10:06 AM

Time capsule to be placed at Saints' new Lowertown ballpark

The time capsule will be sealed until 2065, 50 years after CHS Field opens.

by The Associated Press

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December 9, 2014 8:36 AM

Crews battle 4 fires in less than 24 hours in Minneapolis

Assistant Chief Cherie Penn says the fires are unrelated.

by Nancy Lebens and Jon Collins

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December 9, 2014 5:33 AM

Should the CIA be able to use tactics that many consider to be torture?

The CIA's report on interrogation techniques, which is more commonly known as the "torture report," was released Tuesday morning.

by Martha Lueders

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December 8, 2014 6:53 PM

As cities spar over housing spots, working poor just want a home

The Twin Cities has a growing affordable housing shortage, but critics of a proposed Met Council plan say it lets affluent cities off the hook.

by Sasha Aslanian

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December 8, 2014 8:03 AM

What do you think of the new guidelines that ban profiling?

The policy bans profiling based on religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender and gender identity. New training and data collection will also be required under the new policy.

by Martha Lueders

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December 5, 2014 3:07 PM

At St. John's, a quest to save ancient texts

Scholars in Iraq and at St. John's University in Collegeville are working together to save documents, many of them Christian in origin, that define Middle Eastern culture.

by Dan Olson

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December 4, 2014 3:56 AM

What do you think of the decision not to charge officer Daniel Pantaleo?

A New York City police officer was not indicted Wednesday by a grand jury in connection to Eric Garner's death.

by Martha Lueders

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December 3, 2014 5:54 PM

St. Paul orders Uber, Lyft to turn over names of ride-share drivers

City Council members on Wednesday ordered Lyft, Uber and other ride share services to turn over driver names on demand as a condition of operating in the city.

by Curtis Gilbert