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St. Paul’s streets will be cleaner with new greener city fleet

St. Paul’s streets will be cleaner with new greener city fleet

The city is rolling out 10 new vehicles, including a street sweeper and front-end loader, which will be the environmental equivalent of taking 20,000 cars off the road. Some of the replaced equipment is more than two decades old.
by Tiffany Bui

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Duluth synagogue destroyed in fire; investigation underway

Duluth synagogue destroyed in fire; investigation underway

An early Monday morning fire destroyed a 120-year old synagogue belonging to the Adas Israel Congregation. One firefighter was injured. Authorities have yet to publicly pinpoint a cause, but say they have some idea of where the fire started.
by Dan Kraker

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Family, friends in mourning, seeking answers after man dies in Richfield police shooting

Family, friends in mourning, seeking answers after man dies in Richfield police shooting

Brian Quinones promoted his new music album on Facebook around midday Saturday, and spent time with his son. But hours later Quinones was dead, fatally shot by police officers in Richfield after a vehicle pursuit he streamed live on Facebook, as his family desperately tried to reach him.
by Martin Moylan and Andrew Krueger

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Grim economics wallop ethanol and corn producers

Grim economics wallop ethanol and corn producers

The recent shut down of one of Minnesota’s oldest ethanol plants is a symptom of economic stress in that industry and the corn producers who supply the main ingredient for the biofuel.
by Catharine Richert

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Marchers protesting police shooting shut down I-494

Marchers protesting police shooting shut down I-494

A group of marchers protesting the fatal shooting of a man in Richfield shut down part of Interstate 494 for about a half-hour on Sunday night.
by MPR News Staff

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Isle Royale wolf relocation project resumes; 15 now roaming the island

Isle Royale wolf relocation project resumes; 15 now roaming the island

Efforts to rebuild the wolf population at Isle Royale National Park have resumed, with authorities relocating a wolf from Michigan's mainland to the Lake Superior island last week.
by Andrew Krueger

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Police fatally shoot man after pursuit in Edina, Richfield

Police fatally shoot man after pursuit in Edina, Richfield

Police officers fatally shot a man late Saturday following a vehicle pursuit in Edina and Richfield that apparently was streamed on social media.
by MPR News Staff

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