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Friday Roundtable: Lessons after police shootings from across the country

Friday Roundtable: Lessons after police shootings from across the country

MPR News host Kerri Miller sat down with people from three communities -- Baltimore; North Charleston, S.C.; and Oakland, Calif. -- where recent police killings that to protests. What lessons can they share with Minneapolis?
by Cody Nelson

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Counter Stories: The Jamar Clark shooting and protests

Counter Stories: The Jamar Clark shooting and protests

In today's conversation, the group discusses the officer-involved shooting of Jamar Clark in north Minneapolis — and the nearly three weeks of protest that followed.
by MPR News Staff

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Tough times, overfishing shake Superior's herring fleet

Tough times, overfishing shake Superior's herring fleet

Lake Superior herring numbers are plummeting, putting the lake's small but iconic commercial fishery in jeopardy. Overfishing is a problem. New research suggests climate change could also be partly to blame.
by Dan Kraker

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Appetites: Preserving Iron Range recipes

Appetites: Preserving Iron Range recipes

B.J. Carpenter wrote the cookbook "Come, You Taste" to capture the recipes that immigrants brought with them to the Iron Range, including potica, pasties and porketta.
by Krystyna Pease

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What are the consequences of governmental transparency?

As American's distrust in government increases, so does the call for political transparency. But should transparency be considered a universal ideal?
by Peter Diamond

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Will millennials dig Rochester's ambitious downtown plan?

Will millennials dig Rochester's ambitious downtown plan?

Attracting young professionals to Rochester is critical to the success of the massive Destination Medical Center project. But getting them to come and stay won't be easy.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Is it time for the 4th Precinct encampment to end?

Is it time for the 4th Precinct encampment to end?

One protester, Andrew Russell said, "If they tell us answers, we will leave. Until you release the tape, we ain't going nowhere."
by Peter Diamond

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Should the U.S. join a binding international agreement to curb greenhouse gas emissions?

American negotiators are buoyed by broad public support for stronger international and domestic actions that address climate change as they head into the United Nations climate change conference in Paris on Monday.
by MPR News Staff

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Photos: Celebrating Minnesota's natural wonders

Photos: Celebrating Minnesota's natural wonders

Tyler Anderson said he has "never been what you would call an artist person." But his creative side is finding its voice on Instagram, where Anderson shares his view of Minnesota.
by Ann Arbor Miller

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