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What changes at WCCO, KARE and elsewhere say about the state of local news

What changes at WCCO, KARE and elsewhere say about the state of local news

Neal Justin, pop culture critic at the Minnesota Star Tribune, joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition to unpack what the changes at some Twin Cities TV stations could mean for viewers.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Annunciation resumes preschool classes after mass shooting

Annunciation resumes preschool classes after mass shooting

Nearly 20 children returned to preschool classes at Annunciation Catholic Church and School Monday, less than two weeks after two children were killed and 21 people, mostly children, were injured in a mass shooting.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Minnesota Star Tribune to close Minneapolis printing facility

Minnesota Star Tribune to close Minneapolis printing facility

The Minnesota Star Tribune announced Monday that it will close its printing facility in Minneapolis later this year and outsource that work to a facility in Iowa. About 125 workers will lose their jobs.
by Andrew Krueger

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Ribbons for Annunciation Church bind up a wider community in mourning

Ribbons for Annunciation Church bind up a wider community in mourning

For blocks stretching out from Annunciation Catholic Church and School, trees and light posts are hugged by blue and green ribbons. Just days after the shooting, volunteers took action to literally wrap support around the grieving community.
by Cari Spencer

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Council authorizes legal action against property owner over Minneapolis encampment

Council authorizes legal action against property owner over Minneapolis encampment

On Monday, the Minneapolis City Council voted 6-4 to authorize legal action against Hamoudi Sabri. They took up the vote after Mayor Jacob Frey called a special session for the council to discuss the potential lawsuit. 
by Cari Spencer

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Colorful photos of a colorful child: Remembering Fletcher Merkel

Colorful photos of a colorful child: Remembering Fletcher Merkel

The photos of Fletcher Merkel, who died in the mass shooting last month at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis, were shared with reporters ahead of his funeral Sunday at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church.
by Todd Melby and Nicole Ki

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Northeast Minneapolis fire destroys multiple buildings

Northeast Minneapolis fire destroys multiple buildings

The Minneapolis Fire Department says crews were dispatched to 15th and Central Avenues Northeast at about 4:13 a.m. and discovered a vacant building on fire. The fire at the three-story building spread to two adjacent buildings.
by MPR News Staff

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‘Healing begins now’: Family of Annunciation victim describes homecoming from hospital

‘Healing begins now’: Family of Annunciation victim describes homecoming from hospital

The mother and aunt of Genevieve Bisek, who was shot in the neck at Annunciation Catholic Church and School, say leaving the hospital is just the beginning of healing for her.  
by Feven Gerezgiher

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Girl in critical condition since Annunciation shooting has bullet in brain

Girl in critical condition since Annunciation shooting has bullet in brain

Dr. Walt Galicich, chief of neurosurgery at Hennepin Healthcare, says Sophia Forchas is in a medically induced coma and that a bullet remains lodged in her brain. He said her future remains uncertain, but there are also positive signs.
by MPR News Staff

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