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Cartoon cats appear on Grand Ave.

Cartoon cats appear on Grand Ave.

The smiling faces of a lion and a tiger now frame the entrance to Creative Kidstuff in St. Paul. It took an act of the City Council to build them.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Charges filed in case of 19 guns found in minivan

According to the complaint, Richfield police officers found Anderson sleeping in a minivan full of 19 rifles and shotguns - some of them loaded.
by Brandt Williams

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Don Samuels mulls mayoral bid

Don Samuels mulls mayoral bid

A third city council member expresses interest in taking over from R.T. Rybak.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Minneapolis man allegedly caught with AR-15 rifle and meth

Police say 22-year-old Eric Campion told them he took his rifle outside because "he was going down to help the police and he couldn't find his pistol".
by Brandt Williams

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Rock of ages

Rock of ages

The McFarlane line of master stone carvers ends with Dean; there's not a family member waiting in the wings to carry on the craft.
by Dan Olson

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Who remembers the Jam Line?

My reporter's notebook on telling the Jam Line story.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Bottineau LRT corridor: Wildlife oasis or mattress dump?

Bottineau LRT corridor: Wildlife oasis or mattress dump?

A Golden Valley resident shares a visual sampling of the critters she's spotted in her wooded cul-de-sac overlooking a proposed light-rail corridor.
by Laura Yuen

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