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Finalists for St. Paul police chief answer questions during public forum

Finalists for St. Paul police chief answer questions during public forum

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter is expected to decide soon who will become the city’s new police chief. A search committee narrowed the field to five finalists.
by Matt Sepic

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Protesters camp in front of Minneapolis City Hall to fight encampment evictions

Protesters camp in front of Minneapolis City Hall to fight encampment evictions

Activists set up the protest on Sunday night. By Monday morning it had grown to five tents, a couple canopies and banners, including one draped in front of a statue of former Minneapolis Mayor Hubert H. Humphrey, which read “Stop the sweeps. No evictions on stolen land.” 
by Jon Collins

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New Minneapolis public safety leader lashes out on Twitter, regrets it

New Minneapolis public safety leader lashes out on Twitter, regrets it

Cedric Alexander, who heads an office that oversees Minneapolis police and fire departments and the city’s 911 system, sent rude replies on Twitter Thursday to people asking him about police presence in downtown.
by Grace Birnstengel

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UMN researcher dives into transportation happiness

UMN researcher dives into transportation happiness

University of Minnesota professor Yingling Fan’s research shows that environmentally friendly commutes are among the happiest, although bus commutes rank low. Car commutes fit somewhere in the middle.

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Photos: Library, mural dedicated to former St. Paul School Board Chair Marny Xiong

Photos: Library, mural dedicated to former St. Paul School Board Chair Marny Xiong

Family, friends, colleagues and former teachers were among those in attendance Thursday night for the unveiling of a mural and the dedication of the Marny Xiong Memorial Library at St. Paul's Washington Technology Magnet School.
by MPR News Staff

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Feeding Our Future fraud defendant returns to U.S., appears in court

Feeding Our Future fraud defendant returns to U.S., appears in court

One of the three defendants in a sprawling food aid fraud case who'd left the country has returned to Minnesota and made his initial court appearance Thursday.
by Matt Sepic

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