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Art Hounds: Dance set to poetry and ghosts of the season

Art Hounds: Dance set to poetry and ghosts of the season

Katha Dance Theatre collaborates with J.D. Steele in a cross-cultural performance about equality. Also an appreciation for Minneapolis rock band Annie and the Bang Bang’s new record, and the Commonweal Theatre opens its run of “A Christmas Carol” with women playing the ghosts and Scrooge.
by Emily Bright

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Where's the cherry? Sculpture Garden's 'Spoonbridge' gets a touch-up

Where's the cherry? Sculpture Garden's 'Spoonbridge' gets a touch-up

Minnesota winters are not kind to fruit, no matter how iconic they may be. The bright red cherry — which is in reality a 1,200-pound aluminum ball — will undergo its once-a-decade maintenance and repainting. It’s expected back in mid-January.
by Euan Kerr

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A legendary Twin Cities bike cartographer is hanging up his helmet

A legendary Twin Cities bike cartographer is hanging up his helmet

After 50 years of mapping the maze of bike routes throughout the Twin Cities, Doug Shidell is retiring. Host Cathy Wurzer asked him about his career, process and plans for the future — and she even managed to convince him to share his hidden bike trail gems.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ariana Rosas

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Court allows Minneapolis dog shooting suit to proceed

A federal appeals court is allowing a woman to move forward with her lawsuit against a Minneapolis police officer who shot and wounded her dogs in 2017.
by Matt Sepic

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Leaders stress need for more veterans centers in Minnesota

Leaders stress need for more veterans centers in Minnesota

Four Minnesota political leaders toured a veterans center in St. Paul while calling for better access to mental health care and readjustment services for those who have served in the military. Gov. Tim Walz, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and U.S. Reps. Angie Craig and Dean Phillips made the visit on Veterans Day.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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Police looking for masked man following death during chase of stolen truck

Police looking for masked man following death during chase of stolen truck

Investigators are asking the public for help identifying a masked man, apparently seen in surveillance video connected with a fatal crash during a police pursuit on Tuesday. 
by Tim Nelson

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Socialism comes to the Minneapolis City Council

Socialism comes to the Minneapolis City Council

In an election year where Minneapolis voters returned an incumbent mayor to office and rejected a proposal to restructure the city’s public safety system, it might seem like the status quo triumphed. But voters also elected a block of young, diverse Democratic Socialists to the City Council for the first time in modern history.
by Grace Birnstengel and Jon Collins

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Ramsey County prosecutor joins Hennepin County attorney race

Ramsey County prosecutor joins Hennepin County attorney race

Saraswati Singh said a push for public safety, police accountability and a new need for racial equality are what got her to jump into the race to succeed retiring Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman. 
by Tim Nelson

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How Jacob Frey won reelection

How Jacob Frey won reelection

Jacob Frey’s opponents identified their strategy to defeat the incumbent mayor: don’t rank him. But thousands of voters didn’t listen. Not only did Frey collect the most first-choice votes — 43 percent — but another 9 percent of voters ranked him as their second choice, and 7.5 percent as their third choice. The result: another term for Frey.
by David H. Montgomery

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St. Paul enacts some of nation’s toughest tobacco restrictions

St. Paul enacts some of nation’s toughest tobacco restrictions

The city of St. Paul passed sweeping new tobacco restrictions that set a minimum $10 price on a pack of cigarettes and packs of smokeless tobacco. They also ban discounts and coupons for any tobacco products, including vaping liquid. 
by Tim Nelson

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