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Man fatally shot in Eagan, two people in custody

Officers responded to a report of gunshots about 9 p.m. and found a man with a gunshot wound to the head outside a nearby hotel. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
by The Associated Press

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Mpls. City Council President Bender says she won't seek reelection

Mpls. City Council President Bender says she won't seek reelection

Lisa Bender has led the City Council since 2017, during some of the city’s most difficult and controversial months. She represents the city’s 10th Ward, which includes neighborhoods around Minneapolis’ Uptown area, including Lowry Hill, East Harriet and Whittier.
by Tim Nelson and Brandt Williams

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Photos: Remembering George Floyd and the toll of COVID-19 on Día de los Muertos

Photos: Remembering George Floyd and the toll of COVID-19 on Día de los Muertos

The Mexican celebration that honors the lives of loved ones who have passed on from this lifetime held special meaning this year in Minnesota, with COVID-19 disproportionately affecting the Latino community and the killing of George Floyd still fresh in many people’s minds.
by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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Felony juvenile crime in the Twin Cities bumps up

The reasons for the increase aren’t entirely clear, but some say the pandemic is a factor in the level of crimes committed by and committed against people under 18.
by Brandt Williams

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Biden, Trump hold dueling rallies in Minnesota

Biden, Trump hold dueling rallies in Minnesota

Former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump breezed through Minnesota, speaking to rallies capped by coronavirus restrictions before heading to their next stops. Neither is due back before Tuesday’s election.
by Mark Zdechlik and Brian Bakst

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Behind the MN numbers: What election 2016 says about 2020

Behind the MN numbers: What election 2016 says about 2020

President Donald Trump came close to winning Minnesota in 2016. Here’s where his support came from and why he outperformed many previous Republican presidential candidates in the state.
by David H. Montgomery

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After pledging to defund police, Mpls. City Council still rethinking public safety

After pledging to defund police, Mpls. City Council still rethinking public safety

While it remains to be seen where those efforts to vastly reimagine public safety will land, an MPR News survey of Minneapolis council members show that there’s still significant common ground among them for changing the city’s relationship with the Police Department, including transferring police responsibilities to social workers, leaving police to focus on responding to and investigating crime. 
by Jon Collins and Brandt Williams

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