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Authorities: Small plane crash-lands on Minnesota interstate

Authorities: Small plane crash-lands on Minnesota interstate

A single-engine Bellanca Viking plane crash-landed and hit a vehicle on northbound Interstate 35W in Arden Hills Wednesday night, authorities said. No injuries were reported.
by The Associated Press

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Preserving George Floyd's memorial: 'Allow these pieces to continue to protest'

Preserving George Floyd's memorial: 'Allow these pieces to continue to protest'

As winter settles in, activity has only picked up at the memorial-turned-autonomous-zone in Minneapolis where George Floyd was killed by police in May. Jeanelle Austin is among the caretakers working to preserve the offerings left at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue.
by Megan Burks

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COVID-19 claims life of Hmong American leader and Secret War veteran

COVID-19 claims life of Hmong American leader and Secret War veteran

Tou-Fu Vang, a Hmong community leader and former lieutenant colonel in the Secret War, died on Thanksgiving Day after several weeks in the hospital fighting COVID-19.
by Riham Feshir

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Mpls. Council member Cunningham: Police should limit focus to violent crime

Three Minneapolis City Council members want to cut the Police Department’s funding by nearly $8 million — or roughly 5 percent. They say putting that money toward non-law enforcement public safety programs instead would free up officers to focus on violent crime, which has spiked in recent months.
by Britta Greene

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A garden is the frontline in the fight against racial inequality and disease

A garden is the frontline in the fight against racial inequality and disease

North Minneapolis's mostly minority community lost its only grocery store this summer. It's a neighborhood grappling with heart disease, obesity and COVID-19. A garden may help.
by Yuki Noguchi

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Restaurants, gyms on the verge of COVID-19 closure worry about employees

Restaurants, gyms on the verge of COVID-19 closure worry about employees

“It sounds really bad, but it’s like mom and dad getting divorced and you’re that kid just sitting there saying what’s going to happen to us. That’s what we feel like,” said one Minneapolis chef.
by Matt Sepic

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Police funding front and center at Minneapolis budget hearing 

Police funding front and center at Minneapolis budget hearing 

During a nearly five-hour long public hearing, Minneapolis City Council members heard passionate testimony from residents to either support or defund the police department.
by Brandt Williams

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What are the challenges of rebuilding Lake Street?

What are the challenges of rebuilding Lake Street?

More than half of the Lake Street businesses that were damaged during May’s civil unrest have been reopened, but a lot of work remains. What are the challenges confronted by business owners trying to rebuild? Host Angela Davis hears stories of both rebuilding success and frustrating roadblocks.
by Angela Davis and Katie Moritz

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