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There was a 16 percent increase last year in the number of residents applying for firearms permits in Hennepin County.
The great Twin Cities bookstore bike tour
This Indie Bookstore Day, 10 Twin Cities bookstores banded together for the Bookstore Passport project, challenging readers to visit all 10 in a single day. Books producer Tracy Mumford was up for the task.
Indie Bookstore Day: Where to go, what to read
Saturday is the third annual celebration of local bookstores. Get reading recommendations from stores around the state.
Judge seals search warrant in Prince death probe
A judge OK'd a request from Carver County authorities to keep details secret, saying disclosure could hamper the ongoing investigation into Prince's death.
Fans, famous mourn Prince's death
Minnesota pop music icon Prince, 57, was found unresponsive in an elevator at his Paisley Park studios in Chanhassen. Tributes poured in almost immediately as the news ricocheted around the world.
'Unprecedented' need for Twin Cities heroin treatment
The number of people entering treatment for heroin addiction in the Twin Cities reached a historic high last year and more people are being treated for heroin now than marijuana, a state drug abuse expert says.
'Culture of second chances' -- or opportunity for struggling students?
As schools try to close the achievement gap, some educators worry that a shift in grading standards -- and allowing students to correct answers they've gotten wrong on tests -- isn't preparing their students for college or the workplace.
A last chance for historic Dayton's Bluff homes
The city of St. Paul is seeking developers for six historic properties in Dayton's Bluff. On Sunday, people toured the vacant homes, stepping into the city's past.
Arrest made in fatal St. Paul park shooting
A 24-year-old Minneapolis man has been booked on suspicion of homicide in a shooting Sunday at St. Paul's Indian Mounds Regional Park that left one man dead and another injured.