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September 2, 2015 11:07 AM

State Fair booth a sounding board, lightning rod on race

A Minnesota State Fair booth is sparking some provocative conversations about race. Much of the discussion revolves around whose lives matter.

by Doualy Xaykaothao

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August 31, 2015 2:25 PM

Candlelight vigil for overdose deaths in Minneapolis tonight

Organizers hope to draw attention to the thousands of victims who die from drug overdose every year.

by Jon Collins

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August 28, 2015 8:00 AM

In south Minneapolis, quilters work on the cutting edge

A pair of sisters and business partners learned their craft from their mother, and now they teach a new generation.

by Dan Olson

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August 27, 2015 5:39 PM

Mpls teen dies after falling from fire escape

A Minneapolis Fire Department report says the teen was breathing but unconscious when medics arrived.

by Riham Feshir

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August 27, 2015 3:00 PM

Again this year, mayors aim to end vets' homelessness

A new system of tracking homeless veterans gives some credibility to claims that a solution is in sight.

by Josh Marcus

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August 25, 2015 2:20 PM

Metro Transit launches Internet access on some Twin Cities buses

The free Wi-Fi service will be available in a pilot program on nearly 60 express coaches and 10 local buses on a variety of routes.

by Tim Nelson

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August 24, 2015 2:05 PM

Search firm: Teague properly vetted for U athletics job

Parker Executive Search said a 2012 gender discrimination claim against Norwood Teague was filed after the firm completed its background check. Teague quit the U in August amid sexual harassment complaints.

by Tim Post

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August 21, 2015 9:20 PM

New documents: Jailed ISIS suspects were recruited by fellow Minnesotans

In court documents filed Friday evening, prosecutors connect the dots among the seven suspects awaiting trial and others who are suspected of leaving Minnesota to join ISIS in the Middle East and Somalia.

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim and Riham Feshir

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August 21, 2015 4:50 PM

Minneapolis' past finds new life in digital image archive

Architects, genealogists and history buffs have long known the value of the documents and photographs stashed away inside the Minneapolis City Hall clock tower. Now you can, too.

by Ann Arbor Miller