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Hmong farmers work to get produce in stores, schools
Like many Hmong farmers, Teng Thao's family sold vegetables at Twin Cities farmers' markets for years, but now they also sell fresh produce to grocery stores, co-ops and public schools.
Meet the man behind Black Lives Matter St. Paul
The man at the center of this weekend's Twin Cities Marathon protest says he's on a quest for racial equality. Black Lives Matter St. Paul leader Rashad Turner brings a lifetime of experience in the city -- both good and bad -- to his fight.
School board could yet oust member over Muslim slur
A special election could change the balance of power on the Columbia Heights board.
Light rail ridership hits 100k  in a single day
Thanks to three sporting events along the blue and green lines on a single Thursday last month, more than 100,000 riders hopped light rail trains.
School board member won't resign after offensive Facebook comments
At a Columbia Heights school board meeting Tuesday night, dozens of students, teachers and residents called for Grant Nichols to step down.
Twenty-five-year-old Maurice Carter and 26-year-old Detroit Davis-Riley are expected to make their first court appearance Wednesday. Each man faces nine counts of first-degree assault against police officers in a weekend shooting in downtown Minneapolis.
Water dispute puts Minneapolis golf course in jeopardy
Minneapolis Park Board officials revealed Tuesday night that pumps underneath the city's Hiawatha Golf Club have dumped hundreds of millions of gallons of groundwater a year into nearby Lake Hiawatha. But it's possible they have also been breaking the law.