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Patrolling Minneapolis parks to stop terror recruiting
Community members describe unfamiliar men with "hostile" eyes approaching teens in parks, talking about the Quran and scolding them for associating with infidels. Adults are staying present to try to stop the recruiting.
Proposed transgender high school athlete policy stirs controversy
The State High School League wants to give transgender students a chance to compete in sports while protecting their privacy. The Minnesota Child Protection League bought a full-page ad in the Star Tribune to object.
Terrorists talk nation-building, not death, to recruit Twin Cities youth
Al-Shabab once lured some in the Twin Cities with talk of rebuilding Somalia. ISIS recruiters now are using slick social media tactics to lure youth to a dream of an Islamic State.
Metro Transit is trying to determine where to add shelters or enhance existing shelters with lighting, heating and other improvements.
Officer Patrick's accused killer makes court appearance
Prosecutors allege that Brian Fitch Sr. shot Patrick during a routine traffic stop in West St. Paul on July 30.