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October 6, 2014 9:58 AM

Minneapolis council weighs utilities' greenhouse gas deal

Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy agreed to work with Minneapolis on its climate action plan after the city explored the idea of creating its own electric utility last year.

by Curtis Gilbert

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October 6, 2014 6:44 AM

Minneapolis Police Chief Harteau will attend 'public trust' forum

She faced criticism last month when she withdrew from a similar event just hours before it was scheduled to begin.

by Curtis Gilbert

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October 3, 2014 4:56 PM

Man pleads guilty to lying to FBI in al-Shabab probe

Mahdi Hussein Furreh had denied any contact with a fugitive tied to recruitment for the terror group.

by Laura Yuen

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October 2, 2014 5:17 PM

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.

by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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October 2, 2014 7:02 AM

How St. Paul could have saved big money by ousting cafe earlier

The third largest settlement paid by the city could have been avoided, documents show.

by Curtis Gilbert

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October 1, 2014 11:33 AM

Kool-Aid Man, you're the cops' prime suspect in Lino Lakes (on Twitter)

What are the Kool-Aid Man and Imperial At-At Walkers doing in the Twitter feed of the Lino Lakes Police Department?

by Ann Arbor Miller

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September 30, 2014 4:33 PM

Expel or engage? Mosques seek new ways to end terror recruiting

Experts increasingly worry expelling radicals from mosques may plant the seeds for even more radicalism.

by Laura Yuen

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September 29, 2014 6:17 PM

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.

by Sasha Aslanian

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September 29, 2014 8:28 AM

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.

by Peter Cox