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A call for calm after Mpls teen's shooting death

A call for calm after Mpls teen's shooting death

Minneapolis community leaders and police are trying to prevent any violent retaliation over the recent shooting death of a teenage girl.
by Brandt Williams

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Excel Dairy lawyer says MPCA wrong to revoke permit

Excel Dairy lawyer says MPCA wrong to revoke permit

The lawyer for a large dairy near Thief River Falls told an appeals court panel Thursday that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is acting arbitrarily in revoking the dairy's permit.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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MN Dem candidate Bakk: Tax clothing, cut sales tax

MN Dem candidate Bakk: Tax clothing, cut sales tax

A key legislator says he wants to expand the state sales tax to clothing and use the revenue to reduce the budget deficit and pay off a school funding shift.
by Tim Pugmire

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Student's death ruled an accident

A Hennepin County medical examiner's report confirms that what the mother of a University of Minnesota student had suspected. That her son was experimenting with drugs and died accidentally.

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Minn. school threat rumors spread quickly online

Minnesota schools are having to react when rumors of school violence spread quickly on social-networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.

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Target February sales comparison rises

Target Corp. said Thursday that February sales in stores open at least one year rose 2.4 percent as more customers came into stores and spent more money than a year ago.

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Dolan reappointment moves forward after public hearing

Dolan reappointment moves forward after public hearing

Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan's reappointment has taken another step forward after a council committee approved Dolan's appointment following public testimony Wednesday night.
by Brandt Williams

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Senate committee to vote on nuclear ban bill

A Senate committee is expected to vote Thursday on a bill to allow more nuclear power plants in the state.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Minn. panel takes up gov.'s sex offender proposal

Minnesota lawmakers are taking up Gov. Tim Pawlenty's proposal to double prison time for sex offenders.

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U. of Minn. spinoff VitalMedix goes bankrupt

A company that was trying to bring to market a treatment for shock from blood loss developed by two University of Minnesota-Duluth professors has gone bankrupt.

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