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Three dead in south Mpls shooting

Three dead in south Mpls shooting

Three men were shot to death Wednesday night in an apparent robbery at the Seward Market in south Minneapolis.
by Laura Yuen and Tim Nelson

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Security experts says quality airport security difficult to gauge

Security experts says quality airport security difficult to gauge

As security agencies increase their efforts to pick out potential terrorists and bomb threats, you might wonder how good security is at the Twin Cities airport, but since the TSA took over airport security, that information is hard to come by.
by Martin Moylan

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How reliable are bomb-sniffing dogs?

How reliable are bomb-sniffing dogs?

The bomb-sniffing dog that indicated a bag at the Twin Cities airport might contain explosives was back at work on Wednesday. But the false alarm it caused a day earlier proved surveillance systems have a ways to go before they detect only real threats.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Star Tribune offering buyouts to trim newsroom

The Star Tribune is offering buyouts to cut about 30 newsroom positions, but there are no buyouts or layoffs planned among reporters.
by Jessica Mador

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Transit tax board hoping to meet revenue projections

Transit tax board hoping to meet revenue projections

Transit supporters are warily watching one of the newer sources of transit funding that relies on sales taxes to see if revenue collections this year match projections.
by Dan Olson

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Swanson to continue fight for foreclosure mediation law

Swanson to continue fight for foreclosure mediation law

Attorney General Lori Swanson is again calling for a statewide mediation process for Minnesotans facing home foreclosure.
by Tim Pugmire

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Hmong community keeps pressure on to help family in Laos

Hmong community keeps pressure on to help family in Laos

Members of the Hmong community in the Twin Cities are trying to keep pressure on the U.S. government to help recently repatriated Hmong in Laos.
by Toni Randolph

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Principal not disciplined for allowing BB gun in school

The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District will not discipline an elementary school principal who allowed a parent to shoot a BB gun in the school gym.

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Pink bag caused brief scare at MSP

Pink bag caused brief scare at MSP

The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is expected to operate normally again Wednesday after Tuesday's brief bomb scare. The false alarm caused a partial shutdown of the Lindbergh terminal. A bomb-sniffing dog triggered the alert when it called attention to a piece of luggage in the airport's baggage claim area.
by Annie Baxter

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The coming year for Minnesota politics

The coming year for Minnesota politics

Our political editor Mike Mulcahy has been surveying the political landscape ahead of us and he talked with Tom Crann about what we can expect in the upcoming political season.
by Tom Crann

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