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Prosecutors want to temporarily restrict public access to trooper murder case documents
In a hearing held Tuesday in Hennepin County District Court, prosecutors expressed concerns about inappropriate disclosure of discovery materials and reasserted the need for restrictions on the public’s access. 
Last chance review: 'Handprints' at the History Theatre
“Handprints,” starring Greta Oglesby and based on her life, offers a unique blend of musical, song cycle and TED talk elements.
Students, activists protest U of M prison labor purchases
The University of Minnesota has purchased furniture and laundry services from MINNCOR Industries, a program run by the state Department of Corrections that employs incarcerated people.
Minneapolis overrides mayor's veto of cease-fire resolution
The symbolic resolution calls for an immediate and permanent cease-fire; humanitarian aid; an end to U.S. military funding to Israel; and the release of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas and the release of Palestinians held in Israeli military prisons.
Minneapolis Animal Care and Control gets boost from city funds for staff, space
Minneapolis Animal Care and Control got a funding boost this year that will help to expand the shelter's hours and hire more staff. The city-run shelter and animal control unit is getting more than $600,000 from the city — more than half of which is for hiring animal care technicians and staff.