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Twin Cities News

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Funeral services set for Minn. Army chaplain

Funeral services for a Minnesota priest who was wounded by a roadside bomb in Iraq five years ago and died this weekend have been set for 10 a.m. Friday.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Icons for the Modern Age

Artist Jessie DeCorsey paints heroes we can relate to.
by Marianne Combs

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Troopers nab bicyclist on I-94

Troopers have nabbed a 25-year-old man who was riding a bicycle along Interstate 94 during rush hour traffic this morning, officials said.
by Elizabeth Baier

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St. Paul to put instant runoff voting to ballot

St. Paul residents will vote on whether they want to change the way they elect city council members and the mayor.
by Tim Nelson

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Underwater hockey championships come to Minneapolis

The best underwater hockey players in the country will descend on Minneapolis -- and then to the bottom of a pool -- this weekend for the sport's national championship games.
by Elizabeth Baier

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U of M regents approve job cuts, alcohol ban

U of M regents approve job cuts, alcohol ban

The University of Minnesota's governing body today approved a budget that will eliminate jobs on campus and hike tuition for students.
by Tom Weber and Elizabeth Baier

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Part of Hiawatha light-rail to shut down this weekend

Part of Hiawatha light-rail to shut down this weekend

Construction work will shut down part of the Hiawatha light-rail line in Minneapolis from 11 p.m. Friday to 3:30 a.m. Monday.

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Professor won't be allowed to represent Warsame

A federal judge in Minneapolis has denied a Twin Cities' law professor's request to represent terror suspect Mohamed Warsame, because the professor hasn't taken Minnesota's bar exam.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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Teach For America program expands to Twin Cities

Teach For America program expands to Twin Cities

A national teaching program that targets low-income school districts announced on Tuesday it will expand its program to the Twin Cities.
by Tim Nelson and Elizabeth Baier

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