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November 30, 2023 7:01 PM

Minneapolis teachers union backs off Israel-Hamas statement

In a vote late Wednesday, the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers walked back a resolution on the Israel-Hamas war after acknowledging that the statement was harmful to Jewish members and students.

by Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Matt Sepic

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November 30, 2023 4:00 AM

Minneapolis City Council members offer dozens of changes to $1.8 billion budget

Many of the council members’ proposed amendments to the $1.8 billion budget face opposition from Mayor Jacob Frey and members of his administration.

by Jon Collins

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November 29, 2023 4:32 PM

Man charged in fatal stabbing at Edina bus stop

A Minneapolis man has been charged with murder in a fatal stabbing at a bus stop in Edina on Nov. 22, in what the victim’s family called a “random act of violence.”

by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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November 29, 2023 1:15 PM

Encore interview: Midtown Global Market celebrates its anniversary — with a cookbook

A look back on a conversation with one of the chef’s featured in the cookbook.

by Cathy Wurzer and Lindsay Guentzel

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November 28, 2023 8:15 PM

Man serving life for 2004 murder makes his case for innocence

A man serving life in prison for a 2004 murder got the rare chance on Tuesday to argue in court for his exoneration. Attorneys from the Great North Innocence Project are asking a judge to overturn the conviction of Marvin Haynes in the shooting death of Harry “Randy” Sherer.

by Matt Sepic

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November 28, 2023 12:32 PM

Small plane lands on Twin Cities highway, collides with vehicle

Minnesota Department of Transportation traffic cams showed the single-engine Piper PA-28 intact and resting upright against a vehicle in the southbound lanes of Bottineau Boulevard, just north of Interstate 94 in Brooklyn Park around 11 a.m. Tuesday.

by MPR News Staff

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November 28, 2023 6:18 AM

East Phillips residents press regulators to close foundry

Residents of a south Minneapolis neighborhood are demanding environmental regulators close an iron foundry after the EPA found that it was emitting excessive amounts of pollution.

by Matt Sepic