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House DFLers pick Stephenson for next leader following Melissa Hortman’s assassination
Rep. Zack Stephenson of Coon Rapids was chosen to become House DFL leader almost three months after former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in a political assassination.
Minnesota Star Tribune to close Minneapolis printing facility
The Minnesota Star Tribune announced Monday that it will close its printing facility in Minneapolis later this year and outsource that work to a facility in Iowa. About 125 workers will lose their jobs.
Ribbons for Annunciation Church bind up a wider community in mourning
For blocks stretching out from Annunciation Catholic Church and School, trees and light posts are hugged by blue and green ribbons. Just days after the shooting, volunteers took action to literally wrap support around the grieving community.
Council authorizes legal action against property owner over Minneapolis encampment
On Monday, the Minneapolis City Council voted 6-4 to authorize legal action against Hamoudi Sabri. They took up the vote after Mayor Jacob Frey called a special session for the council to discuss the potential lawsuit. 
‘More than a game’: Native lacrosse stages a comeback in NE Minnesota and beyond
Tribal members in Minnesota and Wisconsin are working to revive the game of Baaga’adowewin, the Ojibwe version of lacrosse that once was a vital community-building tradition around the Great Lakes — but then virtually disappeared during the boarding school era. 
Colorful photos of a colorful child: Remembering Fletcher Merkel
The photos of Fletcher Merkel, who died in the mass shooting last month at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis, were shared with reporters ahead of his funeral Sunday at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church.
Northeast Minneapolis fire destroys multiple buildings
The Minneapolis Fire Department says crews were dispatched to 15th and Central Avenues Northeast at about 4:13 a.m. and discovered a vacant building on fire. The fire at the three-story building spread to two adjacent buildings.