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Photos: U.S. Pond Hockey tournament at Lake Nokomis
The U.S. Pond Hockey Championships wraps up this weekend at Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis. Lots of players love reconnecting with friends, taking time off work and skating fast.
Advocates remember 25 Minnesotans killed in connection with domestic violence
Family, friends and advocates gathered in St. Paul Friday to remember 25 people killed in connection with domestic violence last year. Violence Free Minnesota, a coalition of groups working to end domestic violence, puts on the event every year to commemorate Minnesotans killed the year before.
Feeding Our Future defendant sentenced to 17-and-a-half years in prison
Jurors found that Mukhtar Shariff helped siphon around $47 million from government child nutrition programs for children in need during the pandemic.
University of Minnesota and Essentia announce new health care alliance
The University of Minnesota and Essentia Health are proposing a new nonprofit for academic medicine in Minnesota. The university currently operates under a collaborative agreement with Fairview Health Services. That agreement ends next year. 
Plans for pedestrian mall at George Floyd Square put on hold
A Minneapolis City Council committee on Thursday tabled plans to build a pedestrian plaza at George Floyd Square, after a survey found a majority of property owners don’t like the idea.
Parting Thoughts: Remembering Paul Richard, who loved planes and died at 97 in St. Paul
Paul Richard was born in California, made a life in Evanston, Ill., and died on Jan. 14 in St. Paul, where his daughter Diane Richard lives. She spoke with Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer about his life and legacy for “Parting Thoughts.”
Review: ’Boney Manilli’ at the Walker Art Center
The Walker Art Center’s Out There series balances seriousness and silliness, exemplified by Edgar Arceneaux’s “Boney Manilli,” a chaotic yet poignant play blending puppetry, pop nostalgia and family tragedy into a unified exploration of voice identity and loss.
Minnesota justices tell lawmakers to work out control of ‘dysfunctional’ House
The Minnesota Supreme Court on Friday agreed with DFLers that it takes 68 votes to conduct House business, but the opinion didn’t come with a road map on how the House should proceed from here.