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Westbound Interstate 94 near St. Croix River reopens after earlier crash

Westbound Interstate 94 near St. Croix River reopens after earlier crash

The westbound lanes of Interstate 94 near the St. Croix River reopened to traffic just before 8 a.m. Thursday, after being closed for a couple of hours in the wake of a semi rollover crash.
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Minneapolis cafe, worker-run since 1974, reopens with new vision (and brunch)

Minneapolis cafe, worker-run since 1974, reopens with new vision (and brunch)

Seward Cafe has been a prominent part of south Minneapolis history for nearly 50 years. After its closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, collective members have focused on ushering in a new age of the cooperatively owned venue.
by Sam Stroozas

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Art Hounds: Broadway, Shakespeare and 48-hour bands

Art Hounds: Broadway, Shakespeare and 48-hour bands

This week, the Art Hounds recommend “A Chorus Line” by actors 55 and up, “Twelfth Night” in a parking lot and a music festival in St. Peter, Minn.
by Jacob Aloi and Max Sparber

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Nineties Black cinema returns to Minneapolis this summer

Nineties Black cinema returns to Minneapolis this summer

The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, with the guidance of poet and New York Times bestseller Hanif Abdurraqib, is set to host a public summer screening series of five influential films from the ‘90s by Black filmmakers.
by Aaliyah Demry

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Judge convicts Minneapolis man of attacking cops during Capitol seige

Judge convicts Minneapolis man of attacking cops during Capitol seige

A federal judge Wednesday found Brian Christopher Mock guilty of assaulting police and other crimes during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Prosecutors said video showed Mock shoving two police officers to the ground and kicking one of them.
by Matt Sepic

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St. Luke’s plan to merge with Aspirus Health is the latest for Minnesota health care 

St. Luke’s plan to merge with Aspirus Health is the latest for Minnesota health care 

Duluth-based St. Luke’s plans to merge with Aspirus Health, a nonprofit health system that operates in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The new system will contain 19 hospitals, 130 outpatient locations and nearly 14,000 staff.
by Michelle Wiley

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Minnesota finance boss to step down

Minnesota finance boss to step down

Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Jim Schowalter plans to depart the role in mid-August. A statement from the Walz administration says deputy commissioner Erin Campbell has been selected to replace him.
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Ex-Minneapolis cop gets 9 months for killing driver in high-speed crash

Ex-Minneapolis cop gets 9 months for killing driver in high-speed crash

Then-officer Brian Cummings was chasing a stolen Kia along Lyndale Avenue North at speeds near 100 miles per hour in July 2021 when he crashed into Leneal Frazier's Jeep. Cummings had an “inordinate need for speed” one prosecutor said Wednesday.
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