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Land next to St. Anthony Falls could return to Dakota tribes

Land next to St. Anthony Falls could return to Dakota tribes

The nonprofit Friends of the Falls has unveiled early design concepts for creating a place of restoration, healing and connection to the water on the downtown Minneapolis site.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Juneteenth is now a holiday in Minnesota

Juneteenth is now a holiday in Minnesota

Minnesota is the 26th state to make Juneteenth, also known as Black freedom day, a holiday after Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill Friday that passed with bipartisan support.
by Brian Bakst

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Family sues Minneapolis over Amir Locke killing by police in no-knock raid

Family sues Minneapolis over Amir Locke killing by police in no-knock raid

A Minneapolis police officer fatally shot Amir Locke last year seconds after a SWAT team entered a downtown apartment to serve a warrant. Locke was not suspected of any crime. No officers were charged. Locke family attorney Ben Crump announced the civil suit Friday.
by MPR News Staff

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Purrfection reigns at St. Paul's Saintly City Cat Show

Purrfection reigns at St. Paul's Saintly City Cat Show

A look at the Saintly City Cat Club Annual Championship Cat Show, where local and national cat fanciers compete to show which cat is more purrfect.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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MnDOT's 'Name a Snowplow' contest voting ends tonight

MnDOT's 'Name a Snowplow' contest voting ends tonight

Bobsled Dylan? Mary Tyler More Snow? Blizzo? You have until midnight to choose up to eight of your favorite names.
by Tim Nelson

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Columbia Heights students mark World Hijab Day

Columbia Heights students mark World Hijab Day

A group of students at Columbia Heights High School came up with a unique way to mark World Hijab Day, giving their peers a chance to ask questions about the traditional head covering or even try one on.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Seasoned Love: Theatre 55 offers a production of 'Rent' with an older cast

Seasoned Love: Theatre 55 offers a production of 'Rent' with an older cast

Theatre 55, which features cast members aged 55 and up, takes a look at Jonathan Larson’s “Rent.” The musical is set during the AIDS crisis and looks at a bohemian community in Manhattan — stories that many in the cast share and even lived.
by Jacob Aloi

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Winter Play: We tried Minnesota birrrd-watching

Winter Play: We tried Minnesota birrrd-watching

It’s cold. But the birds here don’t mind. Why not try your hand at joining them? As part of the Winter Play series MPR News’ Amy Felegy took to a snowy, wooded path in northwestern Minnesota to give you the scoop on winter birding for the first time.
by Amy Felegy

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