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Finalists for St. Paul police chief answer questions during public forum

Finalists for St. Paul police chief answer questions during public forum

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter is expected to decide soon who will become the city’s new police chief. A search committee narrowed the field to five finalists.
by Matt Sepic

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Art Hounds: Art that explores the sea, prairie and spiritual realms

Art Hounds: Art that explores the sea, prairie and spiritual realms

“Frontera Liminal” at the Anderson Center in Red Wing pairs the work of two Latino artists exploring where the spiritual and the everyday collide. At Westminster Gallery in Minneapolis, Susan Sperl’s detailed felted sea creatures, paired with comics by two teen artists, connect the health of the Mississippi watershed with the health of ocean life. Dodie Logue’s abstract paintings evoke the color and texture of the summer prairie in Buffalo, Minn.
by Emily Bright

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Crime, abortion at center of Minnesota attorney general’s race

Crime, abortion at center of Minnesota attorney general’s race

The race for attorney general between incumbent DFLer Keith Ellison and Republican Jim Schultz is expected to be one of the tightest in the state, according to recent polls. The candidates are trying to find an edge with 26 days left before Election Day.
by Dana Ferguson

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Minnesota bids for world’s attention with expo pitch

Minnesota bids for world’s attention with expo pitch

Minnesota should learn next June if it will host a world expo. Officials spent the week showcasing the region to an international delegation.
by Brian Bakst

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Feeding Our Future fraud investigation: First guilty pleas expected

Feeding Our Future fraud investigation: First guilty pleas expected

Three people charged with wire fraud would be the first defendants to admit guilt in what authorities allege was a massive Minnesota-based scheme to steal at least $250 million in federal funds intended to feed needy children.
by Matt Sepic

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For some, online learning is just the right fit

For some, online learning is just the right fit

Online learning got a bad rap during the pandemic. But at a new virtual school in Rochester, some students are finding the right fit. 
by Catharine Richert

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Fire destroys main lodge at popular northern Minnesota resort

Fire destroys main lodge at popular northern Minnesota resort

The main building at a northern Minnesota resort that has hosted cross-country ski retreats, language camps, weddings and conferences for years was destroyed by fire Monday. News of the fire prompted an online outpouring of stories, memories and sympathy.
by Tim Nelson and MPR News Staff

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Competitive pumpkin growers gather at Stillwater Harvest Fest

Competitive pumpkin growers gather at Stillwater Harvest Fest

Competitive pumpkin growers made a beeline for the Stillwater Harvest Fest this past weekend. The annual gathering is now one of the largest festivals of its kind in the Midwest, with the pumpkin weigh-off as its centerpiece.
by Hannah Yang

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