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After a violent summer in Minneapolis, a plea for transparency
Minneapolis City Council member Katie Cashman is asking for crime clearance rates to be added to the city's public website, and for the police department to release the data as soon as the end of October.
Minnesota’s fall seasons are getting warmer
Climate change is warming up Minnesota’s fall weather. MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner talked with assistant state climatologist Peter Boulay about the state’s fastest-warming season.
Minnesota family held hostage in $8M crypto kidnapping, Texas brothers charged
Federal prosecutors say Raymond and Isiah Garcia held a Washington County family hostage for nine hours, holding them at gunpoint and forcing them to transfer millions in cryptocurrency. The incident triggered a massive law enforcement response and led Mahtomedi Public Schools to cancel its homecoming game out of caution.
Help me find a therapist
Finding a therapist can be difficult. You’re in a vulnerable position. But two Minnesota therapists are trying to make finding a therapist more accessible by setting up therapist meet-and-greets at local breweries.
Kerri Miller talks with David French about politics, democracy and 'the exhausted majority'
David French, conservative opinion columnist for the New York Times, joined Kerri Miller in Red Wing on Thursday night, Sept. 18, for a conversation about politics, America’s divided democracy and how those in the “exhausted majority” can find a path forward.
Reporter's notebook: Bemidji storm exacerbated housing needs in the area
It’s been almost three months since a storm tore through Beltrami County, producing straight-line winds equal to a Category 3 hurricane. Beltrami County is one of the poorest counties in Minnesota. Housing is hard to find. And the storm made that challenge even greater. 
Local autism advocates worry about stigma amid unfounded federal claims, fraud locally
President Donald Trump on Monday used the platform of the presidency to promote unproven and in some cases discredited ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism as his administration announced a wide-ranging effort to study the causes of the complex brain disorder.