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The toll that tragedies like the deadly St. Paul house fire have on first responders

The toll that tragedies like the deadly St. Paul house fire have on first responders

Jeff Ernewein is a photographer at KSTP-TV. He was also a firefighter for 12 years. He was one of the first journalists at the scene of last week’s St. Paul house fire.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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The story behind a Minnesota entrepreneur's coffee-brewing straw

The story behind a Minnesota entrepreneur's coffee-brewing straw

A two-year motorcycle trip from St. Paul to Argentina. Taking youngsters and adults on camping trips. Experiments run out of a college dorm. A Kickstarter campaign. Intrigued?
by Cathy Wurzer and Chris Farrell

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Why are more young women getting breast cancer?

Why are more young women getting breast cancer?

A survivor and her oncologist talk diagnosis, survivorship challenges and why breast cancer still kills 40,000 people each year.
by Angela Davis and Gretchen Brown

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Historic, all-woman St. Paul City Council sworn in and ready to work

Historic, all-woman St. Paul City Council sworn in and ready to work

The group of seven elected officials is majority women of color, and all the women on the council are under the age of 40, making them the city’s most racially diverse and youngest council ever.
by Regina Medina

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New Hamline president wants to build trust — then enrollment

New Hamline president wants to build trust — then enrollment

Hamline University is welcoming Kathleen Murray as its newest leader during a time of increased attention to academic freedom on campus. She spoke with MPR News about bolstering free speech and trust within the community.
by Tom Crann and Lukas Levin

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Small land transfer may be a big deal in tribal lands debate

Small land transfer may be a big deal in tribal lands debate

In what could become a blueprint for similar Minnesota communities, Lake City, southeast of the Twin Cities, has returned ownership of Dakota burial mounds back to their modern-day relatives at Prairie Island Indian Community. Two communities historically at odds now may be ushering in a period of understanding.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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