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Shootings wound sense of safety in downtown Minneapolis

Shootings wound sense of safety in downtown Minneapolis

While downtown remains a popular destination for tourists and locals, and police remain a visible presence, a cluster of high-profile shootings has some questioning whether Minneapolis cops are doing all they can to keep the peace.
by Brandt Williams and Doualy Xaykaothao

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This tiny device could change how cops deal with mental diseases and disorders

This tiny device could change how cops deal with mental diseases and disorders

St. Paul is piloting a new technology that allows officers to know how best to enter a situation involving someone with autism, mental illness and other unseen conditions.
by Tim Nelson

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Climate Cast: Harvey's climate change connections

Climate Cast: Harvey's climate change connections

Paul Huttner talks to climate and hurricane expert Bob Henson of Weather Underground about Hurricane Harvey, before being downgraded to a tropical storm.
by Paul Huttner

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Immigrants under DACA status wait and worry

Immigrants under DACA status wait and worry

A threatened lawsuit may prompt President Trump to end a program that protects immigrants who arrived in the country as children.
by Riham Feshir

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Art Hounds: Somali art, trans love and an onion

Art Hounds: Somali art, trans love and an onion

This week Art Hounds recommend an exhibition of Somali art at Mia, "Ballast" at Mixed Blood Theatre and a puppet-filled celebration of the lowly onion at Farm Fest in Duluth.
by Marianne Combs

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4 questions for the State Fair's grandstand guru

4 questions for the State Fair's grandstand guru

Renee Alexander's job is to book the must-see acts for the State Fair. She's pretty good at it. She tells MPR News of her best get, and the Big One that got away.
by Tim Nelson

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Poet, performer J. Otis Powell dies at 61

Poet, performer J. Otis Powell dies at 61

Those who knew him say he was a master of his literary tradition.
by Marianne Combs

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28 Minnesotans in Texas for Red Cross' hurricane aid

28 Minnesotans in Texas for Red Cross' hurricane aid

In addition to the Minnesota volunteers, more than 50 people from Wisconsin, about 30 Iowans and 19 people from North and South Dakota have traveled south to assist the recovery effort.
by Mark Steil and Tom Crann

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Court focuses on Dayton's veto power, whether court case was necessary

Court focuses on Dayton's veto power, whether court case was necessary

The Minnesota Supreme Court had questions for both sides about whether Gov. Mark Dayton acted properly in cutting money for the House and Senate and whether the Legislature could have solved the problem without going to court.
by Tim Pugmire

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