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Study: Most Minn. sex buyers are married, white men with disposable income

The University of Minnesota has published a first-of-its-kind statewide approach to examine the demographics of Minnesota's sex buyers, the least understood aspect of the commercial sex trade.
by Dan Kraker

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Border-spanning adventure trail in the works for northern Minn.

Border-spanning adventure trail in the works for northern Minn.

An adventure touring trail that could span as many as 500 miles may open as soon as next summer, but local officials are less than enthusiastic.
by Dan Gunderson

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Minnesota presses new plan to grade school performance

State officials are close to changing the measures used to evaluate schools performance. Skeptics warn the plan may end up lowering the bar for school success.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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Reporting, memories from the I-35W bridge collapse

Reporting, memories from the I-35W bridge collapse

A look back at MPR News' coverage of the day the I-35W bridge collapsed, as well as memories from those who lived and worked in the area the day it fell.
by Jim Bickal and Sara Porter

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Listen: Richfield police host 'Coffee with a cop'

Listen: Richfield police host 'Coffee with a cop'

Departments across the Twin Cities have been hosting events like this in efforts to bring residents and police officers together.
by Riham Feshir

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Most Minn. body-cam policies leave usage to cops' discretion

Most Minn. body-cam policies leave usage to cops' discretion

Earlier this week Minneapolis changed its policy to require officers to activate their body cameras a soon as they're dispatched to any call for service. But most officers across the state are given a lot of discretion to decide when exactly they turn on their cameras.
by Dan Kraker

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GOP blame-a-thon over health bill crash, but no clear path

GOP blame-a-thon over health bill crash, but no clear path

In an astonishing cliff-hanger, the GOP-run Senate voted 51-49 to reject Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's last ditch attempt to sustain their drive to dismantle President Barack Obama's health care overhaul with a starkly trimmed-down bill.
by The Associated Press

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Some see Fargo confrontation as opportunity to discuss race

Some see Fargo confrontation as opportunity to discuss race

Both sides involved in a racially charged parking lot confrontation are expressing regret amid calls for a dialogue about race relations in the Fargo-Moorhead area.
by Dan Gunderson

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