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Minneapolis selects Massachusetts candidate as school superintendent
After a nearly 10-month search, the board on Monday selected Sergio Paez over the district's interim superintendent Michael Goar and a third candidate.
MN study: Hospital ventilator noise puts preemie hearing at risk
A Minneapolis researcher has found that premature infants may be exposed to noise as loud as a jet engine. Their tiny bones can conduct the ventilator's sound to the inner ear.
Duluth diocese files bankruptcy over sex abuse judgment
The diocese says it can't afford its nearly $5 million share of a recent settlement with a man who was sexually abused by a priest.
Run aground by regulators, Duluth 'saltie' just wants to go home
Authorities won't let the ocean-going ship Cornelia leave Duluth harbor until past questions of environmental violations are answered. The ship's been stuck for weeks, and winter is coming.
What's next for Jamar Clark demonstrators and activists?
The rhetoric at rallies and news conferences has often shifted to themes beyond Clark's death, such as justice and systemic change. At times, the demonstrations have had the feel of a movement.
Conflicting accounts: What happened the night Jamar Clark was shot?
Jamar Clark's death at the hands of Minneapolis police has rallied protesters for nearly three weeks. But the circumstances around the moments leading up to his death remain unclear -- and contentious.
Jamar Clark shooting, protests continue strained history between community, police
"We have been saying for a significant amount of time that Minneapolis is one bullet away from Ferguson," activist Jason Sole of the Minneapolis NAACP said the day after Clark was shot. "That bullet was fired last night."
Online access, lone wolf hate?
The 4th Precinct protest shootings show how people "can very quickly move from propaganda and interaction with fellow racists to action," one expert says. A University of Minnesota study suggests broadband access can help light the fuse.
Minn. forecast: $1.9 billion budget surplus; 'modest' job, wage growth
The budget numbers look bright and DFLers and Republicans on Thursday quickly laid out their spending priorities. Economists, however, also cautioned that Minnesota faces some long-term economic worries.