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Somali-American reflects: 'I didn't know what a lake meant'
Mahmud Kanyare, a refugee from Somalia, fell in love with nature during a sixth-grade camping trip that transformed his life.
There are lots of Prince-related events as we approach the second anniversary of his death on Saturday.
Did MPR give Keillor's bad behavior a pass?
After complaints about the Prairie Home host surfaced last August, MPR's top executive said he'd never heard such things before. Others had.
St. Louis Park unanimously passes first-of-its-kind tenant protection
St. Louis Park's city council unanimously passed its first tenant protection ordinance on Monday night. The ordinance requires landlords to pay the moving expenses of low-income tenants if they decide to raise rents, not renew leases, or re-screen tenants within the first three months of owning a property.
Linda McCartney died 20 years ago Tuesday after a three-year battle with breast cancer.
Politics of wild rice heats up at the Minnesota Capitol
Legislation that would get rid of Minnesota's longstanding yet rarely enforced wild rice standard is ready for floor votes in the House and Senate.
Blizzard burglars bust up Twin Cities bakery
Workers at Muddy Paws Cheesecake shop are cleaning up more than just snow today after an early Saturday burglary. Luckily, they bad guys didn't touch the 300 cheesecakes set to be delivered this week.