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'Horrific' abuse case prompts Hennepin County review
Hennepin County is launching a comprehensive review of how a case in Minneapolis that involved years of abuse of two developmentally-disabled twins was handled.
Jury backs ex-UMD hockey coach in discrimination suit, awards $3.74M
Shannon Miller had argued the University of Minnesota Duluth fired her because she's a woman and for complaining about discrimination. UMD said it was performance-related. A jury on Thursday sided with Miller.
Caitlyn Smith creates an ode to St. Paul
Smith recently decided she wanted to perform the songs she wrote. One of those songs is about her teenage years. It's called "St. Paul."
Winning Minn. native ultrarunner believes 'we have not found our limits'
Last year, Courtney Dauwalter won the Moab 240 Endurance Run, which involved running (or moving forward however possible) for 58 straight hours with one 20-minute sleep break. She finished ahead of everyone else by more than 10 hours.
She wants to link in people of color, Twin Cities prosperity
"I believe in Minnesota and what it offers," says Sharon Smith-Akinsanya, whose biannual career fair matches thousands of Twin Cities professionals of color with employers. "I wanted to be part of the solution."
Dayton takes trip down memory lane in last big speech
Gov. Mark Dayton's eighth and final State of the State address concentrated as much on memories as on his remaining mission.
His daughter recently rediscovered the sheet music that her father had given her years ago. She assembled a band to record her father's compositions.
Vikings expected to sign new quarterback
A number of media outlets are reporting that Kirk Cousins is ready to accept the Vikings' offer of a three-year $84 million deal.