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In 2016, 25,226 allegations of abuse in state licensed homes for the elderly were reported to the Minnesota Department of Health. Ninety-seven percent of those allegations, which ranged from theft to serious injury, were never investigated.
Ground Level: Minnesotans' trust in police is deep but divided
While Minnesotans trust police more than they do any other institution, levels of trust differ across racial, economic, geographical and political lines.
Al Franken and Tom Davis got their first big break at Minneapolis theater
The comedy team of Al Franken and Tom Davis met when they were both attending Blake High School in Minneapolis. They went on to perform skits at the Brave New Workshop and work on Saturday Night Live.
'Tunnel of Love' topped charts 30 years ago
It was created at a time when Springsteen was married to one woman and falling in love with another.
Ground Level: Minnesotans upbeat even as problems, politics swirl
Geography, politics, race and education sharply divide Minnesotans on many issues. Yet, we're overwhelmingly hopeful about the state's future. Those are the first findings from Ground Level, an MPR News project using opinion surveys to guide in-depth reporting. Here's what we've learned.
Church leaders in Minnesota: 'We can't be naive anymore'
The recent mass shooting at a church in Texas has many places of worship in Minnesota wrestling with how to protect parishioners while remaining open and welcoming.
2 hurt in stabbing at Mall of America; suspect in custody
Two people were stabbed in the Mall of America Macy's store Sunday night after a shopper tried to stop a theft, police said.
Fourteen months after suffering a serious knee injury, Teddy Bridgewater was finally activated this week by the Minnesota Vikings. In his absence Case Keenum has been playing well, so it's unclear when Bridgewater will play again for the Vikings.
It's been the coldest start to November in over a decade and this week's been the coldest since March.