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Chick Corea to perform at Dakota Jazz Club

The 22-time Grammy Award winner will be joined on this tour by drummer Steve Gadd, one of most highly-regarded session drummers around.
by MPR News Staff

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Gordon Parks' advice to aspiring black artists in the 1980s

Gordon Parks' advice to aspiring black artists in the 1980s

In a 1980 speech, artist Gordon Parks told the story of how he survived Minnesota winters as a homeless teen, and shared some important advice for fellow black writers.
by Jim Bickal

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Ex-Mpls. cop who kicked suspect in head found guilty

Ex-Mpls. cop who kicked suspect in head found guilty

Christopher Reiter was found guilty of third-degree assault for severely injuring a domestic assault suspect last year while the suspect was on his hands and knees, causing a brain injury.
by Brandt Williams

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King of Latin Pop comes to town

King of Latin Pop comes to town

When he launched his career, Enrique Iglesias didn't want his father or his famous surname to advance his career. So at first he called himself Enrique Martinez and claimed he was an unknown singer from Guatemala.
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'Caught in the crossfire': The day Sam Subah was forced to leave his Liberian home

'Caught in the crossfire': The day Sam Subah was forced to leave his Liberian home

After his family was caught in the crossfire of the civil war in Liberia, Sam Subah -- now a U.S. citizen living in Minnesota -- was forced to flee his home with nothing but the food his family had cooked that day.
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In Minnesota, 'bump stocks' in legal gray area

In Minnesota, 'bump stocks' in legal gray area

The Las Vegas gunman had "bump stocks," devices that enable semi-automatic rifles to fire much faster, in his hotel room. Here's a look at how they work, their legal status and what they mean in today's gun control debate.
by Tim Nelson

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Superior is no longer the clearest of the Great Lakes

Superior is no longer the clearest of the Great Lakes

Lakes Huron and Michigan have become clearer than Lake Superior, which was long known as the most pristine of the Great Lakes. But some ramifications of the clearer water aren't good.
by Dan Kraker

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Former Mpls. cop says 'stunning blow' on suspect was justified

Former Minneapolis police officer Chris Reiter choked back tears on the witness stand as he described helping a woman who had just been beaten. Soon after, a security camera recorded Reiter kicking a suspect in the head.
by Brandt Williams

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