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October 11, 2017 6:03 PM

St. Paul council shoots down plastic container ban

The City Council will take up the measure again in a year.

by Matt Sepic

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October 11, 2017 9:01 AM

'Soul of a Woman' to be released next month

Sharon Jones, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2013, died last November.

by MPR News Staff

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October 11, 2017 4:00 AM

New Yorker cartoonist offers a how-to guide to the city

As Roz Chast describes New York City, the streets run east-west and the anxieties go every which way.

by Euan Kerr

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October 10, 2017 8:59 AM

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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October 10, 2017 4:00 AM

Lack of agreement between Mille Lacs Band, county leaves tribal officers without policing power

Tribal leaders say public safety concerns got worse last year, when Mille Lacs County terminated its law enforcement agreement with the Mille Lacs Band.

by Kirsti Marohn

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October 10, 2017 4:00 AM

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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October 9, 2017 5:04 PM

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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October 6, 2017 8:57 AM

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.

by MPR News Staff

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October 6, 2017 8:23 AM

'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.

by MPR News Staff