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Little War on the Prairie

Little War on the Prairie

It was 150 years ago this month that the U.S.-Dakota war ended with one of the most noteworthy events in Minnesota history -- the hanging of 38 Dakota men in Mankato. We tell the story from the perspective of John Biewen, a Mankato native who heard next to nothing about the war during his childhood there.

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Part 10: Payback for the Dakota - banishment

Part 10: Payback for the Dakota - banishment

The Dakota are banished from Minnesota, as payback for the war. Even those who didn't participate, or who opposed the war outright, were made to suffer.

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Photos: The U.S.-Dakota War, remembered

Photos: The U.S.-Dakota War, remembered

A photographic telling of the story of the Dakota War of 1862, and the repercussions it still triggers today for many people in Minnesota.

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Why good financial decisions require time

Why good financial decisions require time

Have you made poor decisions in your life because you couldn't slow down to think critically about your choices? Do you give yourself enough time to make good decisions, especially with regard to your financial affairs?
by Chris Farrell

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Merck Foundation stops giving to Boy Scouts

Merck's charitable foundation has stopped giving money to the Boy Scouts of America.

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Minn. gay couple in '71 marriage case still joined

Minn. gay couple in '71 marriage case still joined

The U.S. Supreme Court denied Jack Baker and Michael McConnell the right to marry in the early 1970s. It took the court another 40 years to revisit same-sex marriage rights, and Baker and McConnell - still together in Minneapolis - are alive to see it.
by Patrick Condon, Associated Press

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1,800 expected at Mpls. event for homeless

Hennepin County officials expect more than 1,800 people to attend the 14th Project Homeless Connect at the Minneapolis Convention Center on Monday.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Latinos and whites: Getting beyond parallel play?

Latinos and whites: Getting beyond parallel play?

We asked members of MPR News’ Public Insight Network to tell us about places Latinos and whites make connections. Here’s what we heard, from the YMCA to church to the bakery.
by Dave Peters

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Minnesota same-sex marriage activists gather to plan strategy

Minnesota same-sex marriage activists gather to plan strategy

Same-sex marriage supporters in Minnesota gathered on Saturday to talk about the best ways to translate their defeat of the marriage amendment into other ways of advancing their goals, including making same-sex marriage legal.
by Tom Scheck and Rupa Shenoy

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