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IRS challenges low-income artist lofts

IRS challenges low-income artist lofts

Starting this year, artists may have a harder time finding places to live and work for cheap. A new IRS ruling says low-income artist lofts are not in compliance with federal tax regulations.
by Marianne Combs

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U of M student's death in river ruled accidental

The Hennepin County medical examiner's office said Rachel Dow, 29, of Minneapolis suffered hypothermia after she fell through the ice earlier this month. Dow was intoxicated, and that was also a factor in her death.

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The drama of being transgender

The drama of being transgender

Local theater companies are increasingly staging plays revolving around transgender characters.
by Marianne Combs

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Swastikas continue to show up at St. Cloud State

St. Cloud State University officials say another swastika has been found on campus. There have more than a dozen instances of racially motivated graffiti in the past few months at SCSU.
by Tim Post

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Woodbury High students penalized for Facebook pictures

Four Woodbury High School students have been disciplined after administrators learned of pictures posted on Facebook that showed them drinking, school officials said.

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Twin Cities meth use on the decline

Twin Cities meth use on the decline

Fewer Twin Cities area students abused methamphetamines last year according to a new state report. But it shows that other drugs such as Ecstasy and LSD are becoming more popular.
by Lorna Benson

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Walz calls for tighter border security

Walz calls for tighter border security

Minn. Rep. Tim Walz returned Saturday from a fact-finding trip to the U.S.-Mexico border. He visited the border near El Paso, Texas, to inspect some of the technology and security measures used by the Department of Homeland Security.
by Jessica Mador

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Northside Minneapolis development means more groceries

Northside Minneapolis development means more groceries

The opening of an Aldi grocery store at Penn-Lowry Crossings brings some new development to Minneapolis' northside neighborhoods.
by Brandt Williams

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Letters from the trenches

Letters from the trenches

A war-zone journalism finds her dispatches to a prominent European magazine don't quite capture what she's feeling as she's reporting. So Carolin Emcke wrote letters to her friends to give them a sense of what conflict really costs.

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Families in limbo over adoptions from Guatemala

Families in limbo over adoptions from Guatemala

Many Minnesotans who adopt internationally choose children from Guatemala. But this year, would-be parents in Minnesota and every other state are finding their pending adoptions threatened, because of a new effort to prevent child trafficking in adoptions from Guatemala.
by Laurie Stern

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