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• Cracking down: Metro Transit steps up efforts to fine fare scofflaws

  05-12-2023 01:47 via startribune.com
  
  In four hours Monday morning, community service officers cited 23 passengers who did not show a valid form of payment.
  
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• Duluth becomes Minnesota’s largest community to pull plug on Flock cameras

  11-08-2026 21:44 via startribune.com
  The moves come as the license plate readers are debated on constitutional grounds and are vandalized in Minnesota and beyond.
  
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• Beer combo: Fulton buys Bemidji Brewing, launches new company

  11-08-2026 20:00 via startribune.com
  The Minneapolis brewery will take over production and distribution but leave Bemidji’s taproom as-is under new True North Beverage.
  
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• The latest: More Boundary Waters entry points to reopen this week

  11-08-2026 19:58 via startribune.com
  More than 1,500 campsites (of about 2,000 total) in the wilderness area will have reopened when these latest moves take effect Thursday.
  
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• Live: Minnesotans head to the polls for critical primary election

  11-08-2026 19:13 via startribune.com
  Republicans and Democrats are jostling for spots on November’s ballot with an open race for governor and U.S. Senate.
  
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• Police suspect 37-year-old man threw deadly punch in downtown St. Paul

  11-08-2026 18:42 via startribune.com
  The victim, 61, died four days after a blow to the head outside a homeless shelter, according to police.
  
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• Punch proves deadly for man assaulted in downtown St. Paul, police say

  11-08-2026 17:42 via startribune.com
  The man died four days after being punched in the head, according to police.
  
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• North Branch weighs Flock camera pause as other Minnesota communities take theirs down

  11-08-2026 15:04 via startribune.com
  The moves come as the license plate readers are debated on constitutional grounds and are subjected to vandalism in Minnesota and beyond.
  
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• Live: Polls open as Minnesotans vote in crucial primary election

  11-08-2026 14:06 via startribune.com
  Republicans and Democrats are jostling for spots on November’s ballot with an open race for governor and U.S. Senate.
  
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• Tuesday forecast: No 90s ahead as Minnesota’s rainfall divide persists

  11-08-2026 12:00 via startribune.com
  Storms could bring more rain to southern Minnesota today while northern parts of the state remain dry and dusty.
  
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• Judge: St. Paul ‘right to repair’ measure must appear on November ballots

  11-08-2026 01:37 via startribune.com
  The St. Paul City Council originally voted to block the measure because of the city attorney’s recommendation.
  
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• Minnesota officials advise voters as Justice Department sends seven teams to monitor primary

  11-08-2026 01:08 via startribune.com
  The Minnesota Attorney General will send observers to watch the federal observers.
  
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• Lime company reviewing Minneapolis ‘scooter takeover’ after hundreds of riders descended on downtown

  10-08-2026 23:31 via startribune.com
  Two huge Lime scooter meetups happened Friday and Saturday night, causing some traffic jams. Lime says some riders might get banned.
  
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• St. Paul police shoot, injure man outside Regions Hospital after responding to domestic assault call

  10-08-2026 22:47 via startribune.com
  The suspect was said to have been armed while fleeing the scene of the reported assault and pointed “what appeared to be a handgun” at officers, police said.
  
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• Minnesota sets early voting record ahead of Tuesday’s primary

  10-08-2026 21:05 via startribune.com
  Secretary of State Steve Simon attributed the turnout to high-profile governor and Senate contests.
  
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• Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit over Minneapolis teacher protections, but has ‘grave doubts’ about policy

  10-08-2026 20:09 via startribune.com
  While noting concerns over the district’s rules, the judge dismissed the matter on procedural grounds.
  
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• Here’s where Democratic Senate candidates Angie Craig and Peggy Flanagan diverge on the issues

  10-08-2026 20:00 via startribune.com
  Many of the areas where they differ on policy boil down to ideological beliefs.
  
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• Sen. John Hoffman, shot in home during lawmaker attacks, leaves ICU

  08-07-2025 21:31
  
  Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette were shot in their Champlin home on June 14, not long before the shooter went to other lawmakers' homes.
  
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• Governor Walz announces disaster relief to veterans

  08-07-2025 21:24
  
  “This order ensures veterans have access to the support they’ve earned as recovery continues across the region,” said Governor Walz.
  
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• Café & Bar Lurcat to close after 23 years in Minneapolis

  08-07-2025 21:08
  
  The Loring Park fine dining restaurant will close on Sept. 5 following the end of its lease.
  
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• Man rescued after spending 3-4 days in St. Paul sewer

  08-07-2025 20:37
  
  According to fire officials, emergency responders found the man conscious and alert, but unable to self-extricate.
  
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• Stearns County rescues 8 kayakers from Sauk River's tricky waters

  08-07-2025 19:27
  
  There were no injuries, but the sheriff's office said the group lost two orange and yellow Pelican kayaks downstream.
  
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• Wisconsin Supreme Court clears the way for a conversion therapy ban to be enacted

  08-07-2025 16:41
  
  Gov. Tony Evers has been trying since 2020 to get the ban enacted, but the Legislature has stopped it from going into effect.
  
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• Police seek help locating missing 16-year-old boy

  08-07-2025 15:50
  
  A statement from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Tyrone Tyrell Harris was last seen on foot leaving the 8100 Block of Douglas Avenue.
  
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• Father of Manny Collins arrested in connection to teen's death

  08-07-2025 05:38
  
  Manny's body was found at the Elk River Landfill on June 28, nearly two months after he was last seen alive.
  
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• New Prague City Council approves motion to explore options to fund new police station

  08-07-2025 05:37
  
  The motion was brought forth after the council previously admitted to making a mistake when it approved funding for the project without holding a public meeting.
  
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• 9-year-old Minnesota boy survives an arrow through his brain

  08-07-2025 05:35
  
  Gus Deterding's parents call his survival "a miracle."
  
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• Minnesota natives honk car horns at Texas campground to save people from floodwaters

  08-07-2025 05:13
  
  Lyle and Sue Glenna are from the east metro and are living in Ingram, Texas.
  
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• Deadly Texas floods show how vulnerable we still are to extreme weather

  08-07-2025 02:26
  
  From a lack of local warning systems, to weather warning fatigue, there are several reasons why overnight floods were so deadly.
  
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• 2 killed in head-on collision in northern Minnesota

  08-07-2025 02:21
  
  The identities of the two people killed have not yet been released.
  
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