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Lush Lounge Burglary Sparks Community Resilience
A man faces charges in a string of Twin Cities burglaries, including a brazen Lush Lounge heist where thieves stole a safe in under four minutes…
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UMN Approves Tuition Hike Amid Budget Crunch
The University of Minnesota just approved a $5.4 billion budget that includes a 3.8% tuition hike for most students — a move sparking backlash a…
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Minnesota Child Care Goes Digital
Minnesota’s child care system is getting a major upgrade: starting June 22, all CCAP-funded centers must use electronic attendance records, a mo…
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Heritage Park Housing Crisis Deepens
Heritage Park in north Minneapolis is crumbling under neglect—hundreds of repair requests ignored despite $10 million in funding over four years…
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False Report Forces Buttigieg Into Crisis
Pete Buttigieg’s life was upended when authorities raided his home over a false tip claiming he posed a danger to his children — a harrowing 24-…
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Hospice Nurses Prepare Strike
Sixty-five hospice nurses at Allina Health are preparing to strike July 6th unless a deal is reached, citing unfair labor practices and being de…
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Fifteen Hundred Beagles Find New Homes
Fifteen hundred beagles rescued from a Wisconsin lab-breeding farm are finding new lives — 33 of them, sent to Minnesota, are already thriving w…
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Jail Overtime Crisis and New Social Programs
County jails are drowning in overtime costs because staffing budgets ignore inevitable absences — a consultant’s four-year plan proposes hiring …
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Fraudster Arrested in Somalia
Federal authorities have cracked down on the largest pandemic fraud case in U.S. history, targeting Feeding Our Future—a group that allegedly st…
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Binger Center Under Fire Over Immigration Activism
A new report sparks controversy over the University of Minnesota Law School’s James H. Binger Center for New Americans, accusing it of promoting…
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