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A Minnesotan’s story collection is climate fiction but it captures increasingly familiar reality
When Ashley Shelby of St. Paul began working on her short story collection back in 2016, she thought she was writing weird fiction about the impacts of climate change.
Man charged after 130 mph police chase that ended with fatal carjacking attempt
A Minneapolis man is facing charges of murder, attempted murder, and assault in connection with a shooting rampage Tuesday that left one man wounded and another dead in Kandiyohi County.
Minnesota Daily reporter cuffed, detained while covering campus protest
Second-year student and reporter Tyler Church was covering Monday’s afternoon’s occupation of Morrill Hall by pro-Palestinian protesters when he was apprehended and placed in flex cuffs by university police.
Protester charged with fourth-degree assault in University of Minnesota divestment occupation
Eleven people were released from the Hennepin County Jail on Wednesday following arrests at a University of Minnesota protest for divestment from Israel. Prosecutors charged a 23-year-old protester with fourth-degree assault, according to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office. 
Two city council members vie to succeed St. Cloud’s departing mayor
The mayoral race is highlighting some of St. Cloud’s most pressing challenges, including a housing crunch, a struggle to revive its downtown and a perception that the city is less safe. Both candidates talk about addressing those problems, but they differ — sometimes subtly — on how to do so.