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Minnesota News

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Livestock killings down, but too soon to link to wolf hunt

The number of livestock and pets attacked by livestock is way down following Minnesota’s first regulated wolf hunt. But officials caution it’s too soon to tell how much of a role the hunt played in the decline.
by Dan Kraker

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Taste of Minnesota to return next year

Four years after being forced into bankruptcy A Taste of Minnesota will return to St. Paul next summer, managed by a team that includes the widow of the event’s founder. The music and food festival will be held July 3-6. The management team includes Linda Maddox, whose late husband Ron founded the festival in 1983. Maddox took steps Read more →
by Curtis Gilbert

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What is one thing the American public should takeaway from the shutdown?

On Day 1 of post-Govt shutdown, @dougmillsnyt catches return of tourists to reopened Lincoln Memorial this morning. pic.twitter.com/7SVwmZ0dJh — Mark Knoller (@markknoller) October 17, 2013 “Almost all of Minnesota’s Congressional delegation voted in favor of the bill to re-open the federal government and raise the debt ceiling. Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann was the sole no…
by Michael Olson

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Army vet offers Muslim women shelter in a storm

Army vet offers Muslim women shelter in a storm

Sisters Need A Place began informally 15 years ago as Muslim women gathered in homes around the Twin Cities to talk about life over tea and coffee. In 2004, organizers opened a permanent location for the service. Sakinah Ali Mujahid, the shelter's executive director, was honored recently by the Minnesota Humanities Commission for her achievements.
by Dan Olson

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Ramsey County domestic violence sweep leads to 12 arrests

Ramsey County domestic violence sweep leads to 12 arrests

St. Paul police Sgt. Jesse Mollner spent most of the day conducting house-to-house searches. He and a squad of police probation officers worked from a list of domestic violence suspects, warrants in hand. At one St. Paul residence, police found Ken Shaw, 55, who seemed unsurprised to see law enforcement. Police say he was charged Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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Cherryhomes gets infusion of PAC cash

Cherryhomes gets infusion of PAC cash

Deep-pocketed supporters of Minneapolis mayoral candidate Jackie Cherryhomes have a new place to send their checks. A political action committee calling itself Minneapolis Forward filed papers yesterday with Hennepin County. “This is a very competitive race and it does take money to get Jackie’s message out to voters,” committee chair Jim Bernstein wrote in response Read more →
by Curtis Gilbert

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A Minneapolis shelter for Muslim women

A Minneapolis shelter for Muslim women

The shelter has room for only a handful of women escaping abuse. Many other clients are helped through home visits or telephone counseling for a range of concerns from raising kids, to finding jobs, to housing problems.
by Dan Olson

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