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June 28, 2013 8:00 AM

High-rise dorms at MSU-Mankato to be imploded

UPDATE: Watch the Gage Towers implosion over at On Campus. The Gage Residence Community has been a fixture on the Minnesota State University – Mankato campus for nearly half a century, but on Saturday, it will come crumbling down in just a few seconds. The two, 12-story towers will be demolished at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, following…

by Elizabeth Baier

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June 28, 2013 6:00 AM

Women leading on the football field

Hmong American women flag football players will compete against other teams for the first time this year, during the 33rd annual Hmong Freedom Celebration on July 6th and 7th. In a culture that places a high value on women learning to be good wives and mothers, these young women see football as a character building activity.

by Dan Olson

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June 28, 2013 4:08 AM

Pride, Twins and Tom Petty to draw thousands to downtown Mpls. this weekend

The Twin Cities Pride Festival, the Minnesota Twins and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will draw thousands of people to downtown Minneapolis this weekend. City officials are urging people to use public transit for the events, and light rail trains will have three cars during the events to accommodate more riders. On Saturday, the end…

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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June 28, 2013 3:39 AM

What’s most important to you when it comes to immigration reform?

The U.S. Senate passed an immigration reform bill yesterday 68-32. The House will now take up the issue, but Republican leaders have made it clear they will draft their own version of the bill. The Senate bill includes a 13-year path to citizenship for immigrants living in the country illegally, new visa programs, as well…

by Molly Bloom

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June 27, 2013 11:00 PM

No criminal charges in more than a dozen officer-related deaths

The Minneapolis police department’s investigation into the officer-involved shooting death of Terrance Franklin on May 10 has been sent to a Hennepin County grand jury for review. According to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, since 2000, there have been at least 17 deaths stemming from the actions of Minneapolis police officers. In all these cases,…

by Brandt Williams

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June 27, 2013 10:34 AM

Minnesotans volunteer to crack code on cancer

The American Cancer Society held its final batch of enrollment events around the Twin Cities today, and snagged well over the 2,000 volunteers it was seeking for CPS-3, its third Cancer Prevention Study. For the next 20 years, 300,000 volunteers around the country will give cancer researchers reams of data. Today, I enrolled. Perrie H.…

by Sasha Aslanian

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June 27, 2013 9:17 AM

Duluth reopens another flood-damaged bridge

One of the last remaining damaged bridges from last year's devastating flooding in Duluth was reopened today - a year and a week after up to 10 inches of rain fell across the region, ripping up infrastructure and drowning hundreds of basements.

by Dan Kraker

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June 27, 2013 3:30 AM

How are your student loan payments affecting your finances?

A bipartisan group of senators has announced a proposal to prevent a doubling of the interest rate on certain federal student loans, an increase that would affect seven million college students in the coming school year. Student loan debt is a burden for many, the total surpassing $1 trillion earlier this year. Today’s Question: How…

by Molly Bloom

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June 26, 2013 11:00 PM

5 things to do in Stillwater, Minn.

The water may be still. The town is anything but. A perennially popular tourist destination, Stillwater, tucked along the banks of the St. Croix River, has about 18,000 residents – which is also approximately the number of people waiting in line at Nelson’s Ice Cream. The city’s most famous feature, the Stillwater Lift Bridge, opened in…

by Mary Armstrong

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June 26, 2013 12:23 PM

Fried, frozen, battered or bacon-wrapped; 47 new food items at Minnesota State Fair

Nearly four dozen new foods are being added to this year’s Minnesota State Fair. The additions announced Wednesday include bacon-wrapped grilled shrimp on a stick, Cajun pork rinds, peanut butter and jelly malts, and pork belly sliders, made with thickly cut bacon. Selections also include chocolate chili ice cream, deep-fried bread pudding and deep-fried olives,…

by Tim Nelson

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