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July 15, 2013 1:19 AM

What do you think of the acquittal of George Zimmerman?

“The acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin is reverberating far beyond Florida, writes NPR’s Karen Grigsby Bates. “On Sunday, President Obama acknowledged the strong passions the verdict has incited. He asked Americans ‘to respect the call for calm reflection from two parents who lost their young son.'” Many people are…

by Michael Olson

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July 14, 2013 3:22 PM

Duluth area scenic railroad resumes service

More than a year after severe flooding in the Duluth area halted tours of a popular scenic railroad, the train is once again chugging along its tracks.

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July 13, 2013 3:00 AM

Structural problems close North Minneapolis library

Hennepin County says it’s closing a north Minneapolis library indefinitely for repairs. Structural engineers are examining Webber Park Library, 4310 Webber Parkway, after ceiling tiles began falling off a few weeks ago. The braces holding up those ceiling tiles have buckled and one wall of the building is “moving,” according to county director of property…

by Rupa Shenoy

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July 12, 2013 11:35 AM

Arson, racist graffiti mar church in north Minneapolis

Pastor Luke Swanson doesn’t know if the burglary, fire and racist graffiti at his church in north Minneapolis qualifies as a hate crime. But for him, it was “certainly a crime by someone full of hate.” Swanson spoke in front of the charred remains of the piano and other fixtures inside his Community Covenant Church,…

by Tim Nelson

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July 12, 2013 1:43 AM

How do you keep mosquitos from spoiling your outdoor life?

“No doubt about it, the mosquitoes are bad this year after a very wet spring,” writes MPR News reporter Sasha Aslanian. But exactly how bad are they? Every week, the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District sets traps and counts them. In the lab where scientists empty the traps, it seems the tables are turned on the…

by Michael Olson

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July 12, 2013 1:30 AM

Relics photo essay: Tearing down a school in Morris

For almost a decade, residents and officials in the small western Minnesota city of Morris tried to figure out a new use for the city’s former elementary school.

by Jennifer Vogel

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July 11, 2013 10:05 AM

Deadly Air Force crash in SW Minnesota remembered

On-lookers examine engine parts from the B-47 crash in 1963. (Photo courtesy of The Free Press, Mankato) A memorial will be dedicated Sunday to crew members killed in an Air Force bomber crash in southwest Minnesota 50 years ago. The ceremony is in Comfrey, a few miles from the crash site. The B-47 ‘Stratojet’…

by Mark Steil

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July 11, 2013 7:16 AM

Suspected hit-and-run driver related to Seward Market robber

The man charged earlier this week in the hit-and-run death of Jessica Hanson is related to one of the men involved in a triple murder committed a few years ago. Abdirahman Abdi Ali, 25, is the older brother of Ahmed Shire Ali. On the night of Jan. 6, 2010, Ahmed Shire Ali and Mahdi Hassan…

by Brandt Williams

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July 11, 2013 3:25 AM

Mpls. Bike Coalition presses for Minnehaha cycletrack ahead of public meetings

Hennepin County is planning a major reconstruction of Minnehaha Avenue in south Minneapolis, and planners are asking the public for advice about how to handle bicycle traffic along the busy corridor. The county has come up with two options: an off-road, two-way cycletrack like the one pictured above, or buffered bike lanes on both sides…

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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July 11, 2013 1:55 AM

What five words or phrases would you choose to describe your identity?

Through the Public Insight Network, MPR News collected the stories of over 125 Latinos in Minnesota who trace their roots back to 17 different countries. The demographics of Minnesota are changing and the growing Latino community is an important part of that change. The first wave of Latino migration to Minnesota began in the early…

by Michael Olson

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