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Minnesota folk and blues community unites to honor ‘Spider’ John Koerner’s life, music and legacy

Minnesota folk and blues community unites to honor ‘Spider’ John Koerner’s life, music and legacy

Charlie Parr, Paul Metsa and the Cactus Blossoms were among the local musicians who put their own twists on “Spider” John Koerner songs. The humble musician, beloved by Bonnie Raitt and Bob Dylan, died last month at 85.
by Cari Spencer

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Buoyed by hometown support, Shane Wiskus states his case at the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials

Buoyed by hometown support, Shane Wiskus states his case at the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials

Wiskus, a member of the 2020 Olympic team, said trials would be the last meet of his competitive career if he doesn’t make the five-man Olympic team that will be announced Saturday night in Minneapolis.
by The Associated Press and Kerem Yücel

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Minnesota competitors gear up as U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials begin in Minneapolis

Minnesota competitors gear up as U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials begin in Minneapolis

Suni Lee of St. Paul and Shane Wiskus of Spring Park are competing to be among the five men and five women who will go for gold at the Summer Olympics in Paris.
by Peter Cox, Kerem Yücel, Madelyn Bonkoski and Anna Haecherl

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Family holds hometown funeral for fallen Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell

Mitchell’s family and friends are holding his funeral in his hometown of New Haven, Conn. Connecticut police officers joined Minneapolis officers and police Chief Brian O’Hara for a procession Monday morning.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Minneapolis resolution passes, school focused on Native cultural education to get new home

Minneapolis resolution passes, school focused on Native cultural education to get new home

A Minneapolis elementary school dedicated to American Indian cultural education is on track to move into its own building for the first time since the school opened almost a decade and a half ago. Students’ families and school leaders are also asking the district for dedicated busing.
by Melissa Olson

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With short-term budget fix in hand, Minneapolis school board turns to long game: school closures

With short-term budget fix in hand, Minneapolis school board turns to long game: school closures

District leaders will begin walkthroughs of campuses this summer, as part of a study that will inform a school closure plan, the school board chair tells MPR News. A budget passed Tuesday relied largely on one-time funding to close a $110 million deficit.
by Cathy Wurzer, CJ Younger and Megan Burks

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Here are a few items in the proposed contract between Minneapolis and the police union

Here are a few items in the proposed contract between Minneapolis and the police union

The city of Minneapolis has released its tentative contract with the city’s police union. The agreement would give officers a substantial boost in pay in exchange for more control over staffing by the city’s police chief. 
by Jon Collins

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