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July 14, 2010 4:18 PM

Twin Cities population reaches nearly 2.9 million

Metropolitan Council demographer Todd Graham says the seven-county metropolitan area grew by about 9 percent, or 240,000 people, between 2000 and 2009.

by Dan Olson

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July 14, 2010 1:55 PM

Protesters removed from White Earth Indian Reservation

Tribal officials on the White Earth Indian Reservation say they've removed a small group of protesters who had been camped outside the tribe's administrative headquarters.

by Tom Robertson

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July 14, 2010 11:50 AM

Somali residents concerned, not surprised by vandalism

St. Cloud Somali residents have endured a number of racist and anti-Muslim acts in recent months. Above, a broken window in the city's only mosque, which police believe was caused by a thrown rock.

by Ambar Espinoza

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July 13, 2010 2:36 PM

3 arrested at protest at White Earth Reservation

Authorities say three people have been arrested at a protest at the headquarters of the White Earth Indian Reservation.

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July 13, 2010 6:23 AM

Protestors camp out at White Earth Reservation

A group of 50 to 60 peaceful protesters are camped out around the headquarters of the White Earth Indian Reservation in northwestern Minnesota.

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July 13, 2010 5:00 AM

Much has changed since Jacob Wetterling's abduction

He's still missing, but there's reason to hope that one day his family will know what happened.

by Ernie Allen

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July 12, 2010 2:58 PM

Hundreds of nurses picket Duluth hospitals

Several hundred nurses in red shirts picketed a pair of Duluth hospitals on Monday.

by Bob Kelleher

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July 12, 2010 5:00 AM

The next front in the nurse staffing debate: Duluth

Talks are underway in Duluth between the nurses' union and area hospitals, and nurse-to-patient ratios are at the center of the debate.

by Bob Kelleher

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July 9, 2010 5:21 PM

Director of Minn. gay rights group steps down

OutFront Minnesota says executive director Amy Johnson is leaving her post at the end of July, after a year and a half on the job.

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July 9, 2010 2:34 PM

Presbyterians: End Israel aid over settlements

Presbyterian leaders want the U.S. to end aid to Israel unless the country stops settlement expansions in disputed Palestinian territories.

by Patrick Condon, Associated Press

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