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Grant County deputy charged with felony child abuse

Small plane crash-lands in Wisconsin; no injuries

Robbinsdale city leaders give preliminary approval to tear down Terrace Theatre for new Hy-Vee store
First step to final approval by Robbinsdale City Council fraught with divisiveness.

Inver Grove Heights residents upset over South St. Paul gun range expansion
With City Council backing, the South St. Paul Rod & Gun Club will expand to add a firing shed.

Connection, not conflict, dominates National Night Out
North Minneapolis is ground zero for efforts to improve police-community relations.

Protesters causing intermittent delays on Green Line

New U.S. refugee program brings joy to families, adds fuel to debate

Minneapolis school board, new chief go back to drawing board
At their first retreat with new Superintendent Ed Graff, board members tore into their plans to improve graduation rates, test scores and other measures of academic achievement.

Federal grant will help Minnesota track Zika virus
Funds will support tracking of child birth defects that are a leading concern regarding the mosquito-borne virus.

One person shot and killed by BCA agents during Alexandria undercover operation
St. Paul police will investigate the shooting, which came during an investigation into the solicitation of minors.

Minnesotan has made local allies as he fights expulsion from Norway

U.S. Appeals Court will not reconsider Ventura decision

Liberal groups appeal voter ID ruling

Vikings executives, Goodell break ground on new practice facility in Eagan
Team will move out of Winter Park in Eden Prairie after Super Bowl in 2018.

More than 120K rides taken on Metro Transit’s A-Line in first month
More than 120,000 rides were taken on the A-Line, which runs from Rosedale Transit Center and the Metro Blue Line Station at 46th Street and Hiawatha Avenue. Service is primarily along 46th Street and Snelling Avenue.

Trucker charged in Nebraska crash that killed Twin Cities family of 5
A sixth person has died from the pileup. The Minneapolis couple were heading to training in Colorado for a missionary trip to Japan.

Authorities search for 2 victims of house fire

Driver with ‘buzz’ on charged with causing, fleeing fatal crash near Park Rapids
The victim was a member of the Minnesota Army National Guard at the time of his death.

Charges: Stranger breaks into home near Lake Calhoun, rapes sleeping woman
Police found two window screens missing and another cut, according to the criminal complaint.

Enterprise thrill ride will spin for the final time at Valleyfair

Dealer sentenced for selling fatal heroin dose that killed Hermantown nurse
The 23-year-old defendant was sentenced to six years and two months.

I-494 in South St. Paul is back open after fatal pedestrian accident

With Capitol renovation in final stretch, state’s crown jewel gleams again
Capitol’s first restoration in more than 100 years is nearing completion.

Storyteller and writer Jim Northrup has died at 73

St. Paul leaders may align many sick leave rules with Minneapolis
St. Paul may line up its proposed rules with those in Minneapolis, but some changes are contested.

Nebraska crash kills Minneapolis family of five
Missionaries in training, they were rear-ended by a semi in construction zone.

For black leaders, white allies can require a balancing act
White activists agree black voices must control the narrative

Legal tab for Prince’s estate near $2 million

Kayak sharing along Mississippi in the works
If the Minneapolis Park Board approves, the program will set up rental stations this month.

Before you bite: Here’s a list of most unhealthy restaurant meals
Some menu items have a day’s worth of calories or more.

2-alarm blaze tears through Lowry Hill home in Minneapolis
No injuries were reported in the blaze, which tore through a home in the Lowry Hill neighborhood.

Second strike looms as talks stall for Allina, nurses
A no vote could mean a second strike by Allina’s 4,800 union hospital nurses this year in a showdown over health benefits.

St. Paul woman guilty for killing boyfriend over White Castle

New bat species wings its way into Minnesota
Researchers netted the ‘evening bat’ in Arden Hills last month.

Demonstrators call for Choi to completely turn over Castile case for independent review
Ramsey County Attorney John Choi declined to meet with about 30 demonstrators gathered at his building.

The Latest: Shipyard says it quickly protected workers

Woman shot in head; vehicle riddled with bullet holes

DNR scales back manure rules after industry complaints

Public’s help still sought in decades-old killing of 2 girls

All-Star festivities come to downtown St. Paul and will bring traffic with them
St. Paul’s Lowertown promises to be an active place Monday and Tuesday as the St. Paul Saints host the American Association All-Star Game at CHS Field.

Two dead in chain-reaction crash on central Minnesota highway
The crash happened on Hwy. 23 in Foreston, Minn.

Koch network focuses on Senate, turns away from Trump

Minnesota campuses face new rules on sexual assault
Law requires new training and reporting on campuses this fall.

Lakeville man killed in tree accident