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Minneapolis Community Safety Commissioner Toddrick Barnette intends to leave at the end of the year, a decision following months of limbo about his future, after the City Council twice rejected his reappointment for a second term.

Amid limbo, Minneapolis public safety commissioner Toddrick Barnette to step down by year’s end

The former judge faced backlash from progressive council members for police budget overruns and lax supervision of violence prevention efforts.

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Convicted political assassin Vance Boelter made a bizarre request that Sen. Amy Klobuchar be compelled to testify in his case.

At first state court hearing, Vance Boelter makes unusual request that Sen. Amy Klobuchar testify

As the state of Minnesota begins its prosecution of Boelter, he spoke at length about his rights being violated while in federal custody.

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A Faribault man is charged with stealing a Flock camera, a license plate reading device that has stirred privacy concerns. Reports from around the United States have bubbled up over the past several months of drivers and others stealing or vandalizing the cameras.

Vandals hit Flock license plate cameras in Faribault, Duluth, Edina as part of national trend

A Faribault man is charged with stealing a Flock camera, a license plate reading device that has stirred privacy concerns.

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Minnesota’s statute is the first of its kind to ban nudification technology, where users manipulate photographs of fully-clothed people using AI to make them appear nude to create deepfake pornographic images and videos. bit.ly/4fLUYmD

It’s a precarious moment for people with disabilities. Some fear funding cuts, fraud fallout and other federal and state actions put their services and rights at risk.

Are disability services in Minnesota backsliding? Advocates fear being ‘pawns in political games.’

"We’re not disposable. Our lives do have value. We shouldn’t be pawns in political games,“ said Mai Thor, a longtime disability justice activist in Minnesota.

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Let’s be clear: Minneapolis is not an unsafe place to walk the streets, despite what keyboard warriors out in places like Delano want you to believe, writes columnist Eric Roper. But the corner has hosted far too much of this activity.

Roper: Reclaiming troubled Minneapolis corner is a big test for the city

A Nicollet Ave. corner has become a hub of drug dealing and violence. After federal arrests and round-the-clock policing, cops say they’re ‘not giving [it] back to these groups.’

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David Sotelo is the newest projectionist to carry on the Columbia Heights cinema’s century-old tradition of showcasing movies on 35mm and 70mm celluloid.

What it takes to screen ‘The Odyssey’ on 70mm film at the Heights Theater

With “The Odyssey” driving interest in movie theater formats, are old-school film screenings set for a revival?

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Star Tribune critics Rohan Preston and Jon Bream consider what must change, what must remain sacred and what it will take for the main character, the Kid, to not get run out of Times Square.

To make it on Broadway, ‘Purple Rain’ needs new script and new star

Our critics say a major makeover is a must for the Minneapolis-launched Prince musical to succeed in New York.

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Good Thunder’s former city clerk argued she lost her job for reporting concerns about the mayor.

Small-town whistleblower awarded more than $3 million by jury

Good Thunder’s former city clerk argued she lost her job for reporting concerns about the mayor.

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The two nights of bouts boast several of WWE’s top stars, including three from Minnesota.

Audition for WrestleMania? WWE’s SummerSlam takes over U.S. Bank Stadium this weekend

The two nights of bouts several of WWE’s top stars, including three from Minnesota.

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The U.S. Forest Service continues to ease restrictions in an area evacuated by wildfires two weeks ago.

More popular Boundary Waters entry points near Ely reopen to day use

The U.S. Forest Service continues to ease restrictions in an area evacuated by wildfires two weeks ago.

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“Is anyone else considering moving to a remote location fully off the grid just to dodge these freaking Energy Action Day phone calls,” one person opined on Reddit. “Now they feel the need to call darn near every day to tell you to turn off your AC.”

Xcel pauses alerts about reducing energy usage after customer backlash

The utility declared five Energy Action Days in July and has sent texts, emails and automated calls asking customers to conserve energy.

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St. Paul’s mayor says she intends to stay in office as she deals with an investigation she behaved inappropriately with the police chief and others in the department. Two council members worry the allegations could affect city business.

Mayor Kaohly Her allegations come at a critical moment for St. Paul

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Julie Smith-Yliniemi, a dissenting board member, said the board’s process wasn’t followed and the vote was politically motivated by four conservative board members who “planned behind our back and knew they were going to do this on Monday. So needless to say, I am still really upset.”

Detroit Lakes school leader ‘blindsided’ by vote banning LGBTQ Pride rainbows

“This big decision is made in less than an hour and then makes headlines,” said school board member Julie Smith-Yliniemi.

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State and university officials say they are not involved with the MyGender dolls at the center of the inquiry.

Trump administration targets transgender dolls not currently used in Minnesota schools

State and university officials say they are not involved with the MyGender dolls at the center of the inquiry.

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The iron foundry was previously accused of coating homes on the East Side with soot.

Northern Iron in St. Paul, facing pollution claims and a permit challenge, will close

The iron foundry was previously accused of coating homes on the East Side with soot.

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