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Woman’s kayaking hobby brings delight, discovery at 106
Pat Marble, just a few weeks shy of 107, still spends her summers at the family lake house in Northome, about four and a half hours north of the Twin Cities where she lives. At the lake, she sleeps on the porch, and says she doesn’t do much housework anymore. But she has picked up a new hobby: kayaking.
Minneapolis moves forward on ordinance aimed at employers who fail to pay
A Minneapolis City Council committee has approved a measure to crack down on employers who fail to pay workers wages they’re owed.
Controversial program boosts funding for scarce public housing
Critics accuse Minneapolis officials of selling out low-income residents of public housing through a new program that seeks revenue from private investors. But the program will pay for apartment renovations and not change control of the dwellings.
Republicans deny report GOP looking to circumvent Evers
The Wisconsin Legislature's top Republicans denied a report Monday that their party is working to circumvent Democratic Gov. Tony Evers when redrawing political boundary lines in 2021.
Barr changes asylum rules, limits family endangerment claims
Attorney General Barr says Congress never intended for asylum seekers to include family members as part of a "particular social group" eligible for protection.
As Trump dives into racial politics, suburban women recoil
In more than three dozen interviews by The Associated Press with women in critical suburbs, nearly all expressed dismay — or worse — at President Trump's racially polarizing insults and what was often described as unpresidential treatment of people.
5 dead, 2 injured in residential shootings in Wisconsin
A shooter killed three family members at a home in a small Wisconsin town, then went to a residence in a nearby community and opened fire on more people, sheriff's officials said Monday.
Woman who died in horse accident identified
Authorities have identified the North Dakota woman who died after she was dragged by a horse in western Minnesota.
Officers shoots, wounds person in Moose Lake
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says a police officer has shot and wounded a person while serving a warrant in Moose Lake.
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