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Simone Biles moves closer to 3rd Olympic trip as injuries mount behind her at U.S. trials
Simone Biles is four rotations away from a third trip to the Olympics. The list of contenders hoping to join her in Paris is thinning quickly. Biles had little trouble sprinting to the lead at the U.S. Olympic trials. 
At Paralympic swim trials in Minneapolis, the friendships are as fierce as the competition  
Team USA is holding its Paralympic Swimming Trials at the University of Minnesota this weekend. Among the competitors are Mallory Weggemann of Eagan, Natalie Sims of Edina and Summer Schmit of Stillwater. 
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.
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.
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.
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.