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Twin Cities

Roof Depot project faces new hurdle as state funding fails

Roof Depot project faces new hurdle as state funding fails

Amid Sunday’s frenzied end to the legislative session, several development projects around the state ended up without state funding they had anticipated. One of those was the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute (EPNI), making for a new hurdle in the years-in-the-making community project.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Twin Cities rank among nation’s top park systems

Twin Cities rank among nation’s top park systems

Residents of St. Paul and Minneapolis have some of the best park access in the country, according to the Trust for Public Land’s 2024 rankings. Minneapolis ranked second, and St. Paul third, behind only Washington, D.C.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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‘The Minneapolis Reckoning:’ New book traces the city’s journey to the brink of police reform

‘The Minneapolis Reckoning:’ New book traces the city’s journey to the brink of police reform

Four years ago this week, a movement to defund and abolish the Minneapolis Police Department ignited across the city and the world. In those four years since George Floyd’s murder, everything — and nothing — has changed.
by Angela Davis and Gretchen Brown

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The state of activism in Minnesota 4 years since George Floyd’s murder

The state of activism in Minnesota 4 years since George Floyd’s murder

Saturday will mark four years since Floyd’s death. Each day this week on Minnesota Now, we look at a different impact. On Tuesday, the focus is activism and the grassroots work that continues years after the uprising.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Critical DMs: The arts team critiques the smell of Horace the corpse flower

Critical DMs: The arts team critiques the smell of Horace the corpse flower

The MPR News arts team discuss the strong, pungent smell of the yet-to-bloom corpse flower at the Como Zoo and Conservatory, comparing it to sour cheese, garlic and sweaty feet, while exploring fragrance terminology and the flower’s impact on visitors.
by Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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Lawsuit: Woman alleges Chauvin also kneeled on her months before George Floyd’s murder

Lawsuit: Woman alleges Chauvin also kneeled on her months before George Floyd’s murder

A lawsuit filed in federal court Tuesday alleges then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and a partner used excessive force that was similar to that used in the murder of George Floyd later that same year.
by Peter Cox and Brandt Williams

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Multiple strong tornadoes possible through Tuesday evening

Multiple strong tornadoes possible through Tuesday evening

A tornado watch is in effect for most of southeastern Minnesota and includes the southern Twin Cities counties of Carver, Scott and Dakota. The watch is designated as a “particularly dangerous situation.” That means the threat of violent EF2 to EF5 long-track tornadoes exists.
by Paul Huttner

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