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October 29, 2019 7:33 PM

TSA plans to close airport hotel checkpoint in November, citing staffing concerns

The Transportation Security Administration said the checkpoint in the InterContinental Hotel’s skyway will close Nov. 18. Federal Security Director Clifford Van Leuven said the number of passengers going through the checkpoint “does not justify continued deployment of TSA staff.”

by MPR News Staff

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October 29, 2019 4:12 PM

Innocence Lost: From inside and outside CTC, friends gather to support abuse survivors

A group called Standing with CTC Survivors organized in response to the theater’s treatment of former students who were abused in decades past.

by Marianne Combs

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October 29, 2019 3:05 PM

Idled Water Gremlin workers push to reopen plant

Employees prodded state officials to reopen the Water Gremlin plant in White Bear Township, a day after the state shut down operations because of high lead levels in the children of some workers.

by Tim Nelson

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October 29, 2019 2:14 PM

Chronic wasting fears rise as deer disposal plan unravels

The contractor in charge of emptying special dumpsters in areas where the disease has been found is backing out. State officials worry more hunters will leave bones in the woods where the disease can spread to other deer.

by John Enger

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October 29, 2019 12:57 PM

What’s on your ballot? Getting ready to vote next Tuesday

Election day is coming up fast. From city council and school board races to school referendums and the debate over trash collection in St. Paul it should be an interesting Nov. 5.

by Julie Siple, Manda Lillie, Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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October 29, 2019 10:05 AM

One 4-year-old’s very Minnesota Halloween costume: The Edmund Fitzgerald

Peggy Ryan loves making Halloween costumes. Her 4-year-old grandson loves ships and shipwrecks and asked grandma to transform him into the Edmund Fitzgerald. The result: a Halloween masterpiece.

by Tracy Mumford

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October 29, 2019 9:32 AM

Audit: ‘Troubling dysfunction’ at DHS led to overpayments to tribes

Mistakes made by the Department of Human Services over the last decade resulted in $29 million in improper payments and “serious financial and legal problems for the state,” according to a report released Tuesday by the Office of the Legislative Auditor.

by Briana Bierschbach

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October 29, 2019 4:41 AM

Peregrine falcons outlive the power plants that once saved them

Nesting boxes on power plants and skyscrapers have helped bring peregrine falcons back to Minnesota. But some of these urban homes are now coming down as part of a transition toward cleaner energy sources.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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October 28, 2019 6:12 PM

100 years ago, a Minnesota congressman's law passed, and Prohibition really began

Andrew Volstead, then chair of the House Judiciary Committee, wrote the law and relished the results.

by Tim Nelson

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October 28, 2019 6:00 PM

Two St. Paul killings spark community meetings, calls for prevention

The deaths of two people in St. Paul Sunday have pushed the number of homicides to 26 in the capital city — a level not seen in more than two decades.

by Brandt Williams

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