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1 week ago | 
thebrunswicknews.com | Matt McKinney |Trey Mewes |Christa Lawler
MINNEAPOLIS - Statewide protests against the Trump administration proceeded as planned Saturday, despite a State Patrol advisory to the public not to attend the rallies "out of an abundance of caution" following the shootings of two Democratic state lawmakers. State Rep. Melissa Hortman, a former House speaker, was shot and killed along with her husband early Saturday in what Gov. Tim Walz said appeared to be a targeted act of political violence. State Sen.
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1 week ago | 
mahoningmatters.com | Matt McKinney |Trey Mewes |Christa Lawler
MINNEAPOLIS - Statewide protests against the Trump administration proceeded as planned Saturday, despite a State Patrol advisory to the public not to attend the rallies "out of an abundance of caution" following the shootings of two Democratic state lawmakers. State Rep. Melissa Hortman, a former House speaker, was shot and killed along with her husband early Saturday in what Gov. Tim Walz said appeared to be a targeted act of political violence. State Sen.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailygazette.com | Matt McKinney |Trey Mewes |Christa Lawler
MINNEAPOLIS — Statewide protests against the Trump administration proceeded as planned Saturday, despite a State Patrol advisory to the public not to attend the rallies “out of an abundance of caution” following the shootings of two Democratic state lawmakers. State Rep. Melissa Hortman, a former House speaker, was shot and killed along with her husband early Saturday in what Gov. Tim Walz said appeared to be a targeted act of political violence. State Sen.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Matt McKinney
Matt McKinney, Star TribuneJuly 30, 2024 at 2:58 PM·3 min readConvicted Apple River stabber Nicolae Miu is facing a life sentence in prison on Wednesday, if a judge in St. Croix County Circuit Court decides that the Prior Lake man deserves the maximum penalties allowed under Wisconsin law. Miu, 54, was convicted in April of killing a Stillwater high school student and stabbing four others in the 2022 attack at the popular western Wisconsin recreation area.
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Matt McKinney
Matt McKinney, Star TribuneJuly 26, 2024 at 8:55 AM·4 min readOn a recent tour around the shoreline of White Bear Lake, Mike Brooks pointed out the sections that have a bike path, celebrating each newly installed bench, wayfinding sign, or light along the way. This is the 10-mile Lake Links route, a bike path years in the making that's still some two miles short of its goal of circumnavigating the lake.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Matt McKinney
Matt McKinney, Star TribuneJuly 24, 2024 at 3:55 PM·4 min readThe city of Oak Park Heights will lose a major taxpayer in a few years when the Allen S. King power plant closes in 2028. It's also facing a massive expense after learning this year that both of its drinking water wells test above state guidelines for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). It might be possible that one of the financial hits could help kickstart a fix to the other, however.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
aol.com | Matt McKinney
A pair of well-worn Washington County bike trails will be refreshed by this fall as county public works crews address some of the worst-condition routes. The trail along Highway 12 between Stillwater and Mahtomedi and the trail along Highway 5 north of Highway 36 were identified in a study last year as having the worst pavement in the county, said Washington County public works engineer Mike Kline. The Highway 5 trail will be redone between Highway 36 and Autumn Way, south of Lily Lake Elementary.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Matt McKinney
Matt McKinney, Star TribuneUpdated July 8, 2024 at 7:08 PM·1 min readThe man who drowned July 3 in the St. Croix River at Afton State Park was Jeremey Andrew Paulson, 27, of Minneapolis, authorities said Monday. His name had been held pending notification of relatives. Paulson was a dancer and yoga instructor who had hoped to open his own dance studio, according to a GoFundMe page created to assist with memorial service. The page raised more than $11,000 of a $15,000 goal as of Monday evening.
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Matt McKinney
Matt McKinney, Star TribuneJuly 3, 2024 at 4:29 PM·1 min readA 27-year-old Minneapolis man drowned Wednesday morning in the St. Croix River near the Afton State Park Beach, officials said. He was seen swimming some 20 to 30 feet from the shoreline near the park's campground when witnesses said he disappeared from view. His name was not released Wednesday as relatives were still being notified, the Washington County Sheriff's Office said.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Matt McKinney
Matt McKinney, Star TribuneJuly 2, 2024 at 7:30 AM·5 min readThere's no other boat quite like the Dar-Ja sailing the St. Croix River, where the craft can be seen gliding along the shoreline, its twin masts outfitted with white triangles of sail billowing across the bow like a New England schooner. The sailboat that Jack Lown built in a back yard in Iowa was supposed to take him on a round-the-world voyage with three friends.
