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‘Where would America be without us?’ A community of refugees is stunned by White House limits

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The woman remembers when she first moved to the neighborhood more than 20 years ago, and the streets were full of empty storefronts and seemingly relentless poverty.…

John McCarthy November 6, 2025

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Man rapes woman walking down sidewalk because he was a virgin

VADNAIS HEIGHTS — A Minnesota man was arrested after authorities say he attacked and raped a woman who was walking on a sidewalk. Just before 8 p.m. October 28, a…

John McCarthy November 2, 2025

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Minnesota State Fair butter sculpture tradition has dairy princesses bundling up in the summer

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minnesota (AP) — It was a warm summer day but Malorie Thorson was dressed for winter as Gerry Kulzer sculpted a likeness of her head from a large…

John McCarthy August 22, 2025

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Police arrest suspect Vance Luther Boelter for Minnesota lawmakers’ shooting

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) — A massive two-day manhunt ended on Sunday with the arrest of Vance Boelter, 57, for allegedly killing a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker and her husband while posing…

John McCarthy June 16, 2025

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Accused Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter’s wife detained after traffic stop — cops find passports and weapon in car

The wife of suspected political assassin Vance Boetler is being detained and questioned after cops found a weapon, ammunition, cash and passports in her car during a traffic stop on Saturday morning,…

John McCarthy June 15, 2025

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Medicaid cuts could push more kids into unpaid family caregiving roles

ST. PAUL — High school senior Joshua Yang understands sacrifice. When he was midway through 10th grade, his mom survived a terrible car crash. But her body developed tremors, and she…

John McCarthy May 30, 2025

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American Joshua Riibe’s nightmare in Dominican Republic not over

PUNTA CANA — American student Joshua Riibe is no longer under police watch but his nightmare is not over yet and he could be stuck in the Dominician Republic for at…

John McCarthy March 22, 2025

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Joshua Riibe detained in Puerto Rico after leaving Dominican Republic!

SAN JUAN — Joshua Riibe — the college student who was declared a person of interest in the disappearance of University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki — was detained in Puerto Rico after…

John McCarthy March 20, 2025

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Joshua Riibe leaves Dominican Republic amid probe into missing spring breaker Sudiksha Konanki

SANTO DOMINGO — Joshua Riibe has left the Dominican Republic after spending almost two weeks under de facto house arrest during the investigation into a missing spring breaker. The 22-year-old…

John McCarthy March 19, 2025

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Previously unknown Vincent van Gogh painting worth $15 million bought at Minnesota garage sale for $50

Struck Gogh-ld. A newly discovered Vincent van Gogh painting worth $15 million was likely found at a dusty Minnesota garage sale — where a buyer plunked down less than $50…

John McCarthy January 29, 2025