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Gallery show highlights myriad cultural backgrounds in Minnesota

Architect and photographer Patricia Mutebi uses her new gallery show to illustrate the rich backgrounds of Minnesota’s immigrant and Indigenous communities. “Threads of Us: Weaving Identity and Place,” which opens Friday at Modern Day Me gallery in Minneapolis, started as an architectural prompt, to take an object of s
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Texas brothers plead guilty in $8M cryptocurrency kidnapping in MN

Two brothers from Texas pleaded guilty to charges related to a 2025 armed robbery of a family in Grant, Minn., which included the theft of more than $8 million in cryptocurrency. Prosecutors say the men held a family at gunpoint and traveled to the family's cabin before forcing the victim...
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Vadnais Heights, Minnesota, residents upset about cost of fire house construction project

In 2023, the city of Vadnais Heights priced the construction of a new fire station at roughly 19 million dollars. This past January, that cost jumped. Last month, the city council approved a 33.3 million dollar bond without letting voters decide.
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Tapestry Coffee to open second cafe in Lakeville

Tapestry Coffee will open a second location this month, taking over the former home of Donut Star in Lakeville.
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Minnesota cannabis store owners lament testing backlog

One of five cannabis testing sites in Minnesota is shutting down, citing exorbitant costs as the reason.
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I-494 overnight closures June 23-24: What drivers need to know before hitting the road

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (FOX 9) - Drivers in the Twin Cities should prepare for overnight closures on I-494 as crews work on the 12th Avenue bridge. The Minnesota Department of Transportation will close eastbound I-494 between I-35W and Highway 77 from 10 p.m. Tuesday, June 23 to 5 a.m. Wednesday, June 24. The detour will s
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Newsmakers: Plymouth Woman Named Inaugural First Lady Juneteenth Minnesota

A Plymouth woman was crowned First Lady Juneteenth Minnesota at the statewide Miss Juneteenth Minnesota pageant. Zina Alston Fizer is the first-ever winner of the age 40+ division at the annual pageant. It’s been a busy two weeks for Alston Fizer. She and eight others were crowned Juneteenth royalty on...
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Minneapolis council member pushing to save Heritage Park Apartments

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A Minneapolis council member is working to save Heritage Park Apartments, where years of neglect have left families facing unsafe living conditions. Heritage Park Apartments, built in 2006 to meet low-income housing needs in north Minneapolis, has seen conditions worsen so much that some units are
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MN Shortlist June 19-25: Juneteenth events, a burlesque exhibit, jazz fest, river bluff Shakespeare...

Three picks for celebrating Juneteenth, a summer-long plein air art competition begins in Otter Tail County, “Come From Away” at the Guthrie, the Great River Shakespeare Festival in Winona and more in this week’s MN Shortlist. ‘Every(body) Wants to Be a Showgirl’ at Rose Academy of Burlesque...
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Prayer vigil held in Edina for UW-Madison student Raja Chinnakotla after tragic death

EDINA, Minn. (FOX 9) - Community members gathered to remember a young man from Edina whose life touched many people across Minnesota. Vigil at Centennial Lakes Park honors Raja Chinnakotla. What we know:. Family, friends, and classmates gathered at Centennial Lakes Park to honor Raja Chinnakotla, who died after hitting

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