Derek Sidian recaps this week’s biggest local news stories.
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Bemidji novelist Dennis E. Staples aims to make the North Woods scary with new book
Red Lake Band member Dennis E. Staples won national acclaim for his first book “This Town Sleeps.” Now he’s back with a second novel “Passing Through A Prairie Country.” It’s a tale that mixes horror and dark fanta...
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'Nobody likes them': Spending cuts included in House, Senate budget blueprints
The targets kick off more serious debate at the Capitol about Minnesota’s next two-year state budget.
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The Indian Child Welfare Act is before the Minnesota Supreme Court again. Here's why
Martin County foster parents are getting another audience in front of the Minnesota Supreme Court after arguing last fall that the nearly 50-year-old law is unconstitutional. They say they should be allowed to adopt two Native children after they wer...
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MPD still working through monitor's first year goals to speed up complaint backlog, finalize policies
It’s been one year since an independent monitor began overseeing the Minneapolis Police Department’s efforts to comply with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights settlement agreement. Both the monitor and head of the state’s huma...
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