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AM.MN: Triple murder tempers talk of drop in Minneapolis crime rate

By Chris Steller | 01.07.10 | 8:00 am

The murders of three men Wednesday in an apparent robbery attempt at a Somali-owned South Minneapolis corner store are sure to temper discussion of declining rates of homicide and other violent crimes — particularly at a…

Minnesota’s North Woods … soon with 30 percent less haze!

By Chris Steller | 12.15.09 | 3:19 pm

The skies over Northern Minnesota’s signature natural areas will get 30 percent clearer — by 2018 — under new rules approved today by a 7-1 vote of the state Pollution Control Agency board.