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A group of metro area school districts could face a big cost to dissolve a decades-old technology collaborative that's accumulated millions of dollars in debt. They find out Wednesday how much it might cost. | Teens and tech: For underprivileged teens, tech center offers chance to build critical skills

Authorities say a black bear that attacked three people in northern Minnesota has been killed.

Minneapolis' police chief said law enforcement personnel were interviewing Marcus Fischer, but left him alone in a room. Fischer then began to hurt himself with a knife.

The expected shutdown of the McNally Smith College of Music caught students, faculty, staff and many others by surprise, and has left them wondering about payrolls that haven't been met, advance tuition payments that have been made and other financial matters.

Over 40 years of study, the size of the Isle Royale moose skulls had shrunk by 16 percent, even as the moose population on the Lake Superior island flourished.

As part of the celebration of MPR's 50th anniversary, we gathered 50 images from the work of our news and music services award-winning photographers and regional freelancers, to show what makes Minnesota special. | MPR turns 50