| Good afternoon. The U.S. military is lifting its ban on transgender service members. U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter told reporters today that the decision was "a matter of principle. Americans who want to serve and can meet our standards should be afforded the opportunity to compete to do so." | Full story |
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| The Minneapolis Police Department says as of now, the incident is not currently being investigated as a hate crime, but that could change. |
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| A fall ballot question will ask Minnesotans to vote on whether to remove state lawmakers' power to set their own salaries and transfer it to an independent citizen board. How come no one's talking about it? |
| Demographics give Clinton an edge. But Trump says he can break the traditional mold. An NPR analysis -- and new demographic tool -- lets you create your own path to victory for either candidate. |
| Officers called to the 2400 block of Oakland Avenue South Thursday on reports of a gunshot found the body of a man in his 20s. No arrests have been made. |
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| Court records say the body of a woman found dead in a burned mobile home after a 5-year-old girl was kidnapped from her care was tied up under a mattress before the fire was lit. |
| Minnesota's vast tallgrass prairies have been largely plowed under. Now, some conservationists are turning to cattlemen to preserve what's left. |
| Chosen for their harsh conditions and remote location the Red Lake peatlands were used as bombing, gunnery and training ranges during the 1940s and 1950s. The bombing, however, was impossible to escape for the nearby Red Lake Nation. |
| Experts say the single biggest factor in the increase is distracted driving. |
