Gun sales and carry permit requests on the rise in Minn.
Some local gun sellers say last week's mass shooting in Connecticut has prompted customers to buy guns for personal safety as well as protection against possible future gun restrictions.
Southwest Light Rail design contracts go to two firms
The Met Council today approved two firms for engineering and design work on the planned Southwest Light Rail line. A former frontrunner for the contract, URS Corp., was not one of them.
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Gun sales and carry permit requests on the rise in Minn.
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The U.S. Department of the Interior plans to spend $1.9 billion to clean up decades of mismanagement of Indian land.
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We asked Minnesota teachers in MPR's Public Insight Network to share their thoughts following the school shooting in Connecticut on Friday.More Education news
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