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Story Of Fight For Minnesota Marriage Equality Set To Be A Movie — With Your Help! 22 Aug 2013 | 09:01 pm
The power of storytelling is the focus of a movie The UpTake is making about Minnesota's marriage equality battle.
VIDEO: East Side St Paul Neighbors Confront City Officials on Safety 22 Aug 2013 | 02:54 am
Hundreds of residents of St. Paul’s Payne-Phalen neighborhood confronted city officials last Thursday — including Mayor Chris Coleman and top police commanders — about concerns over gang activity, a r...
Occupy Homes Helps Defend Two Minneapolis Families From Foreclosure 21 Aug 2013 | 06:34 pm
A hundred or more community members marched Monday on Minneapolis City Hall and Chase Bank to demand fair negotiations for Sergio Ceballos and Jaymie Kelly, two south Minneapolis neighbors fighting fo...
ENCORE: Community Forum: What Is The Future Of The Minnesota Orchestra? 21 Aug 2013 | 12:34 am
It's musicians remained locked out over a contract dispute. So what is the Minnesota Orchestra's future? A group called "Orchestrate Excellence" attempts to answer that question in a community forum.
Replay: Capitol Gun Security Debate Rages At Snail’s Pace 20 Aug 2013 | 06:24 pm
Minnesota is one of only 12 or 13 states that allows guns to be carried by the public in the state's Capitol. Minnesota gun carriers must have a permit to carry a gun and notify the state.
“Justice For Terrance Franklin” Protest Fizzles As Activists Divide, Debate 20 Aug 2013 | 02:05 am
A rally to promote solidarity and a demand for police accountability at the Hennepin County Government Center plaza Saturday instead split into factions that divided and diluted a protest.
“Justice For Terrance Franklin” Protesters Press Demands As Grand Jury Looms 16 Aug 2013 | 09:04 pm
Tensions around the Minneapolis police shooting of Terrance Franklin, a 22-year-old black man and father, continue to rise as community activists demand a full accounting and the Hennepin County attor...
Capitol Gun Safety Discussion Begins, Ends In Confusion, Disagreement. Is Paymar Out? 15 Aug 2013 | 06:36 am
Story for The UpTake by Kathryn Nelson and Nick Coleman The Minnesota State Patrol does not always verify that gun owners have valid permits to carry handguns before they are added to a list of gun ow...
Armed Mercenaries Returning to Wisconsin Woods — Legally, This Time 14 Aug 2013 | 12:41 am
Mercenary-style guards carrying assault weapons will return to the north woods of WIsconsin after an Arizona-based security firm received proper permits to operate in Wisconsin. Last month, the heavil...
Nudity Raises Its Ugly Head, Annoys Fully-Clothed Critics 13 Aug 2013 | 01:18 am
Some conservatives have gone starkers about a Minnesota Fringe Festival play that featured nudity, objecting to a Minnesota State Arts Board grant of $61,242 to the Festival -- a whopping $347.97 per ...
