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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The head of St. Paul's police union says some demonstrators were "vile" during weeks of protests outside the governor's mansion.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hundreds of educators and community activists marched in downtown Minneapolis to protest the shooting death of a black man by a police officer earlier this month.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — St. Paul police say they've reopened the avenue in front of Minnesota's official Governor's Residence, which had been shut by protesters since shortly after a suburban police officer fatally shot a black man.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A St. Paul police officer is apologizing for a post he made on Facebook urging drivers to run over protesters who rallied against the police killings of two black men in the Twin Cities last year.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police say five people have been shot near the site of an ongoing protest over the fatal shooting of a black man by a police officer.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Demonstrators blocked traffic on a busy highway in north Minneapolis to protest the police shooting of a black man over the weekend.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A handful of demonstrators remain camped outside a Minneapolis precinct station Monday morning as the investigation continues into the shooting by a police officer of a black man suspected in an assault.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Hundreds of abortion opponents have rallied outside the home of Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, calling for the state to investigate Planned Parenthood.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Several hundred demonstrators have held a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest outside the gates of the Minnesota State Fair.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A group called Black Lives Matter St. Paul says it plans a rally to disrupt operations at the Minnesota State Fair.

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) —A group of several hundred protesters gathered Wednesday outside the office of a suburban Minneapolis dentist who killed a protected lion in Zimbabwe.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The activities director and dance team coaches at Lakeville South High School have been disciplined over a public protest at the state dance tournament.

St. Cloud officials meet with Somali students over treatment ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — St. Cloud school officials have met with Somali parents, community elders and students after Somali-American students walked out to protest their treatment.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Fairbault Emerald dance team won the state Class 3A high kick dance championship but other teams say the winners copied the choreography.