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The group Black Lives Matter says it will disrupt a large ice cross race event in St. Paul if a police officer isn't fired.

A teenage driver has admitted to texting before slamming into a van and killing a father and his 10-year-old daughter in Sherburne County.

House Democrats say more funding is needed to combat terror recruiting in Minnesota. The large Somali community in Minneapolis has made it a primary target for terrorism recruitment - and the federal government's anti-terrorism efforts.

Two people were arrested during a drug bust in Pipestone on Thursday morning. The Pipestone County Sheriff's Office says Benjamin Walker and Jennifer Underwood were arrested by the Buffalo Ridge Drug Task Force.

Here's another example of Minnesota nice. Accoring to a new study: Minnesotans are the most patient while on the phone. Analysts from the Marchex Institute studied more than 4 million phone calls placed from consumers to business from 2013-2015.

The Minnesota-North Dakota Better Business Bureau has released a list of the top 10 industries for consumer complaints last year. The BBB received just shy of 23,000 complaints in 2015, down slightly from the previous year.

Last week we told you about students at a St. Paul elementary school who won't be exchanging valentines or candy this year. Locally, St. Cloud area schools still allow students to exchange cards on Valentine's Day. However, District spokeswoman Tami DeLand says the card giving is not focused on the holiday in an effort to include students of all cultures.

An Annandale foster home had its license revoked last Friday, after evidence of drug use was allegedly found in the building. Rita Rudnitski Adult Foster Care is in the 14,000 Block of State Highway 24. It's a two-story home in a rural area.

When St. John's Abbey released files on its 18 monks accused of sexually abusing minors, it also published some personal details about at least two victims.

The first case of Zika virus has been confirmed in Minnesota for this year. The Minnesota Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a case of the virus in an Anoka County woman in her 60s.