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• The Youth Radio Project
  Selections from high school and college-age reporters, from MPR's Youth Radio Project. Presented by the series producer, Sasha Aslanian.Midday, October 28, 2009
• Group holding vigil to remember victims of prostitution-related violence
  A local social services agency will hold a candlelight vigil Tuesday night to remember women killed while involved in prostitution.October 27, 2009
• Families of U.S. hikers held in Iran release video
  The families of three Americans being held in Iran after straying across the border say new video shows they were on a harmless vacation.October 27, 2009
• Lack of services making refugee life more difficult
  New research at the University of Minnesota shows many of the refugees coming to the Twin Cities aren't getting the mental health services they need, and university researchers are searching for a way to solve that problem just as a new group of refugees arrives.October 27, 2009
• 'Free Geek' program seeks to increase computer ownership
  A new program opening next month in Minneapolis aims to help low-income people own a computer and have access to the internet.October 26, 2009
• Hennepin County holding event to educate veterans about benefits
  Hennepin County officials will hold an educational event for veterans this Saturday, aimed at providing information about health care, education and other benefits.October 23, 2009
• Minnesota veterans homes to get controversial TVs
  Thirteen flat-screen TVs that Gov. Tim Pawlenty ordered removed from a Minnesota sex offender treatment facility will wind up in veterans homes instead.October 23, 2009
• Franken's first bill--service dogs for veterans--nearly a law
  Sen. Al Franken's first piece of legislation--the Service Dogs for Veterans Act--is on its way to the White House for approval.October 23, 2009
• Minn. researchers to survey homeless population
  More than 800 volunteers will spread out across Minnesota on Thursday to survey the state's homeless population.October 22, 2009
• Twenty years on, hope lives for Jacob Wetterling
  It's been 20 years since Jerry and Patty Wetterling's son, 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling, went missing and little has changed in the case, however it has changed how law enforcement officials handle missing children cases track those who might kidnap or otherwise harm children.October 22, 2009
• Counties can now take food assistance requests by phone
  In response to a dramatic increase in the number of Minnesotans seeking food assistance, counties will now be allowed to approve requests over the phone.October 21, 2009
• Media attention taking toll on local ACORN chapters
  The Minnesota chapter of ACORN is feeling the heat brought on by the parent organization's problems.October 21, 2009
• More details emerge in Minn. men's road trip case
  The Nevada Highway Patrol today released the name of a third passenger involved in a cross-country road trip that has gotten the attention of federal agents investigating whether Minnesota men traveled to Somalia to fight in that country's ongoing conflict.October 20, 2009
• State deer herd at manageable level
  State wildlife experts say many deer hunters will have fewer targets this season because Minnesota's overall deer population has declined.October 20, 2009
• Transplanted Minnesotans may jeopardize 8th congressional seat
  Retiree Ray McGee won't be at his St. Paul home when Census forms are mailed out next year, he'll be staying at his winter home in California. Minnesota officials are concerned about where these "snowbirds" will be counted--one of Minnesota's congressional seats depends on population numbers.October 19, 2009

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