Mandy Marek, Spanish teacher who carved new paths for Hispanic students, dies at 37
She taught at Shakopee West Middle School until cancer abruptly ended her career and her life.
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Celebrities
Computer pioneer Arnold Spielberg, Steven's dad, dies at 103
Arnold Spielberg, father of filmmaker Steven Spielberg and an innovating engineer whose work helped make the personal computer possible, has died at 103.
National
Troy University names building for civil rights icon Lewis
Troy University announced Wednesday that a university building will be renamed in honor of the late Congressman John Lewis who tried unsuccessfully to attend the then-all white school in the 1950s.
Nation
Chief: Still trying to learn how 'dead' woman was alive
A suburban Detroit fire chief said Wednesday that he still can't explain why a 20-year-old woman declared dead at her home was discovered alive hours later at a funeral home.
Duluth
Mark Sertich, world's oldest hockey player, dies at 99 in Duluth
Mark Sertich was 99 when he died surrounded by family and friends in the Duluth house where he grew up and lived independently up until his last days. He skated until last month.
National
US crackdown on nonessential border travel causes long waits
A Trump administration crackdown on nonessential travel coming from Mexico amid the coronavirus pandemic has created massive bottlenecks at the border, with drivers reporting waits of up to 10 hours to get into the U.S.
National
US crackdown on nonessential border travel causes long waits
A Trump administration crackdown on nonessential travel coming from Mexico amid the coronavirus pandemic has created massive bottlenecks at the border, with drivers reporting waits of up to 10 hours to get into the U.S.
Nation
Anthony of iconic Prince spaghetti commercial dies
The Massachusetts man who as a 12-year-old boy appeared in an iconic television commercial for Prince spaghetti running through the streets of Boston's Italian North End has died.
National
Writer Gail Sheehy, author of 'Passages,' dies at 83
Gail Sheehy, the journalist, commentator and pop sociologist whose best-selling "Passages" helped millions navigate their lives from early adulthood to middle age and beyond, has died. She was 83.
Local
Sarah DeBord, cancer patient and activist, dies at 43
Sarah DeBord didn’t mind talking about poop, cancer or dying, and she was unconcerned about whether the language on her blog would be offensive to…
Music
Musician Justin Townes Earle dead at age 38
Singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, a leading performer of American roots music known for his introspective and haunting style, has died at 38.
National
Former Virginia Lt. Gov. John H. Hager dies at 83
John H. Hager, a former Virginia lieutenant governor who served from 1998 to 2002, has died at the age of 83.
Variety
Deputy believed to be first officer to die from COVID-19
A deputy with the Dane County Sheriff's Office who is believed to have contracted the coronavirus while on duty has died.
National
White House holds memorial service for president's brother
Sometimes politics gives way to the personal at the White House. It has seen 18 weddings and at least 10 people are known to have died there, including two presidents and three first ladies.
Local
Carlo Castillejos, a builder of social bridges, dies at 44
Raised in Fridley after his parents moved from their native Philippines, Castillejos had a winning smile that could disarm anyone.
Celebrities
Carol Burnett seeks to be guardian of teen grandson
Carol Burnett is seeking to become the legal guardian of her teenage grandson as his mother struggles with substance abuse.
National
Slade Gorton, former Washington US senator, dies at 92
Slade Gorton, a patrician and cerebral politician from Washington state who served as a U.S. Senate Republican leader before he was ousted by the growing Seattle-area liberal electorate in 2000, has died. He was 92.
Local
Dr. Richard Sletten, co-founder of Twin Cities Orthopedics, dies at 82
Sletten suffered a sudden heart attack and died Aug. 13 at his home in North Oaks.
National
Guatemalan man seeking asylum drowns along US-Mexico border
A Guatemalan man who had been living in a makeshift migrant camp while waiting to petition the U.S. government for asylum drowned in the Rio Grande near Brownsville, Texas, aid workers said Wednesday.
West Metro
Daniel Novak Jr., who photographed everything from war to weddings, dies at age 96
When he got back to the Twin Cities, he started the Novak Photo Studio on Broadway in Minneapolis in addition to owning a studio on Nicollet Mall.
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