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Trump again asks Supreme Court to allow USPS plan to restrict mail-in voting
The Trump administration again asked the Supreme Court to allow the U.S. Postal Service's plan to restrict mail-in votin...
Excess nutrients can lie dormant in soil for years
U.S. Geological Survey researchers developed models to better understand the timing and sources contributing to nutrient...
Flock cameras draw opposition from across the political spectrum
As political races heat up heading into the midterms, candidates from both parties are increasingly joining the fray to ...
Sanitation workers spearhead trash awareness as fair
There has to be somewhere all that waste goes at the fair. Cue: the unsung hero of sanitation workers. Two workers say t...
Minnesota artists struggle to keep creating as costs rise
While wages statewide have largely kept pace with inflation, artists say rising material costs and cautious consumer spe...
Winona paid $128K ransom after January cyberattack
Government entities aren’t the only ones experiencing these incidents, but state and local governments have become lucra...
U.S. hits Iranian oil tankers, and other key Mideast developments
The U.S. military has hit three Iranian oil tankers after accusing Iran of targeting its warships. Meanwhile, the U.S. a...
Voters are fed up with data centers. Both parties are trying to cash in for midterms
Democrats and Republicans have found common ground in this campaign season. Both parties have poured millions into ads a...
Minnesota food influencers State Fair picks
When it comes to fair food, opinions are wide. These influencers tried multiple bites at the fair sharing their favorite...
Shallow water at landings creating hazard for boaters
At many public accesses, more of the boat ramp’s planks are above the water line than they normally are. That makes it m...
Native American publication turns to its next chapter
The Circle, founded at the Minneapolis American Indian Center in 1980, announced key changes to its structure earlier th...
National firefighting team prepares to leave Minnesota
On Monday, command of the firefighting effort in the Boundary Waters will be transferred back to the Superior National F...
Feds: No 'immigration enforcement' while surveilling
During a remote hearing held Friday, attorneys presented arguments over a motion to hold the government in contempt for ...
Advocates call for gun restrictions after Mpls shooting
Hospital workers say they’re exhausted by responding to gun violence. Advocates and legislators plan to push for more gu...
ICE agent indictment includes new details
A federal indictment unsealed Friday includes new details about a shooting in which an ICE agent wounded a young Venezue...
What impact closing 2 clinics means for St. Paul health
St. Paul patients finally found accessible healthcare. Then the clinic closed....
Judge won’t halt Minnesota anti-nudification app law
As a lawsuit by xAI proceeds, Minnesota will be able to enforce a law that permits fines against tech companies that ena...
Prosecutors seek 5-year sentence for Justin Eichorn
The sentence that federal prosecutors are seeking goes beyond the sentencing guidelines, which call for the former state...
Crop artist speaks out after '8647' piece harassment
Tamara Sawyer told MPR News that her viral “8647” crop art submission meant “Impeach Trump… I don't want him dead.” She ...
WNBA commissioner to retire in December
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is retiring at the end the year, bringing to a close her seven-plus years at the helm ...
Minnesota Gophers breeze by Eastern Illinois 59-7
Javon Tracy set Minnesota's single-game record with two punt return touchdowns in the season opener against Eastern Illi...
Fair's All-You-Can-Drink Milk stand remains favorite
When the stand first opened in 1955, it charged 10 cents for a bottomless 12 oz cup of milk. The booth sells hundreds of...
How will Minnesota's drought conditions affect fall colors this year?
There are clear impacts of drought, such as poor crops and increased fire danger. But the affect that drought has on Min...
MN is losing birthing centers faster than most states
Minnesota is one of only eight states that lost more than 20 percent of hospital-based labor and delivery units since 20...
MN Shortlist Sept. 4–10: Nina Simone, Penumbra
The first artist-in-residence at northern Minnesota’s national monument, a civil rights era musical play at Pillsbury Ho...
ICE officer charged with lying turns self in
The federal charges follow Castro's release from jail last week after Texas’ governor refused to immediately sign an ext...
Winona-Rochester survivors of abuse win $30M settlement
145 people who were sexually abused by Catholic clergy and staff in the Diocese of Winona-Rochester will be paid $30 mil...
Suspected shooter at Minneapolis apartment complex was getting evicted
According to court records, Loring Towers, now known as Shoreline Plaza, filed an eviction complaint against Carlton Joh...
Minnesota State Fair forecast: Stray storms, high heat
Thursday brings hot, humid conditions near 90 degrees with scattered midday showers and increasing cloud cover later in ...
Investigation continues into deadly mass shooting at Minneapolis apartment building
The shooting in a Minneapolis apartment building left three people dead and several others injured, including three poli...
Secretary of State slams USPS mail voting proposal
State officials say a federal proposal to restrict mail-in voting could disenfranchise voters and be costly for states,....
Federal judge considers whether to extend ban against U.S. Postal Service mail voting changes
U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani is deciding whether to extend her temporary prohibition on the proposed regulat...
ICE officer charged with lying regarding shooting man
Federal prosecutors have charged a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer with lying to investigators about th...
Ancient rocks at the Minnesota State Fair
Right in front of the entrance of the International Bazaar is a collection of international artifacts embedded in concre...
Gloria Steinem, a potent voice of US feminism and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, has died
Gloria Steinem, the most visible symbol and potent voice of the U.S. women's movement in the '60s and '70s and a fierce ...
Hmong corndogs, cheese curd lumpia: Minnesota State Fair expands menu with global fusions
Among this year’s new food hits at the fair are more international foods — and some that borrow from the fair’s on-a-sti...
Why are there federal agents at the State Fair?
Minnesota State Fair officials say the people wearing Homeland Security uniforms are Transportation Security Administrat...
Math teacher hopes hustle, political mood add up to win
Rochester math teacher Jake Johnson is waging a stiff challenge to Republican incumbent Rep. Brad Finstad. Johnson has g...
How the Minnesota State Fair launched a culinary icon
Beatrice Ojakangas, 92, who won blue ribbons at the fair as a teen, went on to write more than 30 cookbooks, hobnob with...
Art Hounds: A 4-H State Fair musical, maximalist Latinx art, and landscape paintings to make you look up
Art Hounds recommend the 4-H musical at the state fair, a maximalist Latinx visual arts exhibit, and landscape paintings...
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