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With Anthony Edwards, Minnesota is among the teams that could add to NBA's parity era
Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves is determined to lead his team to an NBA championship. He believes in willpower over hope. The NBA has seen eight different champions in the last eight ye...
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Trump signals his embattled press secretary is on the way out
President Donald Trump has suggested that his newly minted press secretary might not stay on the job much longer. Trump said on Friday he told Katie Zacharia that she didn’t have to do this job and th...
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Campaign ads blame Somalis for fraud, violence
Some campaign ads are targeting Minnesota’s Somali community and linking the group to fraud in the state....
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FBI investigate letters with 'suspicious substances'
Federal authorities are investigating letters with “suspicious substances” that have been mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide. Authorities are urging recipients to treat the letter...
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Grandmother, daughters and grandson among 6 victims who died in a Wisconsin plane crash
Family members say a grandmother, two of her adult daughters and her grandson were among the six people who died when a small plane crashed in Wisconsin after flying in a thunderstorm....
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Teen shooter kills 4 at Oregon elementary school before being shot by a witness
Authorities say a 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, killing three children and a teacher. He was shot by a person at the scene who pursued him into the school....
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Brewers sweep the Dodgers in the NLCS to reach the World Series for the first time since 1982
Garrett Mitchell hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth inning, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-4 comeback win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series....
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MPR News hosts Senate debate between Flanagan, Tafoya
Democratic nominee Peggy Flanagan and Republican nominee Michele Tafoya appear at noon Friday in their only scheduled debate of a campaign....
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Minnesota seniors face tough choices for health plans
Nearly 390,000 Minnesotans received notices this month that their Medicare Advantage plans would be discontinued next year, leading them to reconsider their coverage....
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Minnesota lost jobs last month, wages fell this year
Minnesota lost 4,600 jobs last month and the unemployment rate ticked up. Over the last year, wages stayed flat as inflation ate into workers’ purchasing power....
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St. Cloud races could decide who controls Legislature
The mixed politics of St. Cloud-area voters have led to some razor-thin outcomes in past elections. And it makes the area a target for campaign spending....
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Sam Zimmerman paints his North Shore roots
A collection of paintings and stories by Sam Zimmerman captures memories of life in northern Minnesota. His new book, "Walking my Ancestor's Path," pairs those paintings with stories in English and Oj...
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MN Shortlist: Film, swing and spooky reads
The 17th annual Twin Cities Film Festival, a dance-big-band-theater event that reflects the U.S. incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, “Beyond Materialism” at the Walker Art Center ...
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5 believed dead in Ore. elementary school shooting
A Bend police spokesperson confirmed the suspect is dead. It wasn’t clear if the suspect was included among the five....
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Measles cases growing in Todd and Fillmore counties
State health officials said the median age of those who have fallen ill is about 7 years old. No one has been hospitalized in Minnesota due to measles this year, but some people have had to seek emerg...
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Possible space debris found in Stevens County cornfield
Authorities are working to identify and remove an 11-foot-wide metallic object believed to be space debris found in a Stevens County cornfield....
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Voting in Minnesota is safe and easy. Here are your options
Minnesota has many options for voters concerned about their safety at polling places or who struggle with language or other challenges that might keep them out of the voting booth on Nov. 3. Here’s a ...
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Minneapolis City Council fails to override mayoral veto of autonomous rideshare rules
After the vote failed, backers of the rules on robotaxis said they’ll make another attempt to regulate the industry in Minneapolis....
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Trump, after bipartisan backlash, says Pentagon won't livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter
President Donald Trump has announced the Pentagon will no longer livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan. The decision comes after bipartisan criticism and Vice President JD Va...
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Summit Brewing avoids foreclosure, finds new lender
One of Minnesota’s largest brewers announced Thursday it has reached an agreement with it’s lender, BMO Bank, to avoid a potential foreclosure. The brewery CEO did not identify the new lender....
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Report: PFAS are pervasive in Minnesota waterways
PFAS are known for being extremely durable and tend to accumulate in the environment and the human body. The report says once in rivers and streams, they pose a risk to drinking water, fish and wildli...
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Western Wisconsin warehouse owner among the 6 people killed in Wisconsin plane crash
A prominent local warehouse owner died along with five other people when the plane he owned crashed in Wisconsin after ice built up on the wings during a thunderstorm....
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New Ulm's public library feeds minds and now, stomachs
A new community fridge and freezer recently installed at the New Ulm Public Library is helping combat food insecurity amid a rise in demand for food assistance. The library’s big freezer and large fri...
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Video: Tafoya on her shift from TV sports to politics
Michele Tafoya made her name in TV sports media. She’s trying to translate that into a political win in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race....
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Minn. State approves shifting funds to universities
Minnesota State officials said the funding shift is needed as a temporary solution while they work on a plan to realign the entire system of colleges and universities....
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Education Secretary McMahon defends cuts in Minn. visit
President Trump’s Education Secretary Linda McMahon visited Rochester Wednesday to boost community college and technical education programs and to promote the administration’s effort to slash the fede...
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Suburban Senate races could flip majority
With Capitol control on the line this fall, there are a few competitive state Senate contests gaining the most attention and party resources. Two races will pit first-term senators against their oppon...
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What does gang activity look like in the Twin Cities?
Recent shootings have put renewed attention on gangs in the Twin Cities, especially what law enforcement leaders are calling “Somali gangs.” Here’s what we’ve learned about who’s in these gangs, what ...
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St. Paul pushes for regulating driverless vehicles
St. Paul City Council members are joining Minneapolis in the push for regulating driverless rideshare vehicles, like Waymo and Tesla Robotaxi, but with a different approach. Council president Rebecca ...
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Non-major party candidates vie for U.S. Senate seat
The U.S. Senate race in Minnesota has candidates from the two major parties campaigning hard to win the seat, but there are also three candidates without major party backing on the ballot....
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St. Paul Art Crawl, dreamlike ceramics, mental health
The Art Hounds recommend the St. Paul Art Crawl, a retrospective of Jim Grittner’s ceramics in Duluth and a documentary screening in Fergus Falls about Minnesota’s mental health institutions....
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Luther Seminary moving to new location in Minneapolis
The seminary had announced last year that it was planning to sell its longtime campus in St. Paul’s St. Anthony Park neighborhood. School officials said that campus no longer served the seminary’s mis...
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Rep. Ilhan Omar's phone seized, relatives subpoenaed
The subpoenas were issued for a grand jury collecting evidence in Minnesota as federal authorities probe potential fraud in Omar's immigration paperwork. The investigation led to federal agents search...
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Pope Leo is eating, celebrating Mass and walking after cancer surgery, but trip is in question
The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV has celebrated Mass in a special room set up for him at the hospital after cancer surgery. The Vatican says Leo celebrated along with his secretaries on Wednesday afterno...
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Pilot reported ice building up on the wings before Wisconsin crash that killed 6
Six people, including a child, died in a plane crash in Wisconsin. Authorities say the pilot reported ice building up on the wings during a thunderstorm. The single-engine plane was traveling from Ken...
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Minneapolis council considers cutting safety office
Mayor Jacob Frey originally proposed the oversight office after a progressive vision to replace city police with a safety department was rejected by voters in 2021....
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Minneapolis Public Schools backs off school closure plan
Minneapolis Public Schools leaders voted to avoid any school closures for the 2027-28 school year. In addition, board members committed to discuss enrollment growth strategies, early childhood enrollm...
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Feds say takeover of Red Lake child welfare program was due to pattern of inaction
An official letter from the federal government alleges years of inaction by the Red Lake Nation’s child welfare agency that led to several deaths. The tribe says it is cooperating with the federal gov...
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Comedian Michael Che on 'Shot in Minnesota'
The “Saturday Night Live” writer and “Weekend Update” anchor talks to MPR News about his new Netflix special filmed at First Avenue in Minneapolis....
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Eden Prairie adds more security at football games
Eden Prairie school officials said there will be more police and security on hand at Wednesday night’s football game, and just two stadium entrances — both with metal detectors. There’s no re-entry an...
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New tool kit helps MN cities prepare for data centers
A new tool kit from researchers at the University of Minnesota will help local government officials better understand the potential risks and benefits of data centers, and potentially avert the contro...
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Minn. State may shift funds to struggling universities
Up to $15 million each year would go to two schools, St. Cloud State University and Bemidji State University, which have faced enrollment declines and budget deficits....
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Video: Flanagan on how childhood, faith shaped politics
Peggy Flanagan made history as the first Native American woman elected to a statewide office in Minnesota. She would make it again if she wins a competitive U.S. Senate race....
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Charged ICE agent says he feared for his safety
An ICE agent charged with assault in an alleged road rage incident testified in court Tuesday that he feared for his safety during an encounter with another driver on a Twin Cities highway. He was the...
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Jack el-Hai on 'The Case of the Autographed Corpse'
Minneapolis author Jack el-Hai is back with another compelling story pulled from the history books. This time, it involves an Apache man falsely accused of killing his wife and the mystery writer who ...
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Twin Cities schools report enrollment losses after ICE
Several districts throughout the Twin Cities say Operation Metro Surge drove students and their families away. Many are facing enrollment drops and million-dollar deficits....
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Vatican says the pope has lung cancer and the lower lobe of his right lung was removed
Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer and had the lower lobe of his right lung removed, the Vatican announced Tuesday. The surgery confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma. The 71-year-old was in the opera...
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MN veteran homelessness reaches ‘functional zero’
Minnesota has dramatically decreased the total number of veterans experiencing homelessness....
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Trump endorses Tafoya for Senate
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michele Tafoya received President Donald Trump’s endorsement, even as her new advertisements aim to create distance from him....
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Store owner, Native American bands assess damage after Minneapolis fire
A small business owner and the people who work in offices operated by two Ojibwe bands from northern Minnesota are taking initial steps to recover from a fire Sunday....
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