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Is there a summer COVID-19 surge this year? Yep, it's ramping up again
Just like all previous summers since the pandemic began, COVID-19 cases are ticking up again, even while other health threats make more headlines....
10 hours ago
Right wing activist makes video on Minnesota elections
In an Islamophobic video, a conservative activist takes aim at voter registration laws in Minnesota, asks election workers what the law is, gets answers and leaves out plenty....
12 hours ago
New Lime restrictions after Minneapolis takeover
After hundreds of people zipped through downtown Minneapolis after dark on Lime scooters over the weekend, Lime has banned users who went on the highway and restricted scooter use at night. A third do...
12 hours ago
Community groups involved in anti-ICE protests disturbed by scope of federal surveillance
Legal experts say the operations outlined in the court documents mark a departure from how federal law enforcement investigations are traditionally conducted....
14 hours ago
Timberwolves to retire Kevin Garnett’s jersey
The Minnesota Timberwolves will retire Hall of Fame forward Kevin Garnett’s No. 21 jersey after their game against the Boston Celtics this season. The ceremony will occur following the Feb. 28 game at...
16 hours ago
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. He admitted to following Thompson to an investor conference in 2024 and shooting hi...
17 hours ago
Mpls approves relocation funding for Heritage Park
Stipends will help residents of 83 units voluntarily relocate, amid concerns about mold, damage and rodents at the housing complex....
17 hours ago
MN Shortlist: Dystopia, Latino music and clay crawl
A night of nine artists at The Museum of Russian Art, three local Latino bands at Amsterdam Bar and the 10th annual Cannon River Clay Tour in Northfield are among this week’s Minnesota arts picks....
1 day ago
Orgs help those in addiction treatment find pet care
The Bond Between, a local animal rescue organization, and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, an addiction treatment center, partnered up to help people seeking addiction treatment find pet care....
1 day ago
New book becomes an archive of ICE protest art
A Stillwater woman began archiving the art that emerged during the federal immigration enforcement surge. Months later, the collection has grown into something much larger....
1 day ago
Victims in murder-suicide at Hopkins daycare identified
A search warrant identified the victims as daycare operator Kristen Ann Brown and her 7-year-old daughter, Evie. Kristen Brown developed a passion for caring for children at a young age, eventually ea...
1 day ago
MNDOT unveils new Duluth-Superior Blatnik bridge plans
The new bridge between Duluth and Superior, Wis. features a tied-arch design and a new walkway for pedestrians and bikers. It will take four to five years to build and officials plan to open the new b...
1 day ago
Minnesota Forge ready to serve up a new era of pro volleyball
Minnesota Forge, the state’s new Major League Volleyball team, will begin play in January 2027 at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, with a mission to bring top-level women’s volleyball talent home to Mi...
1 day ago
St. Paul mayor proposes 4 percent spending reduction
The proposal includes a $20,000 cut to Mayor Kaohly Her’s own compensation. The mayor’s budget also proposes a 6.8 percent increase in the property tax levy....
1 day ago
Attorney: Homeland Security spied on Minnesotans who spoke out against ICE
Defense attorney Kevin Riach alleges that just four days after Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents, that Homeland Security Investigations launched Operation Puppet Master. The agency cou...
1 day ago
Minnesota's ticket-leading women make national history
No other state has had four women as the major party nominees for governor and U.S. Senate in a single year....
1 day ago
Minneapolis mayor's budget proposal cuts staffing, raises property taxes
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is proposing an 11.3 percent property tax hike to help cover a budget gap. While some city programs and positions would be cut, the proposal also includes new spending for...
1 day ago
Brainerd school district aims to prevent more suicides
The community has been calling for action to address student mental health and bullying after two middle schoolers died by suicide. But the rise in youth suicide extends beyond Brainerd, and some say ...
1 day ago
Officials ID crew member who died fighting BWCA fires
Leslie R. Washington, 41, of Noorvik, Alaska, died Tuesday morning from a “medical emergency” while responding to the Bear Trap Fire north of Ely....
1 day ago
American Association baseball adding Blaine team
The American Association of Professional Baseball is adding an expansion team in Blaine as part of the $750 million Farm sports and entertainment development expected to open in 2028....
1 day ago
ICE plans to outfit officers with electric shock gloves
The company that makes the gloves, Compliant Technologies, says they're a nonlethal tool to make individuals compliant during arrests....
1 day ago
Field of Dreams lives on through the Ghost Players
Major League Baseball has returned to the Field of Dreams site with a game between the Minnesota Twins and Philadelphia Phillies. The event is another point of pride for the Ghost Players and their pa...
1 day ago
Photos: See the best photos from the solar eclipse
Millions of people in Europe stepped outside this evening to watch a spectacular sunset with a solar eclipse. The path of totality passed through portions of Greenland, Iceland and Spain....
1 day ago
Child, 2 adults dead in Hopkins daycare attack
A child and two adults were killed Wednesday morning in an apparent murder-suicide at a Hopkins daycare. Burnsville police also believe a 78-year-old woman found dead Wednesday is connected to the Hop...
2 days ago
A Minnesota icon: The Tilt-A-Whirl turns 100
The dizzying ride has origins in Faribault and has endured as a Minnesota State Fair legacy for generations....
2 days ago
Senate race candidates differ on more than politics
Democrat Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Republican Michele Tafoya have come to politics from very different routes and backgrounds. As the two battle it out for an open U.S. Senate seat, analysts expect ...
2 days ago
Women lead the way on Minnesota’s fall ballot
Voters are primed to elect the first woman as Minnesota governor and return a woman to a U.S. Senate seat that is open this fall....
2 days ago
Powers and Garcia to face off in Rochester mayoral race
Powers and Garcia will face off in the general election in November, and the winner will be tasked with guiding Rochester through a period of tremendous change....
2 days ago
Supreme Court denies St. Paul removing right to repair
Right to repair would allow St. Paul renters to take smaller repairs into their own hands — if a landlord does not — and get reimbursed. The city will have to add the measure to the ballot to meet......
2 days ago
Primary sharpens focus in Minnesota governor’s race
Minnesota will elect a new governor this year. Party primaries today will decide the options for voters in the fall....
4 days ago
Live updates: Minnesota primary election
Polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday and are open until 8 p.m. — or as long as voters are in line by the time polls are supposed to close, they will be allowed to vote....
4 days ago
Candidates battle in GOP, DFL Senate primaries
The race to fill the seat a U.S. Senate seat has led to an expensive, often caustic DFL primary between Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and U.S. Rep. Angie Craig. On the GOP side, former sports broadcaster Mi...
4 days ago
Ask a Bookseller: 'Why Fish Don't Exist' by Lulu Miller
Radiolab co-host Lulu Miller's memoir is an exploration of how and why animals are classified the way they are....
4 days ago
Lime scooter 'takeover' draws hundreds in Minneapolis
A viral TikTok helped draw hundreds of riders over the weekend. According to local police, no arrests, crashes or citations were reported....
4 days ago
Data center outage behind telecomms disruptions
If the internet were a physical highway, “the 511 Building in downtown is the largest, most critical highway intersection in the upper Midwest.” A client there has confirmed the Aug. 6 telecommunicati...
4 days ago
Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit over teacher protections
The decision is the latest twist in a case that began as part of a deal to end a 2022 teachers’ strike and was taken up in court by conservative activists, leading to a four-year legal fight....
4 days ago
Minnesota magnet maker gets $150 million federal loan
Niron Magnetics, a Minnesota-based magnet maker, will receive a $150 million federal loan through the Department of Defense to streamline the construction of a facility in Sartell....
4 days ago
U of M pays $250,000 settlement to Holocaust scholar
The Center for Constitutional Rights argues the university withdrew Segal’s offer because of his protected speech and violated his First Amendment rights and principles of academic freedom. The Univer...
4 days ago
NE Minnesota businesses sign letter for relief funds
The letter comes after Gov. Walz said there would not be a special session held to address the economic impacts of the fire....
4 days ago
Trump to sign executive order calling for spacing out childhood shots
Trump has long suspected that the number or timing of vaccines could play a role in autism spectrum disorder, even as scientific consensus and decades of studies have firmly concluded there is no link...
4 days ago
Power Pair: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis celebrate a Minnesota homecoming
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Minnesota music legends Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis about their longtime friendship that has kept them working together for more than 50 years....
4 days ago
An arts school in Michigan where Epstein allegedly preyed on students reveals decades of abuse
In a new report, former Interlochen students detail some 70 allegations of sexual abuse by nearly 50 adults employed or affiliated with the school. One of the former students tells his story to NPR....
4 days ago
Person wounded in shooting involving St. Paul police
The initial police statement did not say who fired a gun during the incident outside Regions Hospital. The name of the person who was wounded has not been released....
4 days ago
Watchdog for $46 billion tribal gambling industry can't enforce the law without a chairperson
The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma opened its new Harrah’s-branded casino in April. But plans for Harrah’s to take over casino management are stalled because of a vacancy at a federal watchdog....
4 days ago
Jake Bauers' hitting and Luis Lara's fielding prove pivotal as Brewers beat Twins 4-3 in 10 innings
Jake Bauers singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th after Luis Lara made a spectacular run-saving catch in the top half of the inning as the Milwaukee Brewers edged the Minnesota Twins ...
4 days ago
Lynx guard Kayla McBride sets WNBA record by making 10 3s in win over the Wings
Minnesota Lynx guard Kayla McBride set the WNBA single-game record by making 10 3-pointers Sunday in a 103-90 victory over the Dallas Wings. McBride made 10 of 14 shots from behind the arc and finishe...
4 days ago
Notable primary ballot choices await Minnesota voters
Tuesday’s primary will winnow candidate fields and set the November ballot. There are competitive races for nominations for governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the Legislature....
5 days ago
Minnesota crops remain strong despite drought
Recent rainfall in key production areas has helped Minnesota’s crops....
5 days ago
McBride hits WNBA-record 10 3-pointer, Lynx beat Wings
McBride made 10 of 14 from behind the arc and 16 of 21 overall before she left the game with 1:21 remaining to a standing ovation....
5 days ago
Netanyahu rejects Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
Netanyahu's comments come just over a week after President Trump said his Board of Peace had reached a “historic” agreement with Hamas to give up its weapons....
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