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Vaughn helps Brewers defeat Twins 4-3
Minnesota's Kaelen Culpepper was hit by a pitch twice in his second career major league appearance....
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Frey outlines new police spending approach for 2027
After the Minneapolis Police Department overshot its budget by tens of millions for two years in a row, Mayor Jacob Frey says he’s taking a closer look at the department — and could suggest a higher b...
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Election roles strained between states, feds
Rollbacks in security assistance to states, fights over voter rolls and concerns about polling place interference loom over the midterm election. Minnesota’s top election official is working to reassu...
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Five candidates seek Hennepin County Attorney seat
Voters will choose two candidates to continue to the general election, after Mary Moriarty announced she would not seek a second term....
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Kratom banned in ND, special session set for September
Shortly after Minnesota enacted new age restrictions on kratom products, North Dakota enacted a temporary, outright ban on them....
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Minnesota lake levels low due to drought
In north-central Minnesota, a persistent drought stretching over several years has created a “storage drought,” depleting water stored in lakes, streams and groundwater. It will take months of above-n...
6 days ago
Minnesota's Larry Fitzgerald inducted to Hall of Fame
Larry Fitzgerald, a Holy Angels graduate and 17-year Arizona Cardinals star, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, acknowledging his Minneapolis roots and the mentors—from his l...
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Senate votes to delay federal hemp ban in funding bill
The Senate passed an overnight vote on a temporary funding bill that would keep federal agencies operating through December 11 and avoid a government shutdown, though the measure still requires House ...
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Miles leads Lynx to convincing win over Aces
Olivia Miles scored 26 points, Napheesa Collier added 22 and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Las Vegas Aces 98-87 on Saturday to clinch a WNBA playoff berth....
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Data centers are a political issue crossing party lines, driving voters to candidates
Wisconsin Democratic candidate for governor Francesca Hong called for a moratorium on data centers. So did Ohio Republican governor hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy, as data centers begin to dominate campaigns...
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Wildfires in urban areas are more common. That may have helped Spokane
As emergency responders in Spokane, Wash., take stock of the damage from devastating wildfires, there's a prevailing sense the disaster could have been far worse....
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Twins beat dominant Brewers
Kaelen Culpepper arrived in the big leagues eager to show he could make a major contribution to the Minnesota Twins' push for a playoff berth....
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Rochester's open race for mayor draws 8 candidates
Eight candidates are running after two-term Mayor Kim Norton announced she wasn’t running again....
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Minnesota refugee arrivals fall to record lows
Just 111 refugees have arrived in Minnesota since October. All of them are white Afrikaners from South Africa....
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MSU Mankato to cut 60 jobs to close $22 million deficit
MSU Mankato is facing at $22 million budget deficit so the university's president is proposing to cut 60 jobs. Most of the cuts will come from closing or not filling vacant positions but 17 employees ...
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Don Lemon, Georgia Fort seek dismissal of charges
Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are asking a federal court to dismiss charges stemming from their coverage of an anti-ICE protest at a St. Paul church, arguing the prosecutions violate their rights and are...
1 week ago
Appeals court rules Trump can't build White House ballroom without congressional approval
A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt construction of its $400 million ballroom at the White House without congressional approval....
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Jalapeños linked to a U.S. and Chipotle salmonella outbreak are tracked to a Mexican farm and a distributor
Federal officials have traced a multistate salmonella outbreak to jalapeño peppers from a grower in Sinaloa, Mexico. At least 345 people in 27 states have fallen ill. Most cases are in Minnesota and C...
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Employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs in a sign of a wilting labor market
U.S. employers cut 23,000 jobs in July, and job gains for the two previous months were weaker than initially reported, according to a report Friday from the Labor Department....
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Sparks end Minnesota's 10-game winning streak, beating the WNBA-leading Lynx 89-82
Rae Burrell scored 17 points, and Erica Wheeler had four in a game-ending 8-0 run and the Los Angeles Sparks ended Minnesota’s 10-game winning streak, beating the WNBA-leading Lynx 89-82 on Thursday n...
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ICE will release body camera video only when seen in the agency’s ‘best interests,’ policy says
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to equip officers with body cameras in the next two months but the public should not expect to quickly see footage of every critical incident....
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Community split on ICE detention center opening in Appleton, but many just want the area revitalized
News that the privately-owned prison will reopen as an ICE detention center has sown division among some in Appleton and its surrounding communities. However, many in the region located about three ho...
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MN Shortlist for Aug. 7-13
Bike art, experimental theater, a Mississippi River-inspired exhibition, murder mysteries and Renaissance revelry are among this week’s Minnesota arts picks....
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Revol Greens may shutter, layoff workers near Owatonna
Revol Greens, which grows lettuce and other greens in a massive greenhouse facility near Owatonna, may close and lay off nearly a hundred employees in October if it can’t find a buyer for the company ...
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This algorithm helps Minnesotans write poetry together
A Minneapolis exhibit reimagines predictive text, helping visitors build a communal poem from words contributed by their neighbors....
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Trump again tries to restrict birthright citizenship after Supreme Court ruling
President Donald Trump says he is once again trying to limit birthright citizenship in the U.S. He signed two executive actions on immigration. One action aims to limit the number of people eligible f...
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Twin Cities woman sues Chipotle over salmonella poisoning
Kristen Behne says that she was hospitalized for two days with sepsis and an inflamed colon after eating a chicken burrito bowl from the Roseville Chipotle that included jalapeño peppers contaminated ...
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Federal appeals court finds Enbridge trespassing on tribal lands, must remove Line 5
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals directed a lower court to revisit monetary damages and timeline for removing Line 5...
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Lindell campaign finance complaint heads to hearing
The complaint stems from Mike Lindell giving out pillows during a July 4 parade....
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Downtown St. Paul's skyline will again have a fully lit First National Bank sign
The iconic sign had been slowly deteriorating for several years until Downtown Revival Trust bought the building earlier this year....
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Hennepin County Sheriff says feds threatened to arrest her
Sheriff Witt spoke to the New York Times, which reports ICE officials are also threatening to arrest the Cook County, Illinois sheriff....
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New era for USA Basketball with Bueckers, Clark, Reese set for World Cup debuts
Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers will make their World Cup debuts as members of the U.S. women's national team next month. The trio will try to help the U.S. win its fifth consecutive FIB...
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Special session unlikely as pleas for fire relief go on
Small businesses that cater to canoeists and visitors say they need wildfire aid even though Gov. Walz suggests a special session is unlikely....
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Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe reclaims land
The Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe is buying back its land by selling the carbon its forest stores. The approach is being called a model, even as some researchers question whether forest carbon credits del...
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U.S. Senate candidates debate ag policy at Farmfest
Four U.S. Senate candidates battled with each other and at times, the crowd, during a Farmfest forum on Wednesday. With the primary less than a week away, two Democrats and two Republicans made their ...
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Senate Homeland Security committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress
Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer their questions about the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Minn. future ICE detention center sold for $500 million
CoreCivic has sold the former Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton to the U.S. government for nearly $496 million, with the facility expected to house ICE detainees while CoreCivic continues mana...
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Minnesota now allows donation of eggs past sell by date
Grocery stores and other food retailers in Minnesota can now donate eggs that are past their “sell by” or “best by” date to food banks. A new state law that took effect August 1, no longer makes it il...
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Minnesota DHS rolls out eligibility tool ahead of federal Medicaid work requirement changes
Individuals enrolled in Medical Assistance can check if they meet the federal work reporting requirements set for 2027, as well as review a list of exemptions by using the new renewal lookup tool prov...
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Art Hounds: Minnesota Fringe Festival
Local theater lovers recommend Minnesota Fringe Festival shows, from improv and musicals to creepy solo theater and charismatic comedy....
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St. Paul clears homeless encampment at Pig's Eye Park
Many residents said they aren’t sure where they will go after the encampment is cleared out on Wednesday. Over 100 people were living at the camp when the mayor’s office announced the closure last mon...
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Mike Lindell looms over Minnesota's race for governor
With the backing of the president, the Republican businessman has become a defining figure in Minnesota's race for governor....
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Trump immigration crackdown detains military families
An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops....
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Minnesota governor candidates tangle in Farmfest debate
Democrat Amy Klobuchar shared a debate stage with Republican governor candidates Lisa Demuth, Mike Lindell and Kendall Qualls to discuss rural policy and what they’d do if given the title by voters....
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Walz criticizes Trump's response to Minnesota cyberattacks
Gov. Tim Walz said President Donald Trump should have done more to prevent recent cyberattacks....
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TLC and Salt-N-Pepa State Fair concert sells out
The concert is part of their “IT’S ICONIC” tour with En Vogue. Shows are scheduled at the Grandstand for each night of the Minnesota State Fair....
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Walz: No need to extend wildfires peacetime emergency
Those fires, sparked by lightning, have burned tens of thousands of acres over the past month. But fire activity has been relatively calm in recent days, as hundreds of firefighters from across the co...
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Chipotle pulls jalapeños from some restaurants as MDH investigates salmonella outbreak
The Minnesota Department of Health confirmed the outbreak is tied to several Mexican-style quick-service restaurants, with jalapeños suspected as the source. Officials identified 110 cases in Minnesot...
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Minnesota cyberattacks expose U.S. water systems risks
Some experts say water infrastructure in Minnesota and across the nation is in danger of more attacks in the future, amid increased threats and insufficient funding....
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