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What's next for residents caught in the middle of Minnesota group home scandals
Hennepin County case workers are moving quickly to find new homes for residents displaced from five group homes last week. The facilities are caught up in two scandals, with some linked to a sex traff...
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State Fair ‘Info Booth Ladies’ grieve one’s death
Since 2021, Kristen Donaldson, Margie McCarron and Kathy Riewe have hosted “Info Booth Ladies,” the unofficial Minnesota State Fair podcast. Since Riewe died this spring, Donaldson and McCarron are de...
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Goats are keeping invasive plants in check in MN parks
As you may have seen — and heard — in your neighborhood, goats have been hired by cities or private landowners across Minnesota for years now, to help control invasive species such as buckthorn. Resea...
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A bridge nearly as old as Minnesota gets a new home
The historic, 189-foot-long Kern Bridge, was lifted off its crumbling abutments along the Le Sueur River nearly six years ago with two heavy cranes. It had spanned the river south of Mankato since it ...
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As Flock battles public scrutiny, other police surveillance companies see an opening
Dozens of cities have canceled their contracts with Flock. Some are switching to other companies, but privacy experts say they're no better than Flock....
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Minneapolis moves to pass dress code ordinance
MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Minneapolis City Council member Pearrl Warren, about the dress code ordinance....
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Body cam shows federal agent was 'unjustified' in Memphis shooting, attorney says
The family of Jonah Neal and their attorney were recently shown video from the day that Neal was shot by a federal agent while he experienced a mental health crisis....
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Trump administration’s 75-country visa ban was illegal, judge rules
The U.S. stopped issuing visas for citizens of 75 countries because it said they were likely to need public assistance. A judge ruled the policy illegally discriminated on the basis of nationality....
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RFK Jr. announces autism initiative in Rochester
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made autism a priority in his agency, but he consistently spreads false information about the condition, including clai...
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Residents slam Star Tribune plant data center plans
Hundreds of residents oppose a plan to turn the former Star Tribune printing plant into a data center. Resident feedback was presented Saturday and the North Loop Neighborhood Association will decide ...
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Jake Lang arrested in Mpls. on suspicion of rioting
Minneapolis police arrested far-right influencer Jake Lang and six of his supporters for rioting Saturday outside city hall. Police said Lang and his entourage drove onto the sidewalk in front of city...
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U.S.-Canada trade talks collapse just before deadline for tariffs
The midnight deadline means the U.S. has imposed 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada "will match those tariffs dollar for dollar."...
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Lynx beat Mystics 94-84 for 6th straight win
Olivia Miles and Natasha Howard led the Lynx past the Mystics 94-84 for their sixth straight win, though Courtney Williams left late with an apparent lower-body injury....
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Drought dries out rivers and gardens in Twin Cities metro
Parts of the Twin Cities metro area are now under severe drought conditions, along with much of the state....
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Brainerd company to pay to settle discrimination claim
The Minnesota Department of Human Rights says Glacier Ice House laid off an employee who was on leave for cancer treatment, and didn’t give the worker a chance to move into a different position....
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