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Canada to announce retaliatory tariffs as Trump tells its leaders to ‘fall in line’

Canada to announce retaliatory tariffs as Trump tells its leaders to ‘fall in line’

Canada will announce retaliatory tariffs against the United States on Tuesday after relations deteriorated sharply Monda...

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Maps installed at MSP Airport eases travel for blind

Maps installed at MSP Airport eases travel for blind

Over the last month, MSP Airport installed special maps outside every bathroom throughout the facility designed to impro...

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How Annunciation is reestablishing safety after tragedy

How Annunciation is reestablishing safety after tragedy

School staff at Annunciation have spent the past year working to meet the needs of their students and their community. T...

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Exhibitions showcase State Fair 'rejects'

Exhibitions showcase State Fair 'rejects'

Two popular, growing annual exhibitions show artworks that have been rejected by the Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Comp...

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Coram House’

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Coram House’

Gina Grinde of Four Pines Bookstore in Bemidji says “Coram House” was a popular pick at her book club....

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Southern MN sober home for veterans with PTSD adds dogs

Southern MN sober home for veterans with PTSD adds dogs

The dogs are rescued from shelters and are trained to serve those who served their country and suffer from wounds such a...

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Mike Lindell feuds with Minnesota over recount plan

Mike Lindell feuds with Minnesota over recount plan

Mike Lindell lost in the GOP primary for Minnesota governor by 45,000 votes but wants another look at ballots. He’s now ...

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Judge asks feds why they shouldn't be held in contempt

Judge asks feds why they shouldn't be held in contempt

An alliance of churches involved in a February injunction filed a motion asking U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV ...

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Controversial Rochester development to go ahead

Controversial Rochester development to go ahead

Mayor Kim Norton considered vetoing a $23 million plan to add residential units to three historic properties downtown, b...

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Forest Service ends campfire ban in the Boundary Waters

Forest Service ends campfire ban in the Boundary Waters

As of noon Monday, campfires are allowed again in open sections of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and other b...

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St. Paul set to lose Dayton's Bluff library

St. Paul set to lose Dayton's Bluff library

St. Paul Mayor Kaholy Her's proposed budget would shut down Dayton’s Bluff library on the city’s east side. Maree Lee an...

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Teachers call for Target boycott over ICE response

Teachers call for Target boycott over ICE response

A union is urging parents and teachers to do back-to-school shopping elsewhere, citing Target’s decision not to call for...

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One dead after utility pole falls onto vehicle

One dead after utility pole falls onto vehicle

Hopkins police and fire officials said the pole fell onto a vehicle, which then caught fire. One person inside the vehic...

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Thousands forced to evacuate parts of Reno, Nevada, as new wildfire rages

Thousands forced to evacuate parts of Reno, Nevada, as new wildfire rages

Officials say the fire, which has now burned more than 15,000 acres and is zero percent contained, was human caused. Nea...

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Sean Grayson, former deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey, dies in prison, lawyer says

Sean Grayson, former deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey, dies in prison, lawyer says

Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff's deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a flashpoin...

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One year after Annunciation: Healing and the push to prevent gun violence

One year after Annunciation: Healing and the push to prevent gun violence

Coming up at 9 a.m. on Monday, MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about how the school community’s children ...

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What's next for residents caught in the middle of Minnesota group home scandals

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 wee...

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State Fair ‘Info Booth Ladies’ grieve one’s death

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...

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Goats are keeping invasive plants in check in MN parks

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 Mi...

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A bridge nearly as old as Minnesota gets a new home

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 year...

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As Flock battles public scrutiny, other police surveillance companies see an opening

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 sa...

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Minneapolis moves to pass dress code ordinance

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

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...

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Trump administration’s 75-country visa ban was illegal, judge rules

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. ...

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RFK Jr. announces autism initiative in Rochester

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, b...

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Residents slam Star Tribune plant data center plans

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...

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Jake Lang arrested in Mpls. on suspicion of rioting

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 h...

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U.S.-Canada trade talks collapse just before deadline for tariffs

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 Min...

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Lynx beat Mystics 94-84 for 6th straight win

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 Willia...

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Drought dries out rivers and gardens in Twin Cities metro

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

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 treatme...

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Minnesota lawyer suspended over fake AI case citations

Minnesota lawyer suspended over fake AI case citations

Minnesota attorney Faisal S. Ahmed has agreed to a 30-day suspension of his law license for filing a 2025 legal brief th...

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MDH group home program under scrutiny

MDH group home program under scrutiny

The Health Department revoked the licenses for group homes owned and managed by Sekou Dukuly, the executive director of ...

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Chief Justice allows work on Trump's ballroom for now

Chief Justice allows work on Trump's ballroom for now

The Supreme Court’s chief justice is allowing the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 ...

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Viral video earns influencer sponsored State Fair trip

Viral video earns influencer sponsored State Fair trip

Sierra Nicole Reece went viral earlier this year for a video where she stated, “Forget Coachella. I'm trying to go to th...

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T-wolves, Lynx co-owner Lore agrees to sell his share

T-wolves, Lynx co-owner Lore agrees to sell his share

Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx co-owner Marc Lore has agreed to sell his controlling stake in the franchises to limited...

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Appleton residents voice concerns about new ICE facility

Appleton residents voice concerns about new ICE facility

State Rep. Paul Anderson co-hosted a town hall forum on the Appleton Detention Facility — formerly known as the Prairie ...

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As USS Lincoln heads home, mental health experts tally the stressors of life at sea

As USS Lincoln heads home, mental health experts tally the stressors of life at sea

The USS Abraham Lincoln is now on its way home after spending nine months at sea. Experts weigh in on the mental-health ...

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Vikings receivers savor tips from Randy Moss, get stiff tests from Ravens defense at joint practices

Vikings receivers savor tips from Randy Moss, get stiff tests from Ravens defense at joint practices

Minnesota Vikings wide receivers have had an eventful week with the Baltimore Ravens visiting for joint practices. Hall ...

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Native entrepreneur builds EV charges across Midwest

Native entrepreneur builds EV charges across Midwest

Native entrepreneur Bob Blake has built 80 EV charging stations on tribal land across the Midwest and has handed over ow...

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