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New tool kit helps MN cities prepare for data centers

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 th...

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Minn. State may shift funds to struggling universities

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...

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Video: Flanagan on how childhood, faith shaped politics

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 mak...

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Charged ICE agent says he feared for his safety

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 saf...

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Jack el-Hai on 'The Case of the Autographed Corpse'

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 involv...

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Twin Cities schools report enrollment losses after ICE

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 ...

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Vatican says the pope has lung cancer and the lower lobe of his right lung was removed

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 surger...

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MN veteran homelessness reaches ‘functional zero’

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

Trump endorses Tafoya for Senate

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michele Tafoya received President Donald Trump’s endorsement, even as her new advertise...

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Store owner, Native American bands assess damage after Minneapolis fire

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 takin...

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Minneapolis to pay $2 million in excessive force case

Minneapolis to pay $2 million in excessive force case

Minneapolis will pay out $2 million to six people who claimed police officers used excessive force against them in the u...

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Wild's Sturm sent to hospital for exam after puck strikes his head, reminding team of Faber's injury

Wild's Sturm sent to hospital for exam after puck strikes his head, reminding team of Faber's injury

Minnesota Wild forward Nico Sturm was taken to a hospital for precautionary evaluation after he was hit in the head by a...

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Minnesota regulators to investigate gas, electric costs

Minnesota regulators to investigate gas, electric costs

The investigation is unique, one advocate says, because it’s a broader look at how Minnesota is doing when it comes to e...

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ICE admits instant re-arrest strategy

ICE admits instant re-arrest strategy

ICE officials say if a federal judge orders a detainee released because the judge finds fault with how the person was ar...

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Hidden on a farm, an immigrant weighs fear and danger

Hidden on a farm, an immigrant weighs fear and danger

Despite the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration, immigrants in the country illegally continue to work in agr...

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‘Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt’ Ben Reeves

‘Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt’ Ben Reeves

A novel about “Death” finding connection with the family across the hall is this week’s recommendation from Amy Erickson...

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Giant pumpkins battle for heavyweight glory

Giant pumpkins battle for heavyweight glory

Travis Gienger is a horticulture teacher from Minnesota whose winning streak ended last year after he was unable to part...

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Musk becomes biggest known donor in midterm contests

Musk becomes biggest known donor in midterm contests

Trillionaire Elon Musk has quietly become the biggest known spender in this year’s midterm elections, doling out more th...

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The legal roots of ‘Indian’ and ‘Indian Country’

The legal roots of ‘Indian’ and ‘Indian Country’

Though the terminology can sound outdated, it still influences Native political and cultural life....

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Indigenous Peoples Day opens with ceremony and sunrise

Indigenous Peoples Day opens with ceremony and sunrise

The annual event, held since 2014, honors Native American traditions and resilience....

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Native athlete pride: Shiyazh Pete recognized on Indigenous Peoples Day

Native athlete pride: Shiyazh Pete recognized on Indigenous Peoples Day

Shiyazh Pete’s time with the Dallas Cowboys was brief, but his NFL debut in a preseason game in August gave Navajo fans ...

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The U.S. last held a public execution in the 1930s. The Pentagon wants to change that

The U.S. last held a public execution in the 1930s. The Pentagon wants to change that

The Pentagon says it will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan at Fort Hood, the site of his 2009 mass s...

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2 firefighters hurt as Mpls. commercial building burns

2 firefighters hurt as Mpls. commercial building burns

The Sunday afternoon fire sent a thick plume of smoke into the sky, visible from much of Minneapolis. Fire crews remaine...

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AP: Feds search Omar's home as part of criminal probe

AP: Feds search Omar's home as part of criminal probe

Federal agents have searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation. That's accordin...

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Pumpkin regatta brings hundreds to the St. Croix waterfront

Pumpkin regatta brings hundreds to the St. Croix waterfront

The Pumpkin Regatta at the Stillwater Harvest Fest is one of only a few nationwide. This year’s winner, Tim Brown, took ...

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Marshall's labor force falls as demographics shift

Marshall's labor force falls as demographics shift

“We have folks that would be in the workforce if they had available and affordable childcare,” said Marshall Mayor Bob B...

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Minnesota Senate race still simmering with 3 weeks left

Minnesota Senate race still simmering with 3 weeks left

Unlike some Senate campaigns in other states, the race between DFL Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and GOP candidate Michele Taf...

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Unbeaten Vikings top the slumping Saints 23-13

Unbeaten Vikings top the slumping Saints 23-13

The Vikings, who came in allowing an NFL-low 12.8 points per game, gave up only one offensive touchdown and held New Orl...

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Houston Dynamo tie Minnesota United 2-2

Houston Dynamo tie Minnesota United 2-2

Minnesota (7-12-9), which snapped a five-game losing streak, is winless in seven straight....

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Pope Leo XIV to undergo lung surgery this week

Pope Leo XIV to undergo lung surgery this week

Pope Leo XIV said he would undergo surgery after doctors found a "localized nodule" in his lung....

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Wild top Panthers 4-1 to spoil Florida's home opener

Wild top Panthers 4-1 to spoil Florida's home opener

The Wild improved to 42-5-2 all-time when Kaprizov has at least three points. He's done it 49 times for the Wild, by far...

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Autumn Brew Review returns for 25th year

Autumn Brew Review returns for 25th year

More than 70 craft breweries and 1,200 beer aficionados gathered at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis on Saturday for the ...

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Collaborative works toward climate resilience plan

Collaborative works toward climate resilience plan

The plan brings together eight counties in the state’s Arrowhead and Headwaters regions and help prepare for the next st...

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Rochester chamber backs massive Pine Island data center

Rochester chamber backs massive Pine Island data center

The Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce, the second largest chamber in the state, announced it is formally backing Google...

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Police in Erie say 9 people died in connection with a shooting, including the suspect

Police in Erie say 9 people died in connection with a shooting, including the suspect

Authorities say a shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, has a total of nine people dead, including the suspected shooter. Erie...

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Christa Pike, who survived an execution attempt, is discharged from hospital, attorney says

Christa Pike, who survived an execution attempt, is discharged from hospital, attorney says

Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection, has been moved back to prison. That i...

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Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of U.S. policy

Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of U.S. policy

President Donald Trump says he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia. It's a stunning reversal of years of U.S....

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Minnesota United kicks off its fourth Native American Heritage Night

Minnesota United kicks off its fourth Native American Heritage Night

Saturday’s game will offer attendees limited artwork, music by Corey Medina and Brothers, as well as Indigenous bites....

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Indigenous fire practice returns to Minnesota Point

Indigenous fire practice returns to Minnesota Point

Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and partners conducted a cultural prescribed burn in Duluth on Thursday. The ...

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Mosques step up safety after Trump's comments targeting Somali Minnesotans

Mosques step up safety after Trump's comments targeting Somali Minnesotans

Clergy and some elected officials around the state are calling for additional security at mosques after President Donald...

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