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Alleged gang members agree to stay away from Minnesota State Fair
State and Ramsey County prosecutors sought a court order earlier this month to bar 10 alleged gang members to prevent vi...
Group homes run by Liberian official shut down
Golden Touch Health Care was one of several Minnesota group home companies linked to Sekou Dukuly, who has served as the...
Minnesota kindergartners have third lowest measles vaccination rate in U.S.
According to new CDC data, immunization rates have continued to fall over the last year especially in Minnesota. Pediatr...
Highway 280 to reopen Friday morning, in time for State Fair
State Highway 280 is set to reopen Friday morning after months of reconstruction, weather permitting....
Minnesota lost 1,900 jobs in July
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development said the state lost jobs last month and fewer people are...
Church group says ICE violated court order
A nationwide alliance of churches says the Department of Homeland Security’s undercover operations at a Minnesota church...
Appeals Court gives group leeway on felon vote warnings
An appeals court ruling says First Amendment protections trump Minnesota’s efforts to clamp down on election disinformat...
Lynx hold off Valkyries 77-66
Olivia Miles had 20 points, seven assists and five rebounds before leaving midway through the fourth quarter with a left...
Native-owned firm helps tribes bridge digital divide
Madonna Peltier Yawakie saw a yawning, unmet need for Wi-Fi networks and digital connections on tribal lands and then se...
Minnesota State Fair 2026 guide
Here’s what to know before you go to the 2026 Minnesota State Fair, including information on tickets, transportation, at...
Docs: Fleet Farm ignored straw purchase alerts
The Attorney General’s office is releasing 694 documents related to ongoing litigation, which Fleet Farm had to turn ove...
The farmers leaving hemp due to looming federal ban
After growing hemp since 2019, Jeremy Saueressig decided to plant more soybeans this year instead. He’s among the hemp f...
Mayo lawsuit highlights ethical concerns in use of AI
There's a rush to be first to better treat patients with sophisticated technology and to cut costs. But experts say they...
New bilingual poetry collection by MN refugee advocate
Poems in Ana Fores Tomayo’s new collection, “Peregrina/Pilgrim” are in both English and Spanish but are not straight tra...
Art Hounds: circus, drag and textiles
A twilight river circus, a fusion of opera and drag and a collaborative Lake Superior quilt are among this week’s Art Ho...
Elon Musk's AI company argues in court for end to state's fake nudity ban
The company X.AI is asking a federal judge to block a state law that bans AI platforms from depicting people naked....
Walker, artist respond after visitors mistake digital work for ‘AI slop’
The Walker Art Center is adding context to a new exhibition after visitors mistook digitally rendered artwork for genera...
Quality coffee, Ojibwe bonds build a business on the Fond du Lac Reservation in NE Minnesota
At a roadside kiosk on the reservation, Jackson Ripley and his family blend great coffee and Ojibwe culture together wit...
Why Minnesota gas prices are above $4 and the national average
Minnesota's average gas price has climbed above $4 again. As of Wednesday, it’s 20 cents above the national average....
Lindell ticket seeks court look at governor defeat
After a sound defeat in Minnesota’s Republican primary for governor, the running mate of Mike Lindell is pushing for a h...
Bell's home run, Jeffers' two-run double push Twins past Braves 4-1
Josh Bell hit a two-run homer, Ryan Jeffers drove in Minnesota’s other two runs, and the Twins beat the Atlanta Braves 4...
Trump says U.S. and Canada reached deal to delay 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports
President Trump said he was delaying the 50 percent U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports after the two countries reached a l...
Appleton ICE detention center begins hiring process
Before it closed in 2010, the Prairie Correctional Facility employed between 300 and 400 people. The operator of the fac...
Bench honors Annunciation victim by his favorite lake
The Kenny Neighborhood Association installed a memorial bench at Grass Lake for the 8-year-old killed in the Annunciatio...
Klobuchar aims to distance herself from Walz
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar has built a brand as a politician willing to put her head down and work across the aisle to get ...
New Ulm builds tiny homes to provide affordable housing
One southern Minnesota town is saying yes more often to alternative types of homes to help address its housing shortage....
Leech Lake Tribal College celebrates new leadership
An investiture ceremony was held Monday evening to celebrate Erin Stresow stepping into the position of president at Lee...
If all the world’s a stage, Joseph Haj is directing
Eleven years and ten seasons into his run at the Guthrie Theater, Joseph Haj reflects on steering one of America’s leadi...
Group home investigation roils politics worldwide
Politicians in Minnesota and commentators in Liberia were stunned to learn the managing director of the West African cou...
Judge orders full review of materials in church protest
A federal judge has ordered prosecutors to turn over a broader set of grand jury materials for review in the case agains...
$150M tribal loan advances Niron Magnetics' plan
A Dakota nation is investing in a Minnesota-based company that aims to produce high-performance magnets created from abu...
Properties tied to sex trafficking, Medicaid fraud
Properties owned by a former Anoka County assistant attorney were used in both a sex trafficking ring and as group home ...
Derek Chauvin again seeking to overturn state conviction for murder of George Floyd
Derek Chauvin’s attorney on Tuesday filed a third petition for postconviction relief, claiming there was “structural err...
Frank Beard, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame drummer of boogie-rock trio ZZ Top, dies at 77
Frank Beard, the drummer for ZZ Top, has died at 77. He passed away Tuesday at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, with family...
Groups targeted by Homeland Security surveillance call on big companies to condemn tactics
Tuesday morning members of community groups and unions targeted by federal surveillance - including some of the 15 anti-...
Ellison sues Texas governor to force extradition of ICE agent charged in Minneapolis shooting
Minnesota officials say Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is refusing to extradite an ICE agent charged with shooting and wounding ...
Walz executive order moves to block copper mining near the Boundary Waters
Four months after Congress reversed a ban on mining over about 350 square miles in the watershed of the northeastern Min...
She told no one about her agony except ChatGPT. What her death reveals about AI risks
A 29-year-old woman confided her suicidal thoughts to an AI chatbot — not to her therapist, not to her parents, not to h...
MPR State Fair tote bag showcases Indigenous lens
Every year Minnesota Public Radio picks a local artist to design a tote bag to be given to thousands of members at the M...
Ask a Bookseller: ‘Her Last Breath’ by Taylor Adams
This not a book for the claustrophobic, unless you believe in exposure therapy through reading....
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