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Minnesota health systems are dropping masking requirements for patients, staff

Several Minnesota health care systems are relaxing their masking requirements in another move away from policies established at ...

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A ‘new normal’: Health officials, poultry farmers brace for likely return of avian flu

Avian influenza showed up in Minnesota this year about 10 days later than last year, and experts say ...

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Minnesota may soon OK free menstrual products in schools. These teens led the way

By Sam Stroozas, Minnesota Public Radio News Elif Ozturk could not have made it clearer to the lawmakers ...

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Bird flu makes first appearance of the year in Minnesota

ST. PAUL — Bird flu has returned to Minnesota less than four months after the deadly poultry disease ...

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EagleCam shows heavy winds blow nest from tree; eaglet dies

MINNEAPOLIS — Viewers of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources EagleCam were heartbroken over the weekend as they ...

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Forecast warns of more severe storms in South, Midwest

Forecasters are warning of more severe weather, including tornadoes, Tuesday and Wednesday in parts of the South and ...

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Biden homes in on policy as Trump indictment gets attention

FRIDLEY — President Joe Biden ventured to suburban Minneapolis on Monday to talk about factory jobs and contrast ...

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Minnesota Court of Appeals rejects abortion challenge bid

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday rejected an attempt by the Traverse County prosecutor ...

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Jury finds ex-GOP operative Lazzaro guilty in federal sex trafficking case

A federal jury on Friday found Anton “Tony” Lazzaro, a one-time Minnesota Republican political operative and top donor, ...

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Federal judge: 18-20-year-olds can get Minnesota gun permits

A federal judge on Friday invalidated a Minnesota law that excludes adults under age 21 from obtaining permits ...

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As lawmakers dole out record surplus, many say they need more

Hundreds of advocates for disabilities services packed the rotunda of the Minnesota Capitol Tuesday and yelled out their ...

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Man charged in 20-plus calls of false threats in US, Canada

SEATTLE e— U.S. authorities on Thursday said they arrested a Washington state man who made more than 20 ...

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Minnesota derailment spills ethanol, prompts evacuations

A train hauling ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire in Minnesota early Thursday and nearby residents ...

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Minnesota rushes to re-up hundreds of thousands at risk of losing Medicaid after pandemic

Starting Saturday, states across the country will be able to drop large numbers of people off Medicaid who ...

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Lazzaro’s former friend sends prosecutors texts, photos as sex trafficking trial nears end

A former friend of one-time Minnesota Republican Party operative and key donor Anton “Tony” Lazzaro gave the FBI ...

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