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Three years after Minnesota’s initial COVID-19 shutdown, impacts persist

Three years ago Saturday, Governor Walz issued Minnesota’s initial COVID-19 shelter in place order, telling Minnesotans to stay ...

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Radioactive water leaks at Minnesota nuclear plant for 2nd time

MONTICELLO — Water containing a radioactive material has leaked for a second time from a nuclear plant near ...

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Bennett: Don’t politicize ethnic studies in schools

In a provision involving an ethnic studies component in an education omnibus bill, students at both public and ...

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Woman testifies Anton Lazzaro gave her cash, gifts when she brought teens to him

A woman who admitted recruiting and grooming high school girls for a one-time Minnesota Republican Party operative said ...

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Minnesota officials plug fight against ‘forever chemicals’

ST. PAUL — Minnesota pollution and health officials made the case at the State Capitol on Thursday for ...

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Walz seizes time on national scene to contrast MN with GOP-led states

For a governor who over four years got relatively little national exposure — at least not the kind ...

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Minnesota House passes bill that shields abortion providers, out-of-state patients

By Dana Ferguson, Minnesota Public Radio News The Minnesota House of Representatives voted 68-62 Monday for a bill ...

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GOP donor faces trial on charges of sex trafficking minors

MINNEAPOLIS — A formerly well-connected Republican donor, accused of plying petite, vulnerable teenage girls with cash, liquor and ...

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Walz signs school meals bill into law

Surrounded by school children, teachers, advocates and public officials, Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill into law Friday ...

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Officer who killed George Floyd pleads guilty in tax evasion case

MINNEAPOLIS  — The former Minneapolis police officer serving time for the 2020 murder of George Floyd pleaded guilty ...

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Walz signs bill cracking down on catalytic converter theft

Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday signed legislation into law that will crack down on catalytic converter theft.  “Too ...

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Senate GOP blocks bonding bill, sending DFL back to drawing board

Republicans in the Minnesota Senate Thursday voted down a $1.5 billion capital investment bill, arguing that it should ...

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Walz adds money to budget for public safety, lead removal

ST. PAUL — Gov. Tim Walz updated his budget proposal Thursday by nearly doubling his request for public ...

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DNR certifies state record tie for northern pike

An angler caught and released a 46 1/4 inch northern pike on Mille Lacs Lake that the Minnesota ...

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Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic has cancer surgery

The DFL leader of the Minnesota Senate revealed Tuesday that she had been diagnosed with cancer and underwent ...

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