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Minnesota Senate advances school resource officer bill
By Dana Ferguson The Minnesota Senate on Monday voted 57-9 to advance a proposal that would exempt school resource officers from a law barring school ...
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DNR reports hunters took fewer deer during 2023 season
By Mathew Holding Eagle III The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reports deer harvest numbers were down 8 percent throughout the state in 2023 compared ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, March 11, 2024 8:31 am
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Wildfires burn hundreds of acres in southern, western Minnesota
By Cari Spencer and Nicole Ki Wildfires in southern and western Minnesota burned hundreds of acres on Sunday amid warm weather, gusty winds and low ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, March 4, 2024 9:54 am
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‘Tom the lost trucker cat’ found 9 miles from St. Cloud after 40 days missing
By Sam Stroozas “Lost trucker cat. Help me get home, call my team. Leave tuna for me,” reads a poster with a white and gray ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, March 1, 2024 5:20 pm
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Walz calls for more resources to prevent opioid overdose deaths, including Naloxone access
By Estelle Timar-Wilcox At a roundtable discussion on the opioid crisis on Monday, Gov. Tim Walz said he wants to put more resources towards overdose ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, February 27, 2024 5:46 pm
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Minnesota is part of Super Tuesday voting. Here’s how to cast a ballot
By Brian Bakst Minnesota is among a cluster of states and territories holding presidential nominating contests in the main multistate voting event of the 2024 ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, February 27, 2024 5:43 pm
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College enrollment across Minnesota State system is up for first time in over a decade
By Feven Gerezgiher College enrollment is up across the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system for the first time in over a decade, according to ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, February 23, 2024 5:07 pm
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Review of COVID death stats finds likely undercount in official numbers
By Matt Sepic COVID-19 deaths in the United States were likely undercounted in official statistics during the first 30 months of the pandemic, according to ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, February 20, 2024 7:59 pm
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At 105, a Minnesota Gold Star mother is honored for her lifetime of supporting veterans
By Kirsti Marohn When Stella Huso was born in 1919, World War I had just ended and Woodrow Wilson was the president of the United ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, February 20, 2024 7:46 pm
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Minnesota’s school resource officer debate could come to a head this week
By Dana Ferguson A proposed change to a law prohibiting prone restraints on Minnesota students is expected to make its final committee stops this week ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, February 19, 2024 1:22 pm
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Minnesota lawmakers try to drive home climate effects on house insurance costs
By Clay Masters Last August, a snap hailstorm that blew through the Twin Cities area added Minnesota to a distressing list: It was one of ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, February 16, 2024 5:59 pm
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For Minnesotans suffering with sickle cell, FDA delivers new hope
By Kyra Miles When Damani Green was little, he was told he’d never be able to play sports because of his sickle cell disease. Today, ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, February 16, 2024 5:46 pm
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EPA will allow farmers to spray dicamba after court blocks use
By Dan Gunderson The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says farmers can use “existing stocks” of the chemical dicamba this year, despite a federal court ruling ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, February 16, 2024 5:35 pm
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Latest try to get remaining rebate checks cashed will carry clearer Minnesota labeling
By MPR News Staff A third batch of tax rebate checks will hit mailboxes soon, and they’ll be slightly different than those that might have ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, February 16, 2024 5:08 pm
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After bountiful 2023 session, Minnesota legislative leaders say agenda is leaner this year
By Dana Ferguson After the 2023 legislative session delivered a smorgasbord of policy and spending wins for Minnesota Democrats and their allies, legislative leaders are ...