Catalytic converter thefts plummet after new law: What you need to know
Catalytic converter thefts once plagued neighborhoods, but a new law has changed the game for police and car owners.
Catalytic converter thefts once plagued neighborhoods, but a new law has changed the game for police and car owners.
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Growing wildfires are now threatening northern Minnesota communities, including Ely. On Tuesday morning, Lake County issued a GO evacuation order as a precaution because there’s only one road in and out of the Boundary Waters area. There’s been a growing sense of urgency all day among evacue...
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Gov. Tim Walz is defending his vote to pardon a man convicted of molesting a 10-year-old child more than 20 years ago. Last week, the Trump administration deported Tou Lue Vang despite a pardon approved by Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison and Supreme Court Chief Justice Natalie Hudson in t...
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A Minnesota family was forced to rapidly evacuate their campsite in the Boundary Waters on Monday as wildfires quickly encroached on their location.
Catalytic converter thefts once plagued neighborhoods, but a new law has changed the game for police and car owners.
United Airlines is introducing a new Economy Plus seating option that replaces the traditional middle seat with an open space and shared table.
The U.S. House has passed the Sunshine Protection Act, which would allow states to enact Daylight Saving Time year-round — with an option to opt out.
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On Tuesday, the gun from the USS Ward ship that fired the first shots for the United States in World War II is headed to a new location after being on display for 70 years outside at the Minnesota State Capitol. The gun is part of the new Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum at Camp Ripley n...
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The Minnesota Republican Party’s endorsed candidate for state auditor is doubling back after his campaign erroneously stated he had earned a professional fraud-fighting credential. Nate George, who is running for the statewide position, is an Air Force veteran, the mayor of Braham and the dire...
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A driver rear-ended the back of a Plymouth Metrolink bus around 8 a.m. Tuesday, Metro Transit police said. It happened while at a red light at the corner of Highway 55 and Niagara Lane in Plymouth. The driver was taken to North Memorial with what are believed to be non-life threatening inju...
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Once heralded as the future of public housing, Heritage Park has fallen into disrepair and half the tenants have moved out.
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The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office says it’s investigating and considering criminal charges after the residence of Minnesota lawmaker John Hoffman was reportedly targeted by fireworks over the Fourth of July.
As two deadly ICE shootings in Texas and Maine roil the nation, Minnesotans see similar patterns to the abuses of Operation Metro Surge.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk likely broke Wisconsin law when he promised to hand out $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 state Supreme Court election, a bipartisan panel has found. The Wisconsin Elections Commission last week referred two complaints to the Brown County district ...
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Tou Lue Vang, of St. Paul, was convicted of felony sexual assault in 2006. He was deported to Laos last week.
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Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth is demanding to see state records related to the $100 million Minnesota Promise Act program following a 5 INVESTIGATES report that found tax dollars went to businesses that should not have received them. “Refusing to release grant applications for recipients...
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