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Flash flooding in southern Minnesota led to the closing of part of Interstate 90 (I-90) and Highway 43 as authorities are warning drivers to slow down and follow the instructions of first responders....
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Winger Blake Coleman and defenseman Olli Maatta are headed to Minnesota for Middleton and draft picks.
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Defenseman Jake Middleton, a 2027 third-round pick, a 2028 fourth-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick were traded to the Flames from the Wild on Thursday in exchange for left wing Blake Coleman and defenseman Olli Maatta, a source confirmed to KSTP. Sportsnet in Canada was...
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Minneapolis leaders are announcing a new plan to target open-air drug markets across the city during a news conference on Thursday morning. The push for a new plan comes after 25 people were charged in a fentanyl and cocaine trafficking case involving two Minneapolis gangs. ...
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A coordinated effort to increase enforcement of open-air drug markets in Minneapolis is expected to be announced on Thursday.
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California has become the first state to standardize food date labels, banning terms like "sell by" on most consumer-facing food packaging in an effort to reduce food waste....
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Parents and guardians are urged to take simple water safety precautions ahead of July 4th weekend.
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It will be hot and steamy on Thursday with chances of thunderstorms in the evening and overnight, some possibly severe.
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The Food and Drug Administration has upgraded a popular potato chip recall to their highest risk level over salmonella concerns.
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The June pardon, criticized by federal officials, provided the 42-year-old man an avenue to fight deportation to Laos.
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Authorities serving a search warrant at a dilapidated Ohio home found 16 children living in deplorable conditions, surrounded by human waste and confined to one room for the past several years....
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Sony is ending production of physical discs for all new PlayStation game releases beginning in January 2028, marking a significant step in the gaming industry's ongoing transition to digital distribution....
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An Owatonna, Minnesota man is in custody after he allegedly shot at police officers during a traffic stop Wednesday night.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. applications for jobless aid inched down last week as layoffs remain at historically healthy levels. The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits in the week ending June 27 fell by 1,000 to 215,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s...
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An Owatonna standoff that forced nearby residents to shelter in place for several hours on Wednesday night ended with an arrest after the suspect shot at an officer, according to police reports. The incident began just after 8:30 p.m. when police responded to an area near West...
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Members of Minnesota’s Haitian community were filled with anxiety and uncertainty as the Supreme Court considered the White House’s move to end a program that had granted thousands from the Caribbean nation the ability to legally work in the United States amidst persistent instab...
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In these tumultuous times, the naturalization ceremony — where immigrants take the oath and become newly-minted citizens — has become even more imbued with meaning. In late June, about 100 people from around the world now residing in Minnesota walked into a courthouse in St. P...
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Arnold Kubei’s businesses were getting millions from Medicaid. Then the state halted payments over alleged fraud. He says he’s “caught in a crossfire of a political fight.”...
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The water of Lake Ore-Be-Gone in Gilbert is at its lowest recorded level in years.
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The language, written by Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota and Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, would save a rural housing program that offers rental subsidies to thousands of Minnesotans....
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The local Rotary Club’s fundraising sprint paid off, and will bring fireworks to Cathedral Hill.
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The new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library rises above Medora in the Badlands, a place that helped form the 26th president.
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The Bayfield, Wis. resort plans a $25 million expansion.
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It’s the first readout of Minnesota’s economy since Operation Metro Surge. And it showed the whole region is having trouble.
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Good Thursday morning! *A FORECAST FIRST ALERT IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS* Today will be a mostly sunny and hot day with just a chance of an afternoon isolated thunderstorm. Temperatures will rise into the upper 80’s. The heat index will re...
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The Americans defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0, but the mood was dampened a little when striker Folarin Balogun received a red card in the second half....
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Risks grow when frail patients try to get up from bed, struggle with confusion or feel disorienting side effects of multiple prescription drugs.
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The Wild re-signed Zach Bogosian and brought in goaltender Calvin Pickard, but they have needs on offense after Zuccarello joined Los Angeles.
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Minimum wage rates in St. Paul increased on July 1 for small and micro businesses.
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Sweeping changes to federal student loans are now in effect, bringing new borrowing caps and fewer repayment choices for students and families.
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Taj Bradley struck out 11 to tie his career high, Josh Bell, Kody Clemens and Luke Keaschall homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 8-3 on Wednesday night. Bradley (7-3) allowed a run and four hits and walked four in five innings. After Jose Altuve scored from...
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There’s a new giant in town, and it’s turning heads and bringing the world to Luverne.
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Marisa Simonetti, a political candidate currently running for the U.S. Senate, who tossed a tarantula toward a tenant, was sentenced on Tuesday. Court documents show Simonetti was sentenced to 90 days in the Hennepin County Workhouse, but is eligible for work release as soon a...
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An elected St. Paul School Board member is drawing national attention over comments surrounding the Minnehaha Off-Leash Dog Park. The dog park on the Mississippi River is closing after the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board voted to shut it down because it sits on sacred Da...
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A man has been charged with murder after he allegedly cut the throat of another at a Cold Spring group home last weekend.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Folarin Balogun scored his third goal of the World Cup before being sent off with a red card in the second half, and Malik Tillman converted on a free kick to give the 10-man United States squad a 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday night to ad...
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A Fairmont police officer is facing numerous charges after allegedly sexually assaulting his wife and threatening to kill her. Charging documents show Dustin Wade Schwebke, 44, has been accused of felony third-degree criminal sexual conduct, terroristic threats, tampering with...
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The Wild did not make free agent forward Mats Zuccarello an offer to return. He quickly agreed to a 1-year deal with the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday, the first day of free agency. The contract is worth a guaranteed $1 million, with another $5.5 million achieve in incentives...
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A new chief federal judge has been named for the District of Minnesota. Eric C. Tostrud began serving in the role on Wednesday after former Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz stepped down Tuesday following four years of service. Chief Judge Tostrud was nominated to the federal...
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UPS never required the detailed inspections needed to spot the problem that led to an engine to fly off one of its planes before it crashed even after Boeing recommended it years earlier, according to new documents posted Wednesday by crash investigators. But UPS said in its own ...
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Authorities have identified a man whose severed, tattooed arm was recovered from Lake Mattoon.
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Minnesota’s new law aimed at adding warning label pop-ups to social media platforms is on hold as legal battles play out.
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says this office will be suspending the Conviction Review Unit (CRU) after the federal government would not renew the grant for the program. Ellison says that they can’t make it financially work to fund the program with the office’s cur...
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Synthetic biologist Kate Adamala said the discovery is a ‘holy grail’ in engineering biology because engineered cells could one day be used to make fuel without petrochemicals or medicines that overcome disease....
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The Department of Homeland Security condemned Gov. Tim Walz and other state leaders after they pardoned Tou Lue Vang, a man from Laos who had been convicted in 2006 of first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a 10-year-old girl....
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The state of Minnesota is on the clock with part of its effort to combat rampant fraud within some human services programs. One of the new laws that kicked in July 1 aims to stop that fraud by improving state computer software used at the local level to provide tax-funded ass...
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The driver of a motorcoach that plowed into a construction traffic backup on Interstate 95 in May, killing five people, has pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of involuntary manslaughter....
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Minnesota school districts are heading into summer with a new assignment: building cannabis education lessons that will be required in every middle and high school classroom beginning in the 2026 to 2027 school year. The cannabis education requirement was first created in 202...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Malik Beasley’s lawyer said the indicted former NBA star “wants to move on with his life” after pleading not guilty Wednesday to charges that he altered his play in certain games in 2024 to enrich sports bettors and ease his own debts. Beasley, the latest big name...
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Hollywood director Carl Rinsch will serve time in prison after being convicted of conning Netflix out of $11 million for a sci-fi show he never finished....
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Thousands of Minnesota Medicaid providers are still stuck in purgatory because of the rapid revalidation process the state had to carry out this year.
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Three of the country’s biggest egg producers have agreed to pay millions and donate millions more in eggs after being accused of working together to drive up prices....
