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New corrections commissioner: Should 'really mentally ill people be in a prison?'

Minnesota Department of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell.

Minnesota's new corrections commissioner, Paul Schnell, is a former top cop with a degree in social work. He knows mental illness will be a big challenge in his new job, and wonders whether prison is the right place for people who are really sick even if they've committed horrific crimes.

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President Donald Trump speaks on border security

Trump declares national emergency to help fund southern border wall

Almost certain legal challenges and likely pushback from some within his own party await the president in the next phase of the ongoing national political battle over border security and immigration.

  • Reaction Democratic hopefuls split on spending bill
  • White House Administration scrambles to find pots of money to use for wall
  • Read more Many presidents have declared emergencies, but not like Trump has
Thee people dead after an officer-involved shooting in Nevis, Minn.

3 people dead after officer involved shooting in Nevis

A law enforcement officer was reportedly shot by a suspect during a pursuit about 9:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, southeast of Nevis.

Mohamed Noor walks outside of the Hennepin County Government Center.

Prosecutors: Noor and partner in responded to 911 call near Ruszczyk's home hours before she was shot

Prosecutors in the case of former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor want jurors at his trial to hear about a 911 call that Noor and his partner responded to in Justine Ruszczyk's neighborhood less than two hours before Noor shot and killed her.

Ilhan Omar

Ilhan Omar's had a week: Here's what it means

Rep. Ilhan Omar has attracted attention -- good and bad -- and her home state can expect more of during her time in Congress.

  • Monday Omar apologizes for Israel tweets as criticism mounts
  • Earlier Trump calls for Omar to resign over Israel tweets
Leslie Redmond stands for a portrait at University of St. Thomas.

ChangeMakers: Leslie Redmond, youngest leader of Mpls. NAACP

Leslie Redmond, 26, became the youngest president of the Minneapolis branch of the NAACP when she was elected to the position in March. She is pursuing her law degree and Master of Business Administration at St. Thomas University.

  • ChangeMakers Melvin Carter, first black mayor of St. Paul
  • More Black Minnesotans making history
Lembit Beecher, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra's composer-in-residence

SPCO festival injects music into the public dialogue

Tapestry19 asks musicians, patrons: How do you recognize home?

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Thousands fill Cedar Street in Minneapolis.

Photos: March raises awareness of violence facing indigenous people

Thousands of people wearing red took part in a ceremony and march Thursday in Minneapolis in honor of indigenous people who are missing or have been killed.

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar announces her 2020 presidential bid

Klobuchar 2020: Updates from her presidential campaign

MPR News is following the Minnesota senator's bid for the Democrats' 2020 presidential nomination. Follow this running feed for the latest.

Firefighting with foam

'Forever' chemicals leave costly water problem in Bemidji, cities across the country

The north-central Minnesota city is just one of many cities across the United States dealing with the expensive environmental fallout from PFAS, which are known for being some of the most resilient chemicals ever created.

4min 55sec
  • EPA Outlines plan for dealing with toxic chemicals in water
  • ProPublica How the EPA and the Pentagon downplayed a growing toxic threat

Chronic wasting found in wild deer in central Minnesota

It's the first time state officials have found the disease in a wild deer outside southeastern Minnesota. Gov. Walz on Friday called for more than $4.5 million over two years to combat the spread of CWD.

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman

Double homicide, cold case break bring charges in Hennepin County

The Hennepin County Attorney's Office Thursday filed charges against two men in two separate Minneapolis cases, including killings from last weekend and a case from the 1990s that was broken with the help of a napkin.

Jeremy Levasseur says he also caught the same St. Croix River sturgeon.

Monster St. Croix sturgeon may be a champion at getting caught

A Stillwater man says based on the video and photos of the fish pulled from the frozen St. Croix River on Saturday by a Jordan, Minn., angler, it's the third time that sturgeon has been pulled out of the river.

  • Earlier A sturgeon pulled from St. Croix may be biggest-ever MN fish
Newly sworn-in U.S. citizens rise from their seats during a 2018 naturalization ceremony in Alexandria, Va.

Supreme Court to decide if 2020 census includes citizenship question

The high court agreed to a speedy review of a lower court's ruling that stopped Trump administration plans to use the census to ask whether every person living in the country is a U.S. citizen.

Michael Hari

Alleged leader pleads not guilty in Minnesota mosque bombing

An Illinois man has pleaded not guilty in the bombing of a mosque in Minnesota, three weeks after two of his alleged accomplices pleaded guilty.

A group of friends wears matching beanies to keep warm.

Twins reach 5-year deals with Kepler, Polanco

The Minnesota Twins have locked up a pair of young position players for the long term by agreeing to five-year contracts with right fielder Max Kepler and shortstop Jorge Polanco.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, speaks at a trade meeting.

China says trade talks to continue in Washington next week

With a March 2 deadline looming, U.S. and Chinese negotiators will meet in Washington next week for more talks on a tariff war over Beijing's technology ambitions, China's government announced Friday.

An apartment building for sale in southwest Minneapolis.

Mpls. eyes new weapon in fight against climate change: energy disclosures

The Minneapolis City Council is expected to pass rules that would require landlords and sellers to disclose energy efficiency information before people commit to buying or renting. The thinking is these rules will help make Minneapolis' affordable housing and climate change goals.

ICE halts force-feeding of detained hunger strikers in Texas

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has come under pressure to explain why it was force-feeding detained asylum-seekers protesting their detention. Nine of the 12 hunger strikers are from India.

President Trump returns to the White House after undergoing his annual physical exam at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Feb. 8. The report was released on Thursday.

Tipping the scales: Trump in 'very good health overall,' Navy doctor says

An annual physical exam also found that a modest weight gain since last year has tipped the president into the obese category.

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