Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall possible into Monday and Tuesday

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Andrew Krueger

Estelle Timar-Wilcox

Strong thunderstorms knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses across central and southern Minnesota early Monday — and added to concerns about river flooding in the days ahead.


Strong storms knock out power to thousands across Minnesota; rivers on the rise

Dara Kerr

Internal emails, interviews and in-app messages show Uber and Lyft deployed a powerful lobbying playbook to stop minimum wage laws in Minnesota. But drivers had a playbook of their own.


Uber and Lyft are fighting minimum wage laws. But in this state, the drivers won

Dan Gunderson

Weeds are becoming resistant to herbicides used by farmers, leaving few good options for controlling unwanted plants that can quickly take over a field. This summer, weed-killing robots are patrolling fields near Moorhead, offering a glimpse of a high tech future on the farm.


Robots with hoes show farmers possible future of weed control  

A Fargo woman could be charged a hefty fine and is facing up to 30 years in prison sentence for bong water.

Cathy Wurzer

Lukas Levin

Matthew Alvarez

A Fargo woman is due back in court next month on a drug charge from leftover bong water discovered in her car after she was pulled over for speeding. She faces a hefty fine and up to 30 years in prison sentence.


Fargo woman faces up to 30 years in prison for bong water

Cari Spencer

The Minnesota Department of Corrections is investigating a potential drug-related death at the Stillwater prison, after a 22-year-old incarcerated man died. Both in Minnesota and nationwide, prison systems are working to stem the flow of synthetic drugs, which often slip into facilities undetected through the mail.


Minnesota corrections officials investigate inmate death, possibly drug-related

Family to hold hometown funeral for fallen Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell

Mitchell’s family and friends are holding his funeral in his hometown of New Haven, Conn. Connecticut police officers joined Minneapolis officers and police Chief Brian O’Hara for a procession Monday morning. 


Family holds hometown funeral for fallen Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell 

Wellness programs aim to support police officers through stressful work

Jon Collins

In the last decade, officer wellness programs have spread across the country. They aim to keep officers mentally healthy and equip them to better cope with the stress of the job so they can be more effective police officers.   


Wellness programs aim to support police officers through stressful work  

Amy Felegy

The national holiday is on June 19 but celebrations are already underway for “Freedom Day,” which acknowledges the freedom of enslaved Black people.


Where to celebrate Juneteenth around Minnesota

Anika Besst

After decades as a site highlighting northern Minnesota’s mining history, Hill Annex Mine State Park has permanently closed to make way for potential new mining operations on the property.


State park on Minnesota’s Iron Range closes to make way for renewed mining

Kirsti Marohn

The DNR says a common factor in the majority of fatal ATV crashes has been a lack of safety training, which is required for younger riders but recommended for everyone.


Deadly ATV crashes on pace to surpass last year's total

Rural pride

Aleesa Kuznetsov

Itasca Pride in Grand Rapids will be hosting its first ever pride event this weekend. A vocal minority has voiced opposition, but pride organizers say that isn’t new and they hope to provide representation for rural queer Minnesotans. 


How Minnesota has led the way for rural community pride events despite pushback

The Associated Press

The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes.


Tobacco-like warning label for social media sought by U.S. surgeon general who asks Congress to act

Quil Lawrence

Brent Jones

For hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops and their families, when the Pentagon orders them to find health care off base there is none.


Half of U.S. military bases in the country are in ‘health care deserts’

Suncreen Misinformation Puts Younger Americans At Risk

Maria Godoy

Sunscreen is the best way to protect ourselves against skin cancer. But doctors are concerned by a backlash against sunscreen that is spreading on social media.


Some TikTok influencers are maligning sunscreen. Here's what to know about the claims

Joe Hernandez

The country music icon played before a crowd of 110,905 fans at Texas A&M’s Kyle Field in College Station on Saturday, according to Billboard.


George Strait sets a new record for the largest ticketed concert in U.S. history

Jose Miranda hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning and the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 8-7 to take both games of a split doubleheader and finish a sweep of the four-game series. 


Miranda hits home run in 8th as Twins win 8-7 to take doubleheader from A's for four-game sweep

A sweltering heat wave is bearing down on a large swath of the U.S., creating potentially dangerous conditions for millions of people in multiple states.


Millions from the Midwest to the Northeast prepare for a weeklong heat wave

Jennifer Vanasco

There were very few surprises during Sunday's Tony Awards, except for one: best musical. The final award of the night went to “The Outsiders,” the adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s beloved book.


5 takeaways from the 2024 Tony Awards

New ‘Washington Post’ chiefs can’t shake their past

David Folkenflik

The new CEO of The Washington Post and his hand-picked news chief come from a tradition of rough-and-tumble British journalism that plays loose with ethics, compared to U.S. media.


New 'Washington Post' chiefs can’t shake their past in London

Scott Detrow

Tyler Bartlam

Some of Judge Aileen Cannon’s decisions in Trump's Florida classified documents case have baffled one former judge, who gives her assessment of the case so far.


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