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Fourth Feeding our Future defendant admits role in fraud scheme

Fourth Feeding our Future defendant admits role in fraud scheme

Abdul Abubakar Ali, 40, of St. Paul is among 50 people whom the government has charged with defrauding two U.S. Department of Agriculture child nutrition programs, connected to the nonprofit Feeding Our Future. He pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
by Matt Sepic

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Minneapolis is one step closer to having a new chief for embattled police department

Minneapolis is one step closer to having a new chief for embattled police department, and vacancies have risen sharply in Minnesota’s health care workforce. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

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A century, a pandemic and 13 editions later, Betty Crocker is still your 'helper in the kitchen'

A century, a pandemic and 13 editions later, Betty Crocker is still your 'helper in the kitchen'

A new Betty Crocker Cookbook edition is out this week — despite the pandemic sending its recipe developers home and into bare supermarkets with the rest of us.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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A second railroad union votes down Biden's tentative agreement

A second railroad union votes down Biden's tentative agreement

The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen has voted against the agreement brokered in part by the White House in an attempt to prevent a strike. Parties have less than a month to broker a new deal.
by Ximena Bustillo

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Ask a Bookseller: part memoir, part Ojibwe cultural toolbox

Ask a Bookseller: part memoir, part Ojibwe cultural toolbox

“The Cultural Toolbox: Traditional Ojibwe Living in the Modern World” by Anton Treuer was selected as a community read in Cook County in November.
by Emily Bright

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Fishermen plead not guilty to charges in tournament scandal

Fishermen plead not guilty to charges in tournament scandal

Two men accused of stuffing five walleye with lead weights and fish fillets during a lucrative fishing tournament on Lake Erie pleaded not guilty to cheating and other charges on Wednesday.

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Olmsted County's creepy dolls are back — and they know what you did last summer

Olmsted County's creepy dolls are back — and they know what you did last summer

Since 2019, the History Center of Olmsted County in Rochester has been getting Halloween fans in the spirit of the season with its Creepy Doll contest and exhibit. The dolls are out, and polls are open now for most disturbing specimen of 2022.
by Cathy Wurzer, Britt Aamodt and Sam Stroozas

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How local foster care advocates are changing hospital stay protocol

Foster care advocates are raising awareness on a commonly used — but rarely talked about — protocol that has left a 10-year-old in a hospital emergency room for the last seven months.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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Nina Moini on the work history of Brian O'Hara, Minneapolis police chief nominee

MPR News senior reporter Nina Moini joined Cathy Wurzer to share what she learned about Brian O’Hara during her time in Newark, New Jersey, their conversation taking place shortly before a Minneapolis city council hearing for Mayor Frey’s nominee.
by Cathy Wurzer, Melissa Townsend and Nina Moini

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Foster care children are stuck in hospitals across the state: Do we have a solution?

Concerns are growing over protocol in the foster care system that has left a ten year-old boy in a hospital emergency room for the last seven months.
by Cathy Wurzer, Gretchen Brown, Ellen Finn, Melissa Townsend and Heidi Raschke

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From the archives: Author Sarah Broom at Talking Volumes 2020

From the archives: Author Sarah Broom at Talking Volumes 2020

Host Kerri Miller spoke with author Sarah Broom about memoir “The Yellow House” during the 2020 Talking Volumes season. Like the coming Talking Volumes conversation with Celeste Ng, it powerfully depicts the anchoring of family and what happens when that anchor is cut adrift. Let this wet your appetite for this week’s Big Books and Bold Ideas conversation.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Survivor seeks clarity about abusive priest’s future

Survivor seeks clarity about abusive priest’s future

The Rev. Anthony Oelrich remains a priest after serving more than two years in prison for criminal sexual conduct with an adult. 
by Kirsti Marohn

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Hagaha codbixiyaha: Eeg mowqifyada muhiimka ah ee musharixiinta hantidhowraha Minnesota

Hagaha codbixiyaha: Eeg mowqifyada muhiimka ah ee musharixiinta hantidhowraha Minnesota

Ololaha daahsoon ee hantidhowraha gobolka waxa uu u dhexeeyaa Julie Blaha oo ah DFL oo hadda haysa xilka iyo tartame Ryan Wilson oo ah GOP metala Maple Grove. Horraantii Sebtembar afti ayaa lagu soo ogaaday in tartankoodu yahay mid aad u adag oo Blaha ayaa ku hoggaamineysa hal dhibic keliya.
by MPR News Staff

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Cool, sunny Wednesday; mild weather returns for the weekend

Cool, sunny Wednesday; mild weather returns for the weekend

Look for sunshine across southern Minnesota and highs in the low 50s Wednesday. Northern Minnesota will see more clouds and highs in the 40s. Clouds increase gain Thursday with a brief shower or two possible. Highs in the 60s and 50s build back in for the weekend.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Officials working to determine why localized alert was sent to phones across Twin Cities

Officials working to determine why localized alert was sent to phones across Twin Cities

Emergency management officials are investigating why a shelter-in-place cell phone alert intended for a small area of Roseville was broadcast throughout the Twin Cities metro on Tuesday, causing schools and child care centers to lock down.
by Matt Sepic

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O'Hara's N.J. supporters say he can bring real change to Minneapolis police

Is Brian O’Hara the best choice to be the next leader of the troubled Minneapolis police force? MPR News traveled to Newark where O’Hara has worked in law enforcement for 20 years and asked people most familiar with his job performance and qualifications. This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

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Bright and seasonable Wednesday; warming for the weekend

Bright and seasonable Wednesday; warming for the weekend

Temperatures will be cool, but near normal in the 50s and 40s again Wednesday with more sun than the last couple days. Winds will remain light from the northwest. Thursday will see a few sprinkles then temperatures are back well above normal this weekend.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Another casualty of Russia's war: Some Ukrainians no longer trust their neighbors

Another casualty of Russia's war: Some Ukrainians no longer trust their neighbors

The war in Ukraine hasn't only destroyed lives and buildings. It's also ripped apart trust in communities that endured Russian occupation. Neighbors now see each other as collaborators with the enemy.
by Franco Ordoñez

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It cost $38,398 for a single shot of a very old cancer drug

It cost $38,398 for a single shot of a very old cancer drug

Lupron, a drug patented half a century ago, treats advanced prostate cancer. It costs a few hundred dollars in the U.K. — so why are U.S. hospitals charging so much more to administer it?
by Arthur Allen

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Duhaime scores tiebreaker, sends Wild past Canadiens 3-1

Duhaime scores tiebreaker, sends Wild past Canadiens 3-1

Joel Eriksson Ek had two goals and Brandon Duhaime scored the tiebreaker in the second period and added an assist, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
by The Associated Press

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Sam Smith and Kim Petras make LGBTQ history on Billboard's Hot 100 chart

Sam Smith and Kim Petras make LGBTQ history on Billboard's Hot 100 chart

"Unholy" earned both artists their first No. 1 spot on Billboard's Hot 100, making them the first openly non-binary solo artist and first openly transgender solo artist to hit the top of the chart.
by Ashley Ahn

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The International Space Station had to move to dodge space junk

The International Space Station had to move to dodge space junk

A piece of what used to be a Russian satellite was coming uncomfortably close to the International Space Station. Space junk is a growing problem and has major implications for satellite services.
by James Doubek

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O'Hara's N.J. supporters say he can bring real change to Minneapolis police

O'Hara's N.J. supporters say he can bring real change to Minneapolis police

Is Brian O’Hara the best choice to be the next leader of the troubled Minneapolis police force? MPR News traveled to Newark where O’Hara has worked in law enforcement for 20 years and asked people most familiar with his job performance and qualifications.
by Nina Moini

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These Minnesotans go all out decorating their homes for Halloween

These Minnesotans go all out decorating their homes for Halloween

Many Minnesotans make it a tradition to go "all out" for Halloween, spending hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars and hours on outdoor decorations. Meet four Minnesotans behind some of the most elaborate decorations. 
by Sam Stroozas

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