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Stories from January 3, 2025

California man charged in New Year’s Eve homicide in Windom

California man charged in New Year’s Eve homicide in Windom

A 26-year-old California man was charged Friday for allegedly stabbing and killing a man in a Windom bar on New Year’s Eve and injuring another.
by Hannah Yang

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Frigid Friday night with bitterly cold wind chills Saturday morning

Frigid Friday night with bitterly cold wind chills Saturday morning

The cold air will keep temperatures in the teens to near zero throughout the weekend. With ongoing north-northwest winds, wind chills will stay below zero across the state.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Fighting fraud in Minnesota programs; Xcel Energy rates to increase for Minnesota customers

Gov. Tim Walz is bringing a more-aggressive stance toward fighting fraud in state programs to the table as the Legislature gets ready to tackle the issue this session. And Xcel Energy's Minnesota customers will see higher electric rates starting this month. Last month, state regulators approved a 5.2 percent interim rate increase for Xcel. That amounts to a little more than $5 extra a month for a typical household.
by Emily Reese

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Alleged accomplice in ruby red slippers heist plans to plead guilty

Alleged accomplice in ruby red slippers heist plans to plead guilty

Jerry Hal Saliterman of Crystal, plans to plead guilty in federal court in Minneapolis on Jan. 10 for his alleged role in the infamous theft of a pair of ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz.”
by Dan Kraker

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Xcel Energy customers to see higher bills in 2025

Xcel Energy customers to see higher bills in 2025

In December, the state Public Utilities Commission approved a 5.2 percent interim rate increase for Minnesota’s largest electric utility. That amounts to an extra $5.39 a month for a typical household.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Why some college students aren’t reading books

Why some college students aren’t reading books

Last fall, The Atlantic triggered a national conversation about students and reading when they published an article about elite college students who don’t read books. On this week’s Big Books and Bold Ideas, host Kerri Miller talk with writers who’ve also taught college literature classes about what they are seeing.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Turo-rented cars were involved in 2 deadly incidents this New Year’s. Here’s what we know

Turo-rented cars were involved in 2 deadly incidents this New Year’s. Here’s what we know

Two deadly incidents on New Year’s Day — an attack being investigated as an act of terrorism in New Orleans and an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck in Las Vegas — both involved vehicles that were rented on Turo, a peer-to-peer car sharing company.
by The Associated Press

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Morning Announcements for Jan. 3

Morning Announcements for Jan. 3

Here are the morning announcements for Friday, Jan. 3, 2025.
by MPR News Staff

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Biden rejects Nippon Steel’s proposed deal to acquire U.S. Steel

Biden rejects Nippon Steel’s proposed deal to acquire U.S. Steel

President Joe Biden has rejected the nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel. U.S. Steel employs hundreds of people at its taconite operations on Minnesota’s Iron Range.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota’s newest member of Congress takes office; funeral services for longtime state lawmaker

Today is the deadline for candidates to pull out of the running in two special elections for state legislative seats. Minnesota’s first sled dog race of 2025 has been postponed.
by Phil Picardi

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Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon out 2-3 weeks after getting injured on slew-foot

Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon out 2-3 weeks after getting injured on slew-foot

Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon is expected to miss two to three weeks with an apparent right leg injury. Spurgeon was injured when he was slew-footed by Nashville’s Zachary L’Heureux earlier this week.
by The Associated Press

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Fleck looks to extend Minnesota’s bowl streak against Virginia Tech in Duke’s Mayo Bowl

Fleck looks to extend Minnesota’s bowl streak against Virginia Tech in Duke’s Mayo Bowl

The Minnesota Golden Gophers put their seven-game bowl win streak on the line Friday night in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl against a Virginia Tech squad that has been decimated by transfers and opt-outs. 
by The Associated Press

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A cold first weekend of January on the way

A cold first weekend of January on the way

Even colder air has settled into the region. It will keep temperatures in the teens to near zero for afternoon highs in the northwest. The weekend will also be cold. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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New Orleans inches toward normalcy while mourning victims of deadly New Year’s rampage

New Orleans inches toward normalcy while mourning victims of deadly New Year’s rampage

A mix of law enforcement, street performers and football fans is filling New Orleans’ blocks as the city inches back to normalcy. A deadly New Year’s truck attack along Bourbon Street killed 14 people, along with the driver.
by The Associated Press

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Britta Curl-Salemme’s OT goal helps Frost beat Fleet 4-3

Britta Curl-Salemme’s OT goal helps Frost beat Fleet 4-3

Britta Curl-Salemme scored a goal with 13 seconds remaining in overtime to help the Minnesota Frost beat the Boston Fleet 4-3. After a Boston turnover, Kendall Coyne Schofield passed the puck ahead on the breakaway to Curl-Salemme, who beat goaltender Aerin Frankel over their outkicked leg in the closing seconds.
by The Associated Press

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2 dead and several injured in Southern California plane crash

2 dead and several injured in Southern California plane crash

Two people died and 18 were injured Thursday when a small plane crashed through the roof of a furniture manufacturing building in Southern California, police said.
by The Associated Press

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Still on the hunt, the FBI shares new details about pipe bombs placed ahead of Jan. 6

Still on the hunt, the FBI shares new details about pipe bombs placed ahead of Jan. 6

Officials are still trying to identify the person who placed bombs outside of the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee offices in 2021. Now they have fresh details.
by Carrie Johnson

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Extreme weather events push up insurance rates for Minnesotans

Extreme weather events push up insurance rates for Minnesotans

Grace Arnold, commerce commissioner for Minnesota, explains how extreme weather events linked to climate change are contributing to the rising cost of homeowner and car insurance across the state.
by Paul Huttner and Matthew Alvarez

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