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Stories from January 6, 2025

Lawsuit over special election; Minneapolis City Council approves federal consent decree

The state Republican Party has filed a lawsuit with the Minnesota Supreme Court that aims to halt a special election for a pivotal House seat. The lawsuit is over the timing of the late-January special election in the Roseville area. Delaying the election could keep Republicans in power in the House chamber later into the 2025 legislative session. The Minneapolis City Council this afternoon signed off on a long-awaited federal consent decree that mandates significant changes to the Minneapolis police department.
by Emily Reese

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Vikings blink, Gophers win big at Mayo Bowl and other Minnesota sports news

Vikings blink, Gophers win big at Mayo Bowl and other Minnesota sports news

In the highly anticipated match-up between the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions Sunday night, the Vikings blinked. Minnesota lost 31-9 and now goes into the playoffs as the number five seed, out of seven.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Minneapolis City Council near agreement on federal oversight of police department

Minneapolis City Council near agreement on federal oversight of police department

The Minneapolis City Council is in a closed door session Monday to discuss a new agreement with federal officials which would mandate reforms to the city’s police department.
by Nina Moini, Alanna Elder and Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Sen. Klobuchar reflects on Jan. 6 insurrection and new process for certifying presidential win

Sen. Klobuchar reflects on Jan. 6 insurrection and new process for certifying presidential win

Sen. Amy Klobuchar helped create a new process for counting electoral votes on Jan. 6. She spoke with MPR News host Nina Moini ahead of the afternoon’s certification about what the day will look like.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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20s, 30s return to southern Minnesota later this week

20s, 30s return to southern Minnesota later this week

A change in our weather pattern will help usher in warmer temperatures by week’s end. This will allow more clipper systems to pass through, bringing a chance for snow to return.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Morning Announcements for Jan. 6

Morning Announcements for Jan. 6

Here are the morning announcements for Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.
by MPR News Staff

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Canada’s Trudeau resigns as Liberal Party leader, spelling end to time in power

Canada’s Trudeau resigns as Liberal Party leader, spelling end to time in power

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation in the face of rising discontent over his leadership, and after the abrupt departure of his finance minister signaled growing turmoil within his government. 
by The Associated Press

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Cold start to the week; seasonable temperatures return late week

Cold start to the week; seasonable temperatures return late week

Chilly air lingers over Minnesota through Wednesday. Temperatures closer to normal — in the teens and 20s — return late week along with light snow chances. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Nippon, U.S. Steel file suit after Biden administration blocks $15 billion deal

Nippon, U.S. Steel file suit after Biden administration blocks $15 billion deal

Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel are filing a federal lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s decision to block a proposed nearly $15 billion deal for Nippon to acquire Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel.
by The Associated Press

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Vikings lose to Lions 31-9. Minneapolis nears agreement on federal oversight of police

The Minnesota Vikings lost to the Detroit Lions last night 31-9. And the Minneapolis City Council on Monday hears details of a tentative agreement between the city and the U.S. Department of Justice over possible federal court oversight of its police department. 
by Phil Picardi

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Biden bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters

Biden bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters

President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, an effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling.
by The Associated Press

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Dr. Rachel Levine focused on her job at HHS. Still, anti-trans politics followed her

Dr. Rachel Levine focused on her job at HHS. Still, anti-trans politics followed her

Dr. Rachel Levine is the highest ranking, out transgender person ever to serve in the federal government. Her tenure at HHS ran concurrent with an explosion in state legislation targeting transgender people.
by Selena Simmons-Duffin

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More Minnesota kids get exempted from required vaccinations. Here’s what’s happening

More Minnesota kids get exempted from required vaccinations. Here’s what’s happening

Nonmedical exemptions for required childhood vaccinations have risen steadily since 2020. Medical professionals say exemption counts are near the point where Minnesotans should be extremely concerned, especially when it comes to schools.
by Kyra Miles

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Minneapolis City Council approves agreement on federal oversight of police

Minneapolis City Council approves agreement on federal oversight of police

Following the vote, the U.S. Department of Justice requested a judge approve the agreement to require the MPD make dozens of changes to address allegations of discrimination and use of excessive force.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Matt Sepic and Cari Spencer

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‘I wanted to do something cool’: Meet the man who made the Minnesota-shaped forest

‘I wanted to do something cool’: Meet the man who made the Minnesota-shaped forest

Years before Google Earth, DNR forester Bill Lockner used hand tools and calculated all the angles and distances to etch Minnesota’s shape into a stretch of forest in Lake of the Woods County. He doesn’t talk about it much, but he spoke recently with MPR News.
by Dan Gunderson

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