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Stories from April 14, 2025

Police response at UnitedHealthcare in Minnetonka; Scanner listeners will no longer have access to live MPD communications

Minnetonka police say a person is in custody and there's no ongoing threat to the public, following a large police response to the United Healthcare corporate campus today. Starting tonight, the Minneapolis Police Department is encrypting its radio communications, making them inaccessible to scanner listeners.
by Emily Reese

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Minnesota Democrats criticize Trump administration after HUD freezes funds for St. Paul apartment

Minnesota Democrats criticize Trump administration after HUD freezes funds for St. Paul apartment

DFL Sen. Tina Smith joined St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter Monday to rip the Trump administration for delaying funding that had been approved to renovate an apartment building in St. Paul.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Lynx make last-minute trades ahead of draft night, Timberwolves clinch spot in playoffs

Lynx make last-minute trades ahead of draft night, Timberwolves clinch spot in playoffs

It’s a big week for Minnesota’s professional basketball teams. The Lynx will look to add to their roster for draft night, while the Timberwolves face a tough competitor to start the playoffs.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Minnesota's largest generation, millennials, face a third round of economic uncertainty

Minnesota's largest generation, millennials, face a third round of economic uncertainty

Older millennials were just entering the workforce during the 2008 Great Recession. Then came COVID-19. And millennials are once again faced with economic uncertainty at an age where they may be making major financial decisions.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Migrants in Minnesota who entered the U.S. via CBP One app among those told to self-deport

Migrants in Minnesota who entered the U.S. via CBP One app among those told to self-deport

The Trump administration is telling some migrants who entered the U.S. using the CBP One mobile app to leave immediately, as part of a broader push to revoke temporary legal status for migrants who entered during the Biden administration under a legal authority known as humanitarian parole.
by Nina Moini and Ellie Roth

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Blustery Monday with seasonal temperatures

Blustery Monday with seasonal temperatures

Winds continue to howl from the northwest in the wake of Sunday's cold front. Lingering cloud cover will keep temperatures near the seasonal average of the mid-50s. Meanwhile, the warm weekend has led to more ice outs across lakes in central Minnesota.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Minneapolis council member Emily Koski drops out of mayor's race

Minneapolis council member Emily Koski drops out of mayor's race

Minneapolis City Council member Emily Koski has dropped out of the mayor’s race, according to a campaign update Monday morning. In her announcement, Koski pointed to several different reasons for her exit, including balancing the rigors of actively serving on the council with fundraising and raising her children — and a toxicity in local politics.
by Cari Spencer

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Troops arrive at the border to help with enforcement despite fewer migrant crossings

Troops arrive at the border to help with enforcement despite fewer migrant crossings

According to the U.S. Army, soldiers won’t be arresting people suspected of being in the country illegally, and instead will offer “logistical support” to Border Patrol agents.
by Carlos Morales

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How tariff uncertainty affects the economy and your money

How tariff uncertainty affects the economy and your money

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Neel Kashkari, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, about tariffs, inflation, the job market and responding to an uncertain economy.
by Angela Davis, Chris Farrell and Maja Beckstrom

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Paige Bueckers has had busy week since helping UConn win national championship

Paige Bueckers has had busy week since helping UConn win national championship

It’s been a whirlwind week for Minnesota native Paige Bueckers since she won her first national championship with UConn. The Huskies star player has been going back and forth between Connecticut and New York doing morning and night time talk show appearances, WNBA rookie orientation and finally a parade to celebrate the school’s 12th NCAA title they won in Tampa, Florida.
by The Associated Press

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WNBA mock draft 3.0: Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas and Seattle selects French star Malonga 2nd

WNBA mock draft 3.0: Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas and Seattle selects French star Malonga 2nd

There’s no doubt who’s going first in the WNBA draft with Paige Bueckers the consensus top pick. After that it gets interesting with Olivia Miles' decision to enter the NCAA transfer portal instead of the draft.
by The Associated Press

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Self-described ‘world’s coolest dictator’ heads to the White House

Self-described ‘world’s coolest dictator’ heads to the White House

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele heads to the White House to discuss further cooperation with the U.S., including the continued use of El Salvador’s supermax prison for deported migrants.
by Alfie Pannell

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Should I stay or go? Immigrants across U.S. consider self-deportation

Should I stay or go? Immigrants across U.S. consider self-deportation

In the face of raids and threats to previously safe spaces, some immigrants in the U.S. without legal status are weighing whether to heed Trump’s call to voluntarily leave the U.S.
by Jasmine Garsd and Ximena Bustillo

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NBA’s West spots set, with the Nuggets, Clippers and Timberwolves in and the Warriors play-in bound

NBA’s West spots set, with the Nuggets, Clippers and Timberwolves in and the Warriors play-in bound

The final game to end in the NBA regular season was a big one for seeding in the Western Conference, with the Los Angeles Clippers beating the Golden State Warriors 124-119 in overtime Sunday to clinch the No. 5 seed.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota soybean farmers nervous about trade war following increased tariffs on China

Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank president Neel Kashkari says Minnesota soybean farmers are nervous about a U.S. trade war with China. And construction is set to begin this week on a major project to expand a stretch of Interstate 94 between the Twin Cities and St. Cloud.
by Phil Picardi

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DOGE abruptly cut a program for teens with disabilities. This student is ‘devastated’

DOGE abruptly cut a program for teens with disabilities. This student is ‘devastated’

The program, Charting My Path for Future Success, aimed to help teens with disabilities transition from high school to the real world. It abruptly ended when DOGE terminated its federal contract.
by Cory Turner

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Wild sign 1st-round draft pick Zeev Buium after defenseman wraps up college career for Denver

Wild sign 1st-round draft pick Zeev Buium after defenseman wraps up college career for Denver

The Minnesota Wild have signed defenseman Zeev Buium to a three-year, entry-level contract to add their 2024 first-round draft pick to the roster right before the NHL playoffs. 
by The Associated Press

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Lambs, family and garlic help this couple build a new life in rural Minnesota

Lambs, family and garlic help this couple build a new life in rural Minnesota

Mark Anema and Kate Ritger met at a garlic harvest party, started a farm, got married and had a kid. For Anema, it meant a huge change from a life in finance to farming. It isn’t easier or more profitable, but he says changing his life has changed him for the better.
by Dan Gunderson

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Explainer: How the U of M system endowment, mining industry benefit from seized Indigenous land

Explainer: How the U of M system endowment, mining industry benefit from seized Indigenous land

The state holds land in trust for the University of Minnesota, generating revenue for the Permanent University Fund. The U.S. government gave the land to the state in the mid-1800s after taking it from tribal nations through treaties often signed under the threat of violence.
by Melissa Olson

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