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Stories from July 21, 2025

Minnesota Lynx players make their mark during All-Star Weekend

Minnesota Lynx players make their mark during All-Star Weekend

Lynx star Napheesa Collier steered her team to the weekend's biggest prize. Meanwhile, two other Lynx stars, Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman, created buzz with their 72-hour marathon live stream of the festivities.
by Emily Bright and Ngoc Bui

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Billy Joel says he's 'OK' and not 'deathly ill' after receiving brain disorder diagnosis

Billy Joel says he's 'OK' and not 'deathly ill' after receiving brain disorder diagnosis

Billy Joel is doing much better, the “Piano Man” singer wants fans to know. In May, Joel canceled all upcoming concerts across North America and England after being diagnosed with fluid buildup in his brain that has affected his “hearing, vision and balance.”
by The Associated Press

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Nicole Mitchell to resign from Minnesota Senate; law enforcement searches for missing man near Cascade lake

Sen. Nicole Mitchell will resign her senate seat following her conviction on felony burglary charges. Mitchell announced through her attorneys Monday that she will give up her seat by early August. And a new study shows that Olmsted County does not have enough housing stock to meet demand.
by Emily Reese

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WNBA All-Star's draw attention off court with Lynx duo 'StudBudz,' player salary conversation

WNBA All-Star's draw attention off court with Lynx duo 'StudBudz,' player salary conversation

Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman took viewers inside practices and parties, picking up more than 500,000 views and reaching 70,000 followers on their Twitch account.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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How a north Minneapolis pet resource center is responding to higher costs for pet owners

How a north Minneapolis pet resource center is responding to higher costs for pet owners

The North Minneapolis Pet Resource Center is booked through August to help provide pet supplies to families. The organization has plans to expand into a larger space to help serve more people and their pets.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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New report looks at the many impacts of climate change to Great Lakes region

New report looks at the many impacts of climate change to Great Lakes region

The report from the Environmental Law and Policy Center is an update to a 2019 assessment. Researchers found that the Great Lakes region is undergoing rapid environmental change, that will have serious impacts.  
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Midway Cub Foods location to close August 2

Midway Cub Foods location to close August 2

The store announced the closure Monday in a letter to the state. It said 96 people are expected to be laid off in the closure.
by MPR News Staff

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What to know about a vulnerability being exploited on Microsoft SharePoint servers

What to know about a vulnerability being exploited on Microsoft SharePoint servers

Microsoft is issuing an emergency fix to close off a vulnerability in Microsoft’s SharePoint software that hackers have exploited to carry out widespread attacks on businesses and at least some federal agencies. 
by The Associated Press

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Air quality alert lifted, but smoke may linger Monday

Air quality alert lifted, but smoke may linger Monday

An air quality alert has officially been lifted, but wildfire smoke may still linger into Monday. Southerly winds are helping push much of the smoke northward, though hazy skies remain possible.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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U.S. coffee drinkers and businesses will pay the price for Trump’s Brazil tariffs

U.S. coffee drinkers and businesses will pay the price for Trump’s Brazil tariffs

President Donald Trump plans to levy a 50 percent tariff on all goods from Brazil — the source of about 30 percent of U.S. coffee imports. This looming tariff threat has sent shock waves through the U.S. coffee industry.
by Jaclyn Diaz

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FOX Nation to stream Real American Freestyle wrestling events

FOX Nation to stream Real American Freestyle wrestling events

FOX Nation has announced it will stream Real American Freestyle wrestling events, starting with RAF 01 on August 30 in Cleveland. A second event is planned for the fall. Hulk Hogan, the league's commissioner, says the partnership aims to bring freestyle wrestling to a wider audience. 
by The Associated Press

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More Minnesotans are carrying debt into retirement

More Minnesotans are carrying debt into retirement

What do you do if you’re getting close to retirement age and have a lot of debt and little savings? MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about the growing debt burden of older Americans. 
by Angela Davis, Maja Beckstrom and Chris Farrell

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Appeals court says Locke family's wrongful death lawsuit against officer can move forward

Appeals court says Locke family's wrongful death lawsuit against officer can move forward

Amir Locke was sleeping on his cousin’s couch in Minneapolis on the morning of Feb. 2, 2022, when a SWAT team burst into the room. Locke, who was not the person officers were looking for and was holding a firearm, was fatally shot by officer Mark Hanneman about eight seconds after police entered, according to the complaint. 
by MPR News Staff

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Appeals court rules a lawsuit against a Minneapolis officer in the death of Amir Locke can move forward

An appeals court has ruled a lawsuit against a Minneapolis police officer in the shooting death of Amir Locke can move forward. Minnesota political leaders are waiting to hear from state Sen. Nicole Mitchell. The Woodbury DFLer was convicted Friday on felony burglary charges after breaking into her stepmother's Detroit Lakes home in 2024. 
by Phil Picardi

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A steamy and unsettled week with several thunder chances

A steamy and unsettled week with several thunder chances

Monday will start comfortable but most of the week will be very warm and humid. We’ll have several chances at thunderstorms with an unsettled pattern. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Alaska Airlines resumes operations after tech outage grounds all flights

Alaska Airlines resumes operations after tech outage grounds all flights

Alaska Airlines says it has resumed operations following an undisclosed technical error affecting its entire system for approximately three hours. The carrier says in a social media post it experienced an IT outage that resulted in a temporary ground stop around 8 p.m. Pacific time Sunday.
by The Associated Press

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Lewis hits 2 homers and Ryan strikes out 11 as Twins top Rockies to avert series sweep

Lewis hits 2 homers and Ryan strikes out 11 as Twins top Rockies to avert series sweep

Royce Lewis hit two home runs — his first career multihomer game — and Joe Ryan struck out 11 in seven innings as the Minnesota Twins beat the Colorado Rockies 7-1 to prevent a three-game sweep. Coming off his first All-Star appearance, Ryan gave up one run and five hits with no walks.
by The Associated Press

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Nicole Mitchell to resign from Minnesota Senate after burglary conviction

Nicole Mitchell to resign from Minnesota Senate after burglary conviction

Nicole Mitchell will resign her seat in the Minnesota Senate following her Friday conviction on two burglary charges. The resignation will take effect in early August.
by Dana Ferguson

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Minnesota man on a mission to save honeybees, shrink pesticide use

Minnesota man on a mission to save honeybees, shrink pesticide use

Steve Ellis is a nationally recognized expert in the business of bees. From his Grant County farms he’s fought for decades to protect them from what he believes are deadly pesticides harming their health. For him, beekeeping has always been more than a business.
by Dan Gunderson

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