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Stories from September 26, 2025

Niron breaks ground on Sartell plant to produce magnets without rare earth elements

Niron breaks ground on Sartell plant to produce magnets without rare earth elements

It’s the first manufacturing plant in the world to produce high-powered magnets without the use of rare earth materials. Niron officials say the plant will help reduce U.S. reliance on materials imported from China.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Minneapolis mayoral candidates debate encampment solutions, downtown revitalization

Five candidates vying to be the next Minneapolis mayor participated in Friday's debate. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says if he's elected to a third term, he plans to serve the entire term.
by Emily Reese

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Wisconsin Planned Parenthood is pausing abortions. What does that mean for Minnesota?

Wisconsin Planned Parenthood is pausing abortions. What does that mean for Minnesota?

After Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump’s spending bill, Wisconsin’s Planned Parenthood clinics announced they will no longer schedule abortions.
by Cathy Wurzer, Megan Burks and Lukas Levin

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Wisconsin Republican Bill Berrien quits governor's race amid pornography fallout

Wisconsin Republican Bill Berrien quits governor's race amid pornography fallout

Wisconsin businessman Bill Berrien has ended his Republican campaign for governor, days after it was reported that he followed numerous sexually explicit accounts online, including a nonbinary pornography performer.
by The Associated Press

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Sinclair brings Jimmy Kimmel’s show back to its ABC-affiliated stations, ending blackout

Sinclair brings Jimmy Kimmel’s show back to its ABC-affiliated stations, ending blackout

Sinclair Broadcast Group has decided to bring Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show back to its ABC affiliate stations. This ends a dayslong TV blackout in dozens of U.S. cities.
by The Associated Press

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Ideal weekend weather to explore Minnesota's fall colors

Ideal weekend weather to explore Minnesota's fall colors

The weather is lining up just right this weekend, offering a perfect backdrop to enjoy the beauty of autumn leaves. Above-average temperatures in the 70s and even a few low 80s in southern Minnesota are expected, paired with plenty of sunshine and dry conditions.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the U.S. since 1979, dies in Cuba

Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the U.S. since 1979, dies in Cuba

Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has died.
by The Associated Press

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Essentia Health exits mediation with University of Minnesota over medical system

Essentia Health exits mediation with University of Minnesota over medical system

Duluth-based Essentia Health has exited formal mediation with the University of Minnesota — but says it will remain involved in talks about the University’s medical school.
by Emily Reese and Gretchen Brown

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Person arrested after allegedly making threats against Minneapolis elementary school

An elementary school in northeast Minneapolis was placed on lockdown Thursday after a person called and threatened to shoot people at the school. No one was hurt, and suspect was arrested in Missouri.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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At UN, amid jeers and cheers, Netanyahu says Israel ‘must finish the job’ against Hamas in Gaza

At UN, amid jeers and cheers, Netanyahu says Israel ‘must finish the job’ against Hamas in Gaza

Encircled by critics and protesters at the United Nations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told fellow world leaders on Friday that Israel “must finish the job” against Hamas in Gaza.
by The Associated Press

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Trump to place import taxes on drugs, home furnishings and heavy trucks

Trump to place import taxes on drugs, home furnishings and heavy trucks

President Trump said he will put import taxes of 100 percent on pharmaceutical drugs, 50 percent on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30 percent on upholstered furniture and 25 percent on heavy trucks starting on Oct. 1.
by The Associated Press

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Hollywood now has dueling open letters over the Israel film boycott

Hollywood now has dueling open letters over the Israel film boycott

Over 1,200 Hollywood figures, among them Liev Schreiber, Mayim Bialik and Sharon Osbourne, signed a letter on Thursday rejecting a previous call to boycott Israeli film groups.
by Chloe Veltman and Mandalit del Barco

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UN adds 68 companies to blacklist for alleged complicity in rights violations in Israeli settlements

The United Nations has added nearly 70 more companies to a blacklist of companies from 11 countries that it says are complicit in violating Palestinian human rights through their business ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. 
by The Associated Press

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Another worker has been killed in a Twin Cities road construction area

A second worker has been killed in as many days in a Twin Cities road construction area. The state patrol says a man died after he was hit by a dump truck Thursday in a closed work zone along Highway 610 near Maple Grove Parkway.
by Gracie Stockton

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Wild owner Leipold expresses patience with Kaprizov contract talks, confidence in GM Guerin’s role

Wild owner Leipold expresses patience with Kaprizov contract talks, confidence in GM Guerin’s role

The Minnesota Wild have yet to secure star forward Kirill Kaprizov beyond this season with a long-term contract. Owner Craig Leipold is trying to remain patient and leave the process to general manager Bill Guerin and his assistants. 
by The Associated Press

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Trump’s TikTok deal payment criticized as ‘shake-down scheme’ by experts

Trump’s TikTok deal payment criticized as ‘shake-down scheme’ by experts

The U.S. government will collect a multibillion-dollar fee from the American investors who will take over TikTok. Some experts call the fee and other deals like it “extortion.”
by Bobby Allyn and David Folkenflik

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MN Shortlist, Sept. 26-Oct. 2: Ibsen at the Guthrie and more

MN Shortlist, Sept. 26-Oct. 2: Ibsen at the Guthrie and more

Minnesota Shortlist is your weekly curated roundup of recommended arts events from MPR News, this week including “Jlin: Permutation of Three” at Walker Art Center and “Learning from Place: 100 Years of Mexican American Culture on St. Paul’s West Side.”
by Jacob Aloi and Anika Besst

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Trump’s $100K H1-B visa fee could hit major Minnesota companies, institutions

Trump’s $100K H1-B visa fee could hit major Minnesota companies, institutions

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that imposes a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions. Hundreds of companies in Minnesota could be affected, including several large employers like Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota.
by Sarah Thamer

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