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Stories from November 24, 2025

‘Oat Mafia’ in search of a market for oats in the upper Midwest market

‘Oat Mafia’ in search of a market for oats in the upper Midwest market

Some corn and soybean farmers in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa have started planting oats for environmental reasons, but also in an effort to diversify what’s grown in the Midwest. One area farmer has broken ground on a new oat mill in Albert Lea, Minn., for a local market.
by Clay Masters

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Mural created for upcoming international hockey tournament honors Indigenous land

Mural created for upcoming international hockey tournament honors Indigenous land

The mural titled, “Land of 10,000 Rinks” highlights both Native American and hockey communities. It will be the centerpiece at this year’s IIHF World Junior Championships in Minnesota. 
by Chandra Colvin

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Clark, Bueckers to make USA Basketball national team camp debut joined by other first timers

Clark, Bueckers to make USA Basketball national team camp debut joined by other first timers

Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers will make their USA Basketball senior national team camp debut when the Americans get together at Duke next month.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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The CDC has backtracked long-held vaccine guidance; Minnesota public health expert responds

The CDC has backtracked long-held vaccine guidance; Minnesota public health expert responds

Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, is worried the CDC’s new messaging could have a chilling effect on vaccination rates.
by Molly Castle Work

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What to know as temporary protected status for Somalis in Minnesota could end

What to know as temporary protected status for Somalis in Minnesota could end

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump called for the immediate end of temporary protected status for Somali people in Minnesota. Here’s a look at what the program is and what’s at stake if Somali people are removed.
by Dana Ferguson, Regina Medina, Chris Farrell and Ellen Finn

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Snow expected in Minnesota; Immigration news updates

Snow is expected tomorrow and Wednesday across much of the state... with several inches of accumulation possible in northern Minnesota ahead of the holiday weekend. The Twin Cities could get 1 to 3 inches. An immigration judge today ordered the deportation of a Northfield man who was detained by ICE earlier this month. Somali community leaders and Democratic lawmakers rallied at the Capitol today to oppose a proposal to end temporary protected status -- or TPS -- for Somali people in Minnesota.
by Emily Reese

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Waymo is coming to Minneapolis. But can the self-driving taxi navigate winter weather?

Waymo is coming to Minneapolis. But can the self-driving taxi navigate winter weather?

With six months of winter weather, the car will have to learn to navigate snowy and icy conditions. An autonomous vehicle researcher at the U of M says that Waymo cars may not be able to drive when it’s actively snowing.
by Chris Farrell and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Northfield man arrested by ICE agents in tense confrontation will be deported to Mexico

Northfield man arrested by ICE agents in tense confrontation will be deported to Mexico

A judge ruled Monday that Adan Nunez Gonzalez be sent back to his home country of Mexico after ruling that the father of four did not have a valid reason to seek asylum in the U.S.
by Sarah Thamer

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Former Timberwolves player Chauncey Billups pleads not guilty in rigged poker games case

Former Timberwolves player Chauncey Billups pleads not guilty in rigged poker games case

Portland Trail Blazers coach and basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges he profited from rigged poker games involving several Mafia figures and at least one other former NBA player.
by The Associated Press

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Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star of landmark film ‘The Harder They Come,’ dead at 81

Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star of landmark film ‘The Harder They Come,’ dead at 81

Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached defiance, joy and endurance in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If You Really Want” and “Vietnam” and starred in the landmark movie “The Harder They Come,” has died at 81.
by The Associated Press

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Department of Education hands off key Native American programs

Department of Education hands off key Native American programs

Recent Department of Education shifts will transfer 24 programs serving Indian Country to the Department of the Interior, a move that tribal leaders say they weren’t consulted about. Native-specific programs such as Title VI, Native Language programming, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Education, and tribal college-related programs, will move to the U.S. Department of the Interior.

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Wisconsin woman in 2014 Slender Man stabbing is found a day after walking away from group home

Wisconsin woman in 2014 Slender Man stabbing is found a day after walking away from group home

Authorities say a Wisconsin woman who admitted to nearly stabbing a classmate to death in 2014 to please the horror character Slender Man has been found in Illinois after she cut off an electronic monitoring device and left a group home.
by The Associated Press

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Wallstedt has 3rd shutout in 4 games, Wild beat Jets 3-0 for 5th straight victory

Wallstedt has 3rd shutout in 4 games, Wild beat Jets 3-0 for 5th straight victory

Jesper Wallstedt made 32 saves for his NHL-leading third shutout — all in the last four games — and the Minnesota Wild beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-0 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory. Minnesota had its second straight shutout and fifth overall. 
by The Associated Press

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Dallas Wings win the WNBA draft lottery, the Minnesota Lynx will pick second

Dallas Wings win the WNBA draft lottery, the Minnesota Lynx will pick second

The Dallas Wings won the WNBA draft lottery for the second consecutive season on Sunday night. Minnesota, which had the best record in the league last year, will pick second. 
by The Associated Press and Anika Besst

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A new housing program at soon-to-be-shuttered Stillwater prison is thriving

A new housing program at soon-to-be-shuttered Stillwater prison is thriving

Stillwater prison is an 111-year-old facility with old-fashioned metal bars, no air conditioning in the cells and an estimated $180 million in deferred maintenance costs. But staff and men serving time there say the prison has been reborn.
by Cait Kelley

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U of M leans into startup generator to boost its standing in local economy

U of M leans into startup generator to boost its standing in local economy

The University of Minnesota’s Technology Commercialization Office has been involved with 285 startups since 2006. TechCom spun off a record 26 startups this past year. The ambition is to ramp up to 30-50 startups a year.
by Chris Farrell

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Minnesota's Somali community rejects Trump's call to end 'temporary protected status'

Minnesota's Somali community rejects Trump's call to end 'temporary protected status'

Hundreds packed a hall of Karmel Mall Sunday afternoon to gather in solidarity with the Somali community after the president called for elimination of a program that offers temporary protective status for people from Somalia who are in Minnesota.
by Dana Ferguson

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