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Stories from September 30, 2026

Racers ready! Cooler for marathon prep & the coming weekend

Racers ready! Cooler for marathon prep & the coming weekend

There’s the small window for rain Thursday, plus Saturday, then that’s about it for active weather in the medium range. That goes along with cooler-than-average rain in the next few days.
by Ben Cathey

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Event gathers legal experts in Minnesota to discuss state powers to challenge federal actions

Event gathers legal experts in Minnesota to discuss state powers to challenge federal actions

The University of St. Thomas is hosting a symposium Friday in St. Paul to explore constitutional questions that came out of this winter’s surge of federal agents to Minnesota.
by Nina Moini and Ngoc Bui

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Minnesota test scores stagnate as schools roll out new reading curriculum, standards

Minnesota test scores stagnate as schools roll out new reading curriculum, standards

Fewer than half of students statewide who were tested in the spring of 2026 met math and reading standards. State education leaders say it’s too early for the scores to reflect changes passed in the 2023 READ Act.
by Nina Moini, Elizabeth Shockman and Ngoc Bui

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Medicaid access ends for 5,000 Minnesota immigrants

Medicaid access ends for 5,000 Minnesota immigrants

More than 5,000 refugees, asylum seekers, Afghan and Ukrainian humanitarian parolees, trafficking victims, noncitizens protected under the Violence Against Women Act and qualified noncitizen veterans in Minnesota will lose medical assistance under new federal rules.
by Erica Zurek and Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Long COVID affects many Minnesotans years after the pandemic

Long COVID affects many Minnesotans years after the pandemic

It’s been six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but many Minnesotans are still suffering its aftermath. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the extreme fatigue, brain fog and other symptoms of long COVID.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Fewer than half of Minnesota students meet math, reading standards as state weighs testing changes

Fewer than half of Minnesota students meet math, reading standards as state weighs testing changes

Minnesota’s latest school test results show little change in math proficiency and a new baseline for reading as the state considers adjusting its annual assessment.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Attorney General’s office charges nine people with Medicaid fraud totaling $3 million

For the third time this year — there’s a proposed merger involving major healthcare systems in Minnesota. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Attorney General’s office has charged nine people with Medicaid fraud totaling $3 million.
by Phineas Pope

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Warm Wednesday ahead of cooler air Thursday

Warm Wednesday ahead of cooler air Thursday

Fog and clouds will decrease some Wednesday with more sunshine north and warm conditions statewide. Cooler, drier air moves in Thursday.
by Sven Sundgaard

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In more than a dozen Minnesota House races, no GOP candidate is running

In more than a dozen Minnesota House races, no GOP candidate is running

In 17 Minnesota House races, the Minnesota GOP does not have a candidate on the ballot. That absence is a surprise to some, but it also shows a strategy of shifting resources to more winnable districts.
by Peter Cox

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