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Stories from November 12, 2026

Do youth sports demand too much of families?

Do youth sports demand too much of families?

Youth sports are booming and parents are signing kids up for expensive soccer, basketball and other sports programs at younger ages. Coming up at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks about who wins and who loses in the race to create young athletes.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Ayo Dosunmu is helping keep the Timberwolves on track while Anthony Edwards recovers

Ayo Dosunmu is helping keep the Timberwolves on track while Anthony Edwards recovers

The Minnesota Timberwolves were forced to put their grand plan of pairing Anthony Edwards in the backcourt with LaMelo Ball on temporary hold when the knee injury nagging Edwards got to the point where surgery was recommended.
by The Associated Press

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Mpls City Council votes on Peterson for chief, southern Minn. counties to get funds for storm damage

The Minneapolis City Council will decide Thursday morning whether to permanently appoint veteran officer Bill Peterson as head of the Minneapolis Police Department. And three conservation groups are suing the state in hopes of getting a more rigorous environmental review of a long-proposed copper mine in northeast Minnesota.
by Phineas Pope

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St. Paul fire destroys building, displacing residents and reducing memories to rubble

St. Paul fire destroys building, displacing residents and reducing memories to rubble

The building was deemed unsafe, and tenants weren’t able to collect any of their belongings after the fire. One tenant saw a picture of his grandma still hanging on the wall as it was torn down.
by Ahmed Hassan

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Minneapolis City Council to vote on data center regulations

Minneapolis City Council to vote on data center regulations

City leaders agree that, at a minimum, data centers must be regulated. But they disagree on how strict those regulations should be.
by Cait Kelley

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Minnesota Republicans hope for a seat at the table with new DFL trifecta

Minnesota Republicans hope for a seat at the table with new DFL trifecta

The last time the DFL held all three levers of power at Minnesota’s Capitol, it led to sweeping legislative changes that left Republicans warning of an agenda out of step with Minnesota values.
by Peter Cox

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