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Stories from August 8, 2024

State Appeals Court rules Indus School closure legal

State Appeals Court rules Indus School closure legal

This week, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled a northern Minnesota school board followed the law in its decision to close Indus School, located 30 miles west of International Falls along the Canadian border. 
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Jury finds Minneapolis man guilty in fatal Lake Street shooting of Savannah Ryan Williams

Jury finds Minneapolis man guilty in fatal Lake Street shooting of Savannah Ryan Williams

A Hennepin County jury Wednesday found a Minneapolis man guilty of second-degree murder in a fatal shooting near Lake Street last November. Damarean Bible, 25, faces sentencing on Sept. 11.
by MPR News Staff

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Walz’s 1995 DUI arrest in Nebraska: 5 questions, answered

Walz’s 1995 DUI arrest in Nebraska: 5 questions, answered

Now that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has ascended to the national stage, details of his record and his past are getting more scrutiny. That includes a 1995 incident in which Walz was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving in Nebraska. Here’s what we know.
by MPR News Staff

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David Hogg: Tim Walz ‘helps to represent the evolution’ of Democrats on gun violence issue

David Hogg: Tim Walz ‘helps to represent the evolution’ of Democrats on gun violence issue

David Hogg, a gun control activist, has been vocal on social media about his support for Gov. Tim Walz as vice president since President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the presidential race. Hogg spoke about why he’s so fired up about Walz.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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Walz heads west; Minneapolis public safety efforts

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's first campaign tour as part of the Democratic presidential ticket will head west today. And some Minneapolis city council members say the city has lagged in its efforts to center violence prevention in its public safety approach.
by Emily Reese

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Trump recommits to a Sept. 10 debate and lashes out at Harris at news conference

Trump recommits to a Sept. 10 debate and lashes out at Harris at news conference

Donald Trump recommitted to debating Vice President Kamala Harris after recently backing out, holding a lengthy news conference Thursday in which he taunted his new rival, boasted of his crowd on Jan. 6, 2021, and lashed out at questions about the enthusiasm her campaign has been generating.
by The Associated Press

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Waxa aad ka ogaaneyso is reereebka doorashada Minnesota ee 2024

Waxa aad ka ogaaneyso is reereebka doorashada Minnesota ee 2024

Dadka Minnesota waxay doorashada is reereebka ah ee 2024 u codeyn doonaan 13ka Ogoosto si ay go'aan uga gaaraan murashixiinta doorashada guud ee Nofeembar. Halkan ka akhriso waxa aad ka ogaaneyso is reereebka doorashada Minnesota.
by MPR News Staff

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Yam uas yuav tsum paub txog kev xaiv tsa xub thawj ntawm Minnesota Xyoo 2024

Yam uas yuav tsum paub txog kev xaiv tsa xub thawj ntawm Minnesota Xyoo 2024

Cov neeg Minnesota yuav pov npav hauv qhov kev xaiv tsa xub thawj xyoo 2024 thaum Lub Yim Hli Ntuj Tim 13 txhawm rau los txiav txim seb tus neeg sib tw twg uas lawv xav tau mus rau kev xaiv tsa feem dav rau Lub Kaum Ib Hlis. Nov yog yam uas yuav tsum paub txog kev xaiv tsa xub thawj ntawm Minnesota.
by MPR News Staff

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Twins face tough series against division rivals, Vikings prepare for first preseason game

Twins face tough series against division rivals, Vikings prepare for first preseason game

The Twins start a four-game series at home against the Cleveland Guardians on Friday. And the Las Vegas Raiders will be in town in the Vikings first preseason game on Saturday.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Lo que hay que saber sobre las elecciones primarias de 2024 en Minnesota

Lo que hay que saber sobre las elecciones primarias de 2024 en Minnesota

Los ciudadanos de Minnesota votarán en las elecciones primarias de 2024 el 13 de agosto para decidir qué candidatos quieren que pasen a las elecciones generales de noviembre. Esto es lo que hay que saber sobre las elecciones primarias de Minnesota.
by MPR News Staff

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Behind the plan to put Walz in the national spotlight

Behind the plan to put Walz in the national spotlight

To many it may seems like Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was lucky when he reached virality just a couple of weeks ago. But a New York Times report details that Gov. Walz’s team worked for 18 months for that moment.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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‘Vibes don’t save lives’: Minnesota uncommitted delegate wants Harris-Walz to promise cease-fire, arms embargo in Gaza

‘Vibes don’t save lives’: Minnesota uncommitted delegate wants Harris-Walz to promise cease-fire, arms embargo in Gaza

Minnesota uncommitted delegate Asma Mohammed says the Harris-Walz campaign is missing an opportunity to talk about the Israel-Hamas war.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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U.S. Senate candidates give closing arguments at Farmfest ahead of Tuesday’s primary

U.S. Senate candidates give closing arguments at Farmfest ahead of Tuesday’s primary

Farmfest, an agricultural trade show, has become a rite of passage for politicians to talk with rural constituents in farm country. The forum was the last chance for voters to see the U.S. Senate candidates on the same stage before Tuesday’s primary.
by Clay Masters

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Crisp, breezy afternoon; pleasant weekend ahead

Crisp, breezy afternoon; pleasant weekend ahead

Breezy northwest winds continue behind a disturbance that has since pushed off towards the Great Lakes region. Cooler Canadian air filters in with highs in the upper 60s and 70s and lower to mid-60s up north. Temperatures warm gradually toward next week.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Author A.J. Jacobs attempts a year of living constitutionally

Author A.J. Jacobs attempts a year of living constitutionally

When A.J. Jacobs embarked on his “Year of Living Constitutionally,” he pulled out the beeswax candles and the tricorn hat and discovered some profound truths about our complicated and flawed founding document.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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What to know about Usha Vance, JD Vance's wife

What to know about Usha Vance, JD Vance's wife

Usha Vance grew up in San Diego and clerked for Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts after Yale Law School. Here's what else to know about the wife of the Republican vice presidential candidate.
by Joe Hernandez

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FEMA flood relief funds reach Minnesotans. U.S. women's basketball team led by Lynx coach Reeve makes semifinals

More than $1 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funding has been distributed to Minnesotans impacted by severe storms and flooding earlier this summer. And the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team, led by Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve, has reached the semifinals at the Paris Games.
by Phil Picardi

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Trump praised Minnesota Gov. Walz in 2020 for response to unrest over Floyd's murder, audio shows

Trump praised Minnesota Gov. Walz in 2020 for response to unrest over Floyd's murder, audio shows

Former President Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance have been hammering Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz over his response to the violence that erupted in the aftermath of the 2020 murder of George Floyd. But Trump described the governor as calm and said, at the time, he fully agreed with how Walz handled it, including his deployment of the Minnesota National Guard.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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US women's basketball team — led by Lynx coach Reeve — beats Nigeria 88-74 to reach Olympic semifinals

US women's basketball team — led by Lynx coach Reeve — beats Nigeria 88-74 to reach Olympic semifinals

Up next is a familiar opponent, Australia, in the semifinals on Friday night. The Americans haven't lost since the 1992 Barcelona Games and are two victories away from an unprecedented eighth consecutive gold medal.
by The Associated Press

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What Walz — and the records — say about his military service as others criticized it

What Walz — and the records — say about his military service as others criticized it

The Minnesota governor, and now running mate to Vice President Kamala Harris, has often talked about his service in the National Guard. Now others are talking about it too, and not always in glowing terms, especially when it comes to Walz’s stepping away from the Guard.
by Peter Cox

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Critical DMs: We’re not just hotdish, or iconic but overlooked in Minnesota

Critical DMs: We’re not just hotdish, or iconic but overlooked in Minnesota

Critical DMs are lightly edited Slack conversations by members of the MPR News arts team about Minnesota art and culture. This week, arts editor Max Sparber and senior arts reporter and critic Alex V. Cipolle respond to the nation’s limited reference points for Minnesota by suggesting a handful of iconic but overlooked Minnesota cultural items.
by Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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Art Hounds: Contemporary wind music

Art Hounds: Contemporary wind music

From MPR News, Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what’s exciting in local art.
by Emily Bright

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Lake Minnetonka in the North Woods? Ely cabin owners push back against resort plan

Lake Minnetonka in the North Woods? Ely cabin owners push back against resort plan

A $45 million proposal to transform a century-old fishing lodge into an expanded resort two miles from the edge of the Boundary Waters is facing pushback from residents who fear it will change the area’s wilderness-oriented culture.
by Dan Kraker

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