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Wisconsin tribe to ask court to shut down oil pipeline

Wisconsin tribe to ask court to shut down oil pipeline

Attorneys for a Wisconsin Native American tribe are set to present their arguments that a federal judge should order an energy company to shut down an oil pipeline because rapid erosion could expose it and cause a massive oil spill on reservation land. 
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota is getting $60.5 million in e-cigarette settlement

Minnesota is getting $60.5 million in e-cigarette settlement

Minnesota is getting $60.5 million in its e-cigarette settlement from Juul and Altria. Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison unveiled details of the settlement Wednesday.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Police, federal authorities probe St. Paul mosque fire

Police, federal authorities probe St. Paul mosque fire

The Oromo American Tawhid Islamic Center building was unoccupied and under renovation when the fire broke out Wednesday morning. No injuries were reported.
by Tim Nelson

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Feds charge man in Minnesota 'Wizard of Oz' ruby slippers theft

Feds charge man in Minnesota 'Wizard of Oz' ruby slippers theft

The slippers are one of four pairs remaining from the iconic movie and are considered among the most recognizable memorabilia in American film history.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota-based company will pay $487M to settle kickback, fraud case

Minnesota-based company will pay $487M to settle kickback, fraud case

A federal judge in St. Paul has ordered a medical products company and its owner to pay $487 million to settle allegations that it defrauded Medicare.
by Matt Sepic

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Two plead guilty in February attack on transgender woman

Two plead guilty in February attack on transgender woman

Two men who pleaded guilty to attacking a transgender woman at a Minneapolis light rail station are expected to receive four-month jail sentences. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said there was no evidence to indicate that anti-trans bias motivated the men.
by Matt Sepic

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