Safety is on the minds of many as school returns to session for many in Minnesota
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Many school districts across the state are back in session after summer break. And for many students and parents, there may be fear and anxiety related to last week’s school shooting in Minneapolis.
Three Twin Cities mayors will be at the Minnesota Capitol Tuesday calling for stricter gun laws and to support a proposal that would allow cities to pass their own gun reforms. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and Brooklyn Park Mayor Hollies Winston all support a statewide ban on so-called assault weapons and on high-capacity magazines, which can allow a person to fire dozens of bullets without reloading first. The mayors also want legislators to overturn a current state statute that prohibits cities from making their own gun ordinances.
More than 100 people rallied at the Capitol Monday calling for stricter gun laws.
The Rochester Public Utilities Board is proposing to develop new wind projects early before federal tax credits expire.
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A fire destroyed the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Housing Authority office in Cass Sunday night. In a social media post, the Leech Lake Band said there were no injuries. The band said the building is a total loss, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. Staff are working to establish temporary operations so housing services for band members can continue.
Today is the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. A historic military gun will be removed from the Capitol grounds. The USS Ward gun is 18-feet long and is currently on display next to the Veterans Services building. In 1941, U.S. Navy reservists from Minnesota fired the gun at a Japanese submarine during the attack on Pearl Harbor, sinking the submarine. The weapon will be restored and placed in a new veterans museum set to open next summer near Camp Ripley in Little Falls.
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