Monday marks 10 years since Philando Castile was shot and killed by a St. Anthony police officer
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Monday marks 10 years since Philando Castile was shot and killed by a St. Anthony police officer in the Twin Cities suburb of Falcon Heights. Castile’s mother Valerie has worked for the last decade to make the criminal justice system more equitable.
Minnesota Catholics from an ultra-traditionalist faction face sanctions after the Vatican excommunicated clergy last week. Our Lady congregant Vincent Hernandez says he understands why the Vatican excommunicated the clergy but doesn't believe it was fair.
Two former researchers at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s lab in Duluth are suing the government for firing them from their jobs last year. They’re among seven former EPA employees around the country who argue they were unlawfully fired after signing a public letter criticizing the Trump administration.
Two dozen projects that restore wildlife habitat or improve outdoor recreation will receive money from Minnesota's settlement with 3M over “forever chemicals.” The chosen projects include park improvements, fishing programs and stream restorations in the Twin Cities east metro and downstream on the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers. They'll receive a total of $20 million.
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Minnesota school districts say they are still seeing the effects of the federal immigration enforcement surge — even after many federal agents left the state. In the Columbia Heights school district, leaders say that even though the number of federal agents in Minnesota has gone down, students and families are still dealing with the ripple effects of the Trump administration’s immigration crack down.
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