Minnesota Now: Aug. 18, 2026
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Gov. Tim Walz issued an executive order Tuesday blocking mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. If it holds up, the move will be the end of a proposed underground copper-nickel mine in the region.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing Texas to demand an ICE agent stand trial in Minnesota in the shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis in January.
A Twin Cities church is hosting the first in what organizers hope will be a series of conversations about the federal surge.
And residents in a downtown Minneapolis neighborhood are gathering to talk about a data center proposal in their area.
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Plus, a new fund is helping make movies in Minnesota.
The Minnesota Music Minute was “Hey There's My Girl” by Your Smith. The Song of the Day was “Lake Avenue Blues” by Jon Sullivan Band.
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