Opening statements begin Wednesday morning in the latest Feeding Our Future trial
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Opening statements begin Wednesday morning in the latest Feeding Our Future trial. Muna Fidhin is among 81 people charged over the last four years with ripping off taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs. Federal prosecutors allege the 45-year-old stole $656,000 by using her cafe and two other Burnsville locations as fake meal distribution sites.
Law enforcement leaders from Bloomington, Edina, Eden Prairie and Hennepin County say the state has a gang violence issue. They’ve called for a task force after recent shootings in the Twin Cities metro area that they say were all gang-related.
Minnesota 8th District Republican Congressman Pete Stauber and his DFL challenger, Trina Swanson, debated mining and other issues Tuesday night.
All 46 member musicians of the Minnesota Opera Orchestra have voted to authorize a strike. The vote comes after three months of contract negotiations. The musicians' union says the Minnesota Opera has declined a cost-of-living wage increase proposal.
University of Minnesota President Rebecca Cunningham spoke Tuesday about the state of the U of M — including plans for significant cuts. The U announced last month that it plans to trim its budget by $225 million over the next two years.
Twin Cities officials call for regional gang task force after string of shootings
Minnesota Opera Orchestra musicians vote to authorize strike weeks before season opener
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