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Pair of Minnesota Senate elections will decide chamber control, set tone for 2026 campaigns
Contests in Woodbury and Wright County will restore the Senate to its full complement next week. The result could flip control of the chamber, and campaign messaging could carry through to 2026 when all 201 legislative seats are on the ballot.
Twin Cities recycling plant boosts capacity with AI sorting
A major regional recycling plant in the Twin Cities has finished a $23 million renovation to increase its capacity, as the state aims to recycle more and throw away less. 
How to help Minnesotans set to lose SNAP benefits — and how to get help
Local food shelves are already facing strains and because of the federal shutdown, and state officials say there is not enough federal funding for SNAP to offer money to Minnesota participants for November.
In Minnesota and Washington, debate over health care subsidies continues as shutdown drags on
As the federal government shutdown drags on with no end in sight, the debate over whether to extend federal health insurance subsidies continues to play a central role in the impasse — including in Minnesota.
State to send $4M to food shelves as shutdown threatens SNAP aid
Gov. Tim Walz announced $4 million in emergency funding for Minnesota food shelves as the federal government shutdown threatens to disrupt SNAP benefits in November.
Record attendance expected for Edmund Fitzgerald memorial ceremony at Split Rock Lighthouse
Organizers of the annual Edmund Fitzgerald memorial ceremony at Split Rock Lighthouse on Minnesota’s North Shore say next month’s event is now sold out — with record-breaking attendance expected on the 50th anniversary of the wreck.
Hundreds of residents evacuated after fire, utility outage in St. Paul high-rise
Hundreds of St. Paul residents were in temporary housing Monday, a day after a fire and utility outage forced the evacuation of the city’s Skyline Tower high-rise apartment building.