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Iconic Palmer’s Bar in Minneapolis announces it will close in September

Iconic Palmer’s Bar in Minneapolis announces it will close in September

The 119-year-old Minneapolis gathering place and music venue Palmer’s Bar announced on social media late Wednesday that its final day of business will be Sept. 14. Palmer’s dates back to 1906.
by MPR News Staff

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Red Panda has fractured left wrist, released from hospital after fall at WNBA game

Red Panda has fractured left wrist, released from hospital after fall at WNBA game

Red Panda, the popular performer who fell off her unicycle and crashed to the court during intermission of the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup final between the Indiana Fever and the Minnesota Lynx, has a broken left wrist and will need further consultation with an orthopedic surgeon, the agency that represents her said Wednesday.
by The Associated Press

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Prosecution moves forward after alleged Hortman assassin waives hearings

Prosecution moves forward after alleged Hortman assassin waives hearings

Vance Boelter made another brief appearance in a St. Paul federal courtroom Thursday, where he waived his right to the hearings that had been scheduled. Boelter is charged with killing former DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
by Matt Sepic

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Law enforcement warns boaters to drive sober this holiday weekend

Law enforcement warns boaters to drive sober this holiday weekend

State officials are reminding Minnesota boaters not to drive intoxicated this holiday weekend. They say enforcement efforts will be out in full force.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Review: The Guthrie’s ‘Cabaret’ is a chilling look at how fascism happens

Review: The Guthrie’s ‘Cabaret’ is a chilling look at how fascism happens

The Guthrie Theater’s production of “Cabaret” uses its familiar songs and story to show how escaping into entertainment can dull resistance to rising fascism, drawing clear parallels to today’s authoritarian threats.
by Jacob Aloi

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After six years, on Fourth of July this lighthouse beacon will again sweep across Lake Superior

After six years, on Fourth of July this lighthouse beacon will again sweep across Lake Superior

The old light broke in 2019. Volunteer lighthouse keepers raised $50,000 to purchase a new LED light from a Finnish company that mimics the historic lighthouse’s sweeping pattern across Agate Bay.
by Dan Kraker

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Radio Camp 2025 explores the work of Loft Literary Center writers and those who support them

Radio Camp 2025 explores the work of Loft Literary Center writers and those who support them

Radio Camp this year focused on writers of fiction, poetry and memoir and the Minneapolis center where many teach. The Loft Literary Center offered interviewees so high school students could learn to research, interview and produce radio stories.
by MPR News Staff

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The GOP’s massive bill would add trillions of dollars to the country’s debt

The GOP’s massive bill would add trillions of dollars to the country’s debt

The GOP tax cut and spending bill passed by the Senate this week is expected to add trillions of dollars to the federal debt over the next decade. The savings would mostly go to top earners.
by Scott Horsley

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