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Sunday's marathon is part of a path he started running in prison

Sunday's marathon is part of a path he started running in prison

A Duluth native, Andre Anderson’s first marathon was Grandma’s in 2009. His second will be this year’s Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, for which he began training in 2021 while serving time in prison with help from nonprofit Mile in My Shoes.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Wildland firefighter from Minnesota dies while working in Idaho

Wildland firefighter from Minnesota dies while working in Idaho

Isabella Oscarson — known as “Bella” — was struck by a falling tree while working on a prescribed burn in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests in northern Idaho on Sept. 26.
by MPR News Staff

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State regulators approve sale of northern MN public utility to private investors

State regulators approve sale of northern MN public utility to private investors

Minnesota utility regulators unanimously approved the controversial sale of Duluth-based Minnesota Power to a pair of private investment firms, one of which is owned by BlackRock, the world’s largest asset holder.
by Dan Kraker

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Long-term closure of John Ireland Bridge over I-94 begins Monday

Long-term closure of John Ireland Bridge over I-94 begins Monday

The John Ireland Boulevard bridge, which carries traffic over Interstate 94 and links the state Capitol and the Cathedral of St. Paul, will close for nearly a year starting Monday. MnDOT says it’ll be disassembled and rebuilt within the same footprint.
by MPR News Staff

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The CDC still hasn’t issued COVID vaccine guidelines, leaving access in limbo

The CDC still hasn’t issued COVID vaccine guidelines, leaving access in limbo

Access to the COVID-19 vaccines remains difficult because of an unusual and unexplained delay by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in accepting recommendations from its advisers.
by Rob Stein

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Supreme Court will consider overturning a strict Hawaii law regulating where people can carry guns

Supreme Court will consider overturning a strict Hawaii law regulating where people can carry guns

The Supreme Court says it will consider overturning a Hawaii law that imposes strict regulations on where people can carry guns. The Trump administration had urged the justices to take the case, arguing the law violates the court’s 2022 ruling that found people have a right to carry firearms in public under the Second Amendment. 
by The Associated Press

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