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‘There’s a choice’: 11 Minnesota lawmakers face primary challenges

‘There’s a choice’: 11 Minnesota lawmakers face primary challenges

State legislators from both major political parties face primary contests next week. The results likely won’t reset the political balance in St. Paul, but they could shift the perspective within their caucuses closer to the extremes.
by Dana Ferguson

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Todd Barnette will remain in city safety post during replacement search

Todd Barnette will remain in city safety post during replacement search

Minneapolis Community Safety Commissioner Todd Barnette will remain in office through the end of the year while the city searches for a replacement, after the City Council twice rejected his nomination for a second term.
by Jon Collins

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State-level murder prosecution for Vance Boelter in lawmaker attacks moves forward

State-level murder prosecution for Vance Boelter in lawmaker attacks moves forward

The hearing lasted 13 minutes and defense attorney Geoffrey Isaacman asked Judge Juan Hoyos that his client remain in custody at the Sherburne County Jail. Boelter also said that he had some questions for the judge about his rights.
by Matt Sepic

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Add State Auditor to the list of contested primaries on the GOP ballot

Add State Auditor to the list of contested primaries on the GOP ballot

The State Auditor is a role that doesn’t get as much publicity as other statewide Constitutional offices, but it has served as a launching pad for some politicians and came close to breaking the long winless streak for Republicans in statewide office races in 2022.
by Peter Cox

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‘That job changed my life‘: Former Pearson's employee reflects on her days on the candy line

‘That job changed my life‘: Former Pearson's employee reflects on her days on the candy line

On Friday, the maker of the legendary Salted Nut Roll, Pearson’s Candy Company, announced it will close its St. Paul factory. Traci Travis worked there for about eight years in the early 2000s. She is 27 years sober and says the job helped her stabilize her life after treatment.
by Kelly Gordon, Alanna Elder and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Minnesota raises kratom purchase age as poison center calls climb

Minnesota raises kratom purchase age as poison center calls climb

A new Minnesota law raises the legal age to buy kratom to 21. The change comes as health officials warn about increasingly potent products and a rise in kratom-related poison center calls.
by Nicole Ki

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Women's Professional Baseball League makes a rainy debut in front of enthusiastic crowd

Women's Professional Baseball League makes a rainy debut in front of enthusiastic crowd

The Women’s Professional Baseball League has started its inaugural season. Mo’ne Davis and the Los Angeles Queens rallied for a wild 10-8 victory over Denae Benites and the New York Heights on opening day for the first women’s professional baseball league in the United States in almost 30 years.
by The Associated Press

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She protested ICE raids. Then agents showed up at her door

She protested ICE raids. Then agents showed up at her door

The Justice Department is using federal conspiracy charges to sweep up ICE protesters. Some legal experts worry the agency is casting too wide a net to prosecute political activists.
by Meg Anderson

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Emerson singles in 9th for Mariners' second straight walk-off victory over the Twins

Emerson singles in 9th for Mariners' second straight walk-off victory over the Twins

Colt Emerson singled to right in the ninth inning to score pinch-runner Stuard Fairchild from third for the Seattle Mariners’ second straight walk-off victory over the Minnesota Twins, 7-6 on Sunday.
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