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Tens of thousands expected for No Kings national flagship rally in St. Paul
The St. Paul event — featuring local officials and activists alongside nationally known figures such as Jane Fonda, Joan Baez and Sen. Bernie Sanders — is slated to be a flagship event on a day of thousands of gatherings across the country protesting Trump administration policies.
Minn. House votes to repeal César Chavez Day following rape allegations
Following allegations that the late labor leader sexually abused women and girls, state lawmakers said they would work quickly to repeal a Minnesota law honoring César Chavez.
Five people — including four members of the same family — died in a head-on crash along a southwest Minnesota highway on Friday afternoon.
Minnesota hockey reporter Jessi Pierce and her 3 children found dead in White Bear Lake house fire
Minnesota hockey reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children were found dead following a house fire early Saturday in White Bear Lake. Pierce’s hockey coverage included co-hosting the “Bardown Beauties” podcast and writing about the Minnesota Wild as the correspondent for NHL.com.
How one Minnesota school is bouncing back after the ICE surge
NPR spent time inside a Minnesota school talking with educators, parents and children as it tries to help kids feel safe again after the ICE surge.
DNR bills central Minnesota woman nearly $150,000 for costs of fighting wildfire
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants a court to hold Elizabeth Young liable for its expenses to combat a grass fire that started on property owned by her husband. Young did not report the fire, which burned more than 2,000 acres last April.