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'Language is a need': Ojibwe, Dakota speakers work to preserve, revive Indigenous languages
Indigenous language speakers, educators and advocates gathered last week for the fifth annual Dakota and Ojibwe Language Symposium with a shared goal of growing the number of native language speakers in Minnesota.
Fish house removal deadlines loom as ice melts
With spring fast approaching, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants anglers to  prepare to remove their fish houses from off the ice to meet statutory deadlines. 
Advocates push for 10,000 in Twin Cities to back a rent strike
A coalition of several Twin Cities unions and advocacy groups is seeking a mass show of support Saturday for a plan to withhold rent and force Minnesota lawmakers to agree to a statewide eviction moratorium and fund rent relief.
Federal agents must unmask, wear bodycams and identify themselves in Mankato
The Mankato City Council approved an emergency ordinance prohibiting law enforcement officers from wearing masks this week. The new law also requires officers to identify themselves upon request, wear body cameras if available and notify the city in advance of any operations there.
Minneapolis man finds loaded gun in Amazon package delivered to his doorstep
A Minneapolis man found what he said was an unwelcome extra in his recent Amazon order: a loaded handgun. Police are investigating where it came from and how it ended up on his doorstep.
Gov. Tim Walz said Minnesota has cooperated with the federal government to tighten up Medicaid program controls but would fight an announced freeze of funds to the state.
ICE surge tests relations between St. Cloud police, community
At an annual meeting to review the city’s longstanding community policing agreement, St. Cloud Police Chief Jeff Oxton fielded questions about why his department didn’t do more to stop federal agents who may have violated laws or civil rights.