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Minnesota News

MPR News is your go-to source for Minnesota news and stories.

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Tiny houses provide a home for those struggling with housing instability

Tiny houses provide a home for those struggling with housing instability

In 2023, Minnesota lawmakers passed legislation authorizing religious institutions to provide permanent housing to chronically homeless or extremely low-income people. Two area churches have built nine tiny homes.
by Regina Medina

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249 businesses win in Minnesota’s first lottery to license cannabis businesses

249 businesses win in Minnesota’s first lottery to license cannabis businesses

Aspiring cultivators, manufacturers and retailers in Minnesota’s budding recreational cannabis industry reacted with joy and disappointment after the state held a lottery to determine their future.
by Nicole Ki

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Minneapolis leaders call for review of police role in federal search on Lake Street

Minneapolis leaders call for review of police role in federal search on Lake Street

The Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday to request the Office of City Auditor to look into whether the police department violated the city’s separation ordinance, which forbids local police from enforcing federal immigration laws.
by MPR News Staff

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Minneapolis will pay $900,000 to settle suit involving a teen sexually assaulted by an officer in 2017

The Minneapolis City Council Thursday approved the terms of a $900,000 settlement in the case of a person who was 16 years old when she was sexually assaulted by a Minneapolis police officer.
by Brandt Williams

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Permit revocation looms for St. Paul iron plant

Permit revocation looms for St. Paul iron plant

Minnesota regulators say they’ve taken the first steps to revoke the operating permit for a St. Paul iron foundry. 
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Reporter’s notebook: How Minnesotans perceive Asian people and notions of success

Reporter’s notebook: How Minnesotans perceive Asian people and notions of success

Recently released polling data found Minnesotans think it’s harder for Black, Hispanic or Indigenous people to succeed here compared to people who are white or of Asian descent. The results around Asian Minnesotans were intriguing.
by Kyra Miles

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Officials concerned about federal search on Lake Street in Minneapolis

Officials concerned about federal search on Lake Street in Minneapolis

Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt said she had concerns about how a June 3 search operation was carried out — particularly the presence of armored vehicles.
by Matt Sepic

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Minnesota officials warn of scam ‘DMV’ texts

Minnesota officials warn of scam ‘DMV’ texts

The text says if the respondent fails to take action by clicking on a link, they will face major penalties, including vehicle registration suspension and stiff fines — but the claims are false.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Driver escapes serious injury after semi crashes off I-94 in western Minnesota, lands on county road below

Driver escapes serious injury after semi crashes off I-94 in western Minnesota, lands on county road below

The driver of a semi escaped serious injury after a crash along Interstate 94 in western Minnesota on Wednesday that sent the tractor-trailer tumbling down an embankment and onto a county road.
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