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Minnesota News

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

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Chief O’Hara names two civilians to top MPD leadership posts

Chief O’Hara names two civilians to top MPD leadership posts

Chief Brian O’Hara chose Ganesha Martin, who held senior roles at the Baltimore Police Department, to head up the Constitutional Policing Bureau and attorney Ayodele Famodu to lead the Internal Affairs Bureau.
by Matt Sepic

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Minnesota wildfire updates: Crews continue to battle fires near Brimson, Hoyt Lakes

Minnesota wildfire updates: Crews continue to battle fires near Brimson, Hoyt Lakes

There are now about 600 firefighters from around the country fighting the Camp House and Jenkins Creek fires, which together have burned about 45 square miles of forest north of Duluth.
by Dan Kraker, Kirsti Marohn and Anna Haecherl

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St. Paul City Council Member Nelsie Yang champions working class families like her own

St. Paul City Council Member Nelsie Yang champions working class families like her own

Nelsie Yang was just 24 years old in 2019 when she won a seat on the St. Paul City Council representing St. Paul’s east side — becoming the youngest woman and first-ever Hmong woman on the council.
by Gretchen Brown

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Minnesota filmmaker returns to cabin and finds 'just absolute destruction'

Minnesota filmmaker returns to cabin and finds 'just absolute destruction'

The Minnesota Interagency Coordination Center reports favorable weather conditions over the weekend have helped in the fight against the wildfires in northeastern Minnesota but that’s forecasted to change. Some are able to return to see the damage left behind by the wildfire.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Northeastern Minnesotans get first look at burn damage as wildfire threat diminishes

Northeastern Minnesotans get first look at burn damage as wildfire threat diminishes

Homes and cabin owners got a first opportunity Friday to view the devastation in areas torched by this week’s massive wildfires in northeastern Minnesota. Meanwhile, cooler, wet weather continued to help firefighting crews make progress in their efforts to contain the blazes.
by Dan Kraker, David Schaper, Catharine Richert and Melissa Olson

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