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For two women whose misdemeanors defined life, new ‘clean slate’ program is ‘joyful’
Around 500,000 Minnesotans with low-level offenses will have their criminal records sealed through Minnesota’s new automatic expungement law, which has been delayed since January. Officials are aiming for the first round of records to be expunged in late June.
For 50 years, Hmong immigrants and their children have shaped Minnesota culture
In honor of 50 years of Hmong refugee resettlement and immigration to Minnesota, MPR News will feature Hmong Minnesotans in a variety of careers through the month of May as part of our “ChangeMakers” series. This series highlights Minnesotans from diverse and often underrepresented backgrounds who are making an impact. 
Minneapolis police announce arrest in Tuesday quadruple homicide
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said an FBI SWAT team and a U.S. Marshals Service task force arrested a suspect Thursday afternoon in connection with a shooting this week that left four people dead and another with life-threatening injuries. O’Hara said the man was taken into custody near the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood.
Appetites: Korean stationery store brings life back to an empty corner of Uptown
On the corner of 31st and Hennepin in Minneapolis, a new general store sells everything from imported pens to black sesame lattes. Moona Moono owner Angie Lee shared how she wanted to revitalize a part of Uptown with a fusion of flavors and concepts.
Wild, St. Paul scale back request for public money toward entertainment complex rehab
With hopes dim for a large-scale funding request, St. Paul city leaders and the Minnesota Wild are trimming their request for renovation money that includes a $50 million state share. They say part of the project can wait.
Woman’s indecent exposure conviction overturned by Minnesota Supreme Court
The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of a woman who exposed her breasts in a Rochester parking lot in 2021. Olmsted County prosecutors charged Eloisa R. Plancarte with a misdemeanor after Rochester police responded to a complaint about a woman walking around topless near a gas station.
Plan to move a Duluth parking lot for people experiencing homelessness riles residents
A proposal to move a safe place where people experiencing homelessness in Duluth can sleep in their cars has pitted neighbors asking for their safety concerns to be addressed against what advocates say are misconceptions of homelessness.