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Minnesota News

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

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St. Paul closes Alliance Bank Center skyway

St. Paul closes Alliance Bank Center skyway

St. Paul city officials announced in a Wednesday press release that connections through Osborn370 and Treasure Island Center on the building’s southwest end will remain open. The remaining connections have been shut down. Drivers can still enter one of the building’s parking ramps from its Cedar Street Entrance.
by Alex Haddon

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Here are the Minnesotans named as James Beard Awards finalists

Here are the Minnesotans named as James Beard Awards finalists

Among the announced finalists are five Minnesotans or Minnesota institutions, including three Minnesota chefs in the Best Chef Midwest category: Shigeyuki Furukawa, Diane Moua and Karyn Tomlinson.
by Max Sparber

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Proposed cut in local aid to prevent aquatic invasive species sparks fears of more infested lakes

Proposed cut in local aid to prevent aquatic invasive species sparks fears of more infested lakes

For the past decade, Minnesota has distributed about $10 million a year to counties for aquatic invasive species prevention. Gov. Tim Walz’s proposed budget reduced that amount by 50 percent. Some lake advocates worry cutting the funding could potentially lead to more infested waters.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Medical examiner confirms U.S. Bank exec Terry Dolan died in Brooklyn Park plane crash

Medical examiner confirms U.S. Bank exec Terry Dolan died in Brooklyn Park plane crash

Bank officials had said Sunday that they believed Dolan was on the plane but could not officially confirm his death. There were no other fatalities, and the cause of the crash is still under investigation.
by Megan Burks

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Lawsuit: U of M grad student detained by ICE ‘feared he was being kidnapped’

Lawsuit: U of M grad student detained by ICE ‘feared he was being kidnapped’

According to a federal lawsuit, Doğukan Günaydin, who is studying business at the University of Minnesota, was stripped of his phone and belongings, taken to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in St. Paul, “and was left waiting for hours on end without access to his family, friends or attorney.”
by Matt Sepic and Sarah Thamer

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The Indian Child Welfare Act is before the Minnesota Supreme Court again. Here’s why

The Indian Child Welfare Act is before the Minnesota Supreme Court again. Here’s why

Martin County foster parents are getting another audience in front of the Minnesota Supreme Court after arguing last fall that the nearly 50-year-old law is unconstitutional. They say they should be allowed to adopt two Native children after they were placed with a relative.
by Allison Herrera

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MPD still working through monitor’s first year goals to speed up complaint backlog, finalize policies

MPD still working through monitor’s first year goals to speed up complaint backlog, finalize policies

It’s been one year since an independent monitor began overseeing the Minneapolis Police Department’s efforts to comply with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights settlement agreement. Both the monitor and head of the state’s human rights department say they are encouraged by some progress.
by Cari Spencer

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