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Authorities suspend rescue efforts for Minnesota hiker missing in Wyoming

Authorities suspend rescue efforts for Minnesota hiker missing in Wyoming

Authorities in Wyoming have suspended search and rescue efforts for a Minnesota hiker who’s been missing for more than three weeks. The sheriff called it a “heartbreaking and difficult decision.”
by MPR News Staff

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Northstar commuter train hits vehicle at crossing in Coon Rapids

Northstar commuter train hits vehicle at crossing in Coon Rapids

Metro Transit said it happened just after 7 a.m. on 119th Avenue Northwest at Northdale Boulevard. Authorities said the vehicle was stopped on the tracks when it was hit.
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Woman, two kids injured by hit-and-run driver in Eden Prairie

Eden Prairie police say a woman and two children were injured — one of them critically — after they were hit by a car while crossing a street on Thursday night. The driver fled the scene.
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International student enrollment soars at small Mankato college, bucking national decline

International student enrollment soars at small Mankato college, bucking national decline

The Trump administration’s travel bans and restrictions on student visas is causing international student enrollment at colleges and universities in the U.S. to plummet. But, a small southern Minnesota school is bucking that trend and is welcoming its largest incoming class of international students ever.
by Hannah Yang

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Minneapolis woman, 79, hurt by gunfire block away from home

Minneapolis woman, 79, hurt by gunfire block away from home

A 79-year-old Minneapolis woman is recovering after she was shot from a block away over the weekend while inside her home. Officers arrested two suspects Wednesday in St. Paul.
by Matt Sepic

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Minnesota DFL rescinds Minneapolis mayoral endorsement

Minnesota DFL rescinds Minneapolis mayoral endorsement

The Minnesota DFL is rescinding its endorsement of State Sen. Omar Fateh in the Minneapolis Mayor’s race after a committee found problems with the endorsement process held earlier this summer. The party will not endorse a candidate in the race.
by Peter Cox and Cait Kelley

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Shakopee’s new venue name announced, Mystic Lake Amphitheater to open next summer

Shakopee’s new venue name announced, Mystic Lake Amphitheater to open next summer

Live Nation announced the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community has purchased the naming rights to its new outdoor music venue south of the Twin Cities. Mystic Lake Amphitheater is expected to open in 2026.
by Melissa Olson

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Wright County’s Malorie Thorson crowned 72nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way

Wright County’s Malorie Thorson crowned 72nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way

A 20-year-old college student from Waverly was crowned the 72nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way on Wednesday, the night before the Minnesota State Fair began. The winner, Malorie Thorson, studies dairy production at South Dakota State University.
by Regina Medina

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After rideshare getaway, men arrested, charged in gas station robbery spree

After rideshare getaway, men arrested, charged in gas station robbery spree

Three men were charged Wednesday in connection with a spate of armed gas station robberies early Sunday as authorities also announced the arrest of one of the suspects, who fled in a rideshare vehicle and eluded capture for three days.
by Matt Sepic

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