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Remembering the Minneapolis cougar that captured the imagination of a neighborhood
First spotted on security cameras in 2023, a male cougar was the talk of a Minneapolis neighborhood. Then it was hit by a vehicle on I-394 and died. Now the animal has been preserved and will be on display at a neighborhood rec center.
Politics Friday: Affordable housing is a bipartisan focus, but what can lawmakers get done?
MPR politics editor Brian Bakst talks with Minnesota officials about steps being taken to address a shortage of low-to-moderate cost housing. Later, a check-in on the Minneapolis mayoral race.
Metro State student sues, saying ICE unlawfully ended his legal status
The nursing student from Thailand says immigration authorities yanked his legal status over a drunk-driving conviction. He’s one of several international students in Minnesota and the U.S. who have lost their status in recent weeks.
The Minnesota BCA on Thursday identified a Crookston police officer who shot and wounded a man following a lengthy police pursuit on Monday in Polk County. The man who was shot faces multiple charges.