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The Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis reopens ahead of schedule

The Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis reopens ahead of schedule

Restoration work was completed early on the landmark bridge in Minneapolis. State and local leaders held a celebratory ribbon cutting Monday afternoon.
by Clay Masters

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Midway Cub Foods location to close August 2

Midway Cub Foods location to close August 2

The store announced the closure Monday in a letter to the state. It said 96 people are expected to be laid off in the closure.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota man on a mission to save honeybees, shrink pesticide use

Minnesota man on a mission to save honeybees, shrink pesticide use

Steve Ellis is a nationally recognized expert in the business of bees. From his Grant County farms he’s fought for decades to protect them from what he believes are deadly pesticides harming their health. For him, beekeeping has always been more than a business.
by Dan Gunderson

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Trump order gives Minnesota taconite plants more time to cut mercury pollution

Trump order gives Minnesota taconite plants more time to cut mercury pollution

After years of delay, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved a rule last year requiring Minnesota’s taconite industry to cut its mercury emissions. Now the Trump administration is giving facilities at least two more years to comply.
by Dan Kraker

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Channeling Paul Bunyan: Veterans try axe throwing at National Wheelchair Games in Minneapolis

Channeling Paul Bunyan: Veterans try axe throwing at National Wheelchair Games in Minneapolis

This week, 550 athletes are in Minneapolis for the National Veterans Wheelchair Games — the world’s largest wheelchair sport and rehabilitation event for military veterans. Each year, a new sport is chosen to exhibit. For Minnesota, it’s axe throwing.
by Kyra Miles

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Minnesota State Fair announces 70 new beverages for 2025

Minnesota State Fair announces 70 new beverages for 2025

There are 70 brand-new brews and specialty beverages that are making their premier at the 2025 Minnesota State Fair. There are also 40 returning beverages found only at the Great Minnesota Get-Together.
by MPR News Staff

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Nicole Mitchell testifies, insisting she went into stepmother’s home only for a welfare check

Nicole Mitchell testifies, insisting she went into stepmother’s home only for a welfare check

State Sen. Nicole Mitchell testified in her own defense as her criminal trial continued Thursday. She told jurors she broke into her stepmother’s home in April of last year out of concern for Carol Mitchell’s health, contradicting body cam video of her saying she wanted to retrieve some of her late father’s belongings.
by Peter Cox, Mathew Holding Eagle III, Annie Baxter, David Schaper and Dana Ferguson

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