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Exit interview: The voice of the St. Paul Police Department retires

Exit interview: The voice of the St. Paul Police Department retires

After a decade as the spokesman for St. Paul Police and 30 years with the department, Sgt. Mike Ernster has retired. His last day on the force was Friday, and he joined Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer for an exit interview.
by Cathy Wurzer, Gracie Stockton and Matthew Alvarez

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Pain, hope, history share the ride as Dakota Exiles commemorate Mankato hangings

Pain, hope, history share the ride as Dakota Exiles commemorate Mankato hangings

A nearly 300-mile journey ends in Mankato this week to mark the 161st anniversary of one of the grimmest chapters in Dakota history, the hanging of 38 men after the U.S.- Dakota War. Riders hope their work will bring more understanding of this history. 
by Allison Herrera

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As costs rise, number of Minnesotans losing heat, electricity spikes

As costs rise, number of Minnesotans losing heat, electricity spikes

The Citizens Utility Board of Minnesota, a nonprofit that advocates for utility customers, tracks reported shutoffs. It found utilities disconnected more than 85,000 residential households from either gas or electric services from January through October.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Twenty years after first proposed, NewRange still vying to build Minnesota’s first copper mine

Twenty years after first proposed, NewRange still vying to build Minnesota’s first copper mine

Nearly 20 years after it was first proposed to state and federal regulators, the project formerly known as PolyMet Mining — now NewRange Copper Nickel — soldiers on, despite environmental groups’ contention that the project in its current form is dead.
by Dan Kraker

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MPR News reporters share 14 of their most memorable stories from 2024

MPR News reporters share 14 of their most memorable stories from 2024

What do state flags, an heirloom rifle and Dragon Divas have in common? They’re all in stories our reporters recommend you revisit in a review of the news from 2024.
by MPR News Staff

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Cars covered in Christmas lights are fun, but police say please don’t drive them

Cars covered in Christmas lights are fun, but police say please don’t drive them

Captured on social media, elaborate car-light displays have turned up on busy avenues, parking lots and rural highways across Minnesota this season. While it can be a visual treat, police say it’s a safety hazard if you’re driving with them on. Here’s a look at what’s allowed and what isn’t.
by Nicole Johnson

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Minneapolis softens law on obstructing abortion clinics in response to free-speech lawsuit

Minneapolis softens law on obstructing abortion clinics in response to free-speech lawsuit

Minneapolis has softened an ordinance that prohibited obstructing entrances and driveways to abortion clinics after anti-abortion activists sued to challenge it on free-speech grounds. The City Council this month quietly amended the ordinance to exclude constitutionally protected activities and agreed to pay the plaintiffs’ legal fees. 
by The Associated Press

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Duluth’s Spirit Mountain celebrates 50 years of skiing

Duluth’s Spirit Mountain celebrates 50 years of skiing

Spirit Mountain Recreation Area, which opened its ski slopes in 1974 with support from the state legislature and the city of Duluth, celebrates its 50th anniversary this weekend.
by Dan Kraker

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Celebrating the winter solstice with a puppet procession in Minneapolis

Celebrating the winter solstice with a puppet procession in Minneapolis

People carried lanterns and larger-than-life handmade puppets to Powderhorn Park to celebrate the arrival of astronomical winter and, with it, increasingly longer days.
by Ben Hovland

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