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Minnesota News

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

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Shooting at church in West Fargo kills one, leaves one injured

Shooting at church in West Fargo kills one, leaves one injured

A person was shot and killed at a church in West Fargo Saturday at Prairie Heights Church. A second person was hospitalized with “severe, but non-life-threatening injuries.”
by MPR News Staff

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‘Anthem to the good times and the bad’: Metallica fans descend on U.S. Bank Stadium

‘Anthem to the good times and the bad’: Metallica fans descend on U.S. Bank Stadium

Young and old donned their black leather, eyeliner and Metallica merch to celebrate a weekend of head-banging concerts that is said to rival Taylor Swift’s glittered 2023 attendance records.
by Anika Besst

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Reports of violent crime were down across Twin Cities, Minnesota in 2023

Reports of violent crime were down across Twin Cities, Minnesota in 2023

The seven-county metro area experienced an 8.2 percent decrease in violent crime including murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Greater Minnesota saw a 3.4 percent drop in violence compared to 2022.
by MPR News Staff

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Wildfire smoke returns to Minnesota this weekend

Wildfire smoke returns to Minnesota this weekend

Canadian wildfire smoke will bring unhealthy air quality to parts of Minnesota this weekend. But the state has so far avoided the repeated air quality alerts of last summer.
by Dan Gunderson

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Officers' use of force ruled justified in shooting of man outside Woodbury Target store

Officers' use of force ruled justified in shooting of man outside Woodbury Target store

The Washington County Attorney says a sheriff’s deputy and police officer were justified in their use of force when they shot and wounded a man outside a Target store in Woodbury earlier this year.
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Sun Country flight attendants vote to authorize strike

Sun Country flight attendants vote to authorize strike

That move does not mean a strike will happen — but it does authorize union leaders to call one, if contract talks break down.
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Critical DMs: Minnesota-made comics

Critical DMs: Minnesota-made comics

Critical DMs are lightly edited Slack conversations by members of the MPR News arts team about Minnesota art and culture. This week, arts editor Max Sparber, senior arts reporter and critic Alex V. Cipolle and arts reporter Jacob Aloi discuss locally created comics.
by Jacob Aloi, Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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COVID-19 activity continues to increase in Minnesota over last 8 weeks

COVID-19 activity continues to increase in Minnesota over last 8 weeks

In the week ending Aug. 3, 218 Minnesotans were admitted to hospitals throughout the state with COVID-19, according to the Minnesota Department of Health’s most recent data. This is the eighth consecutive week of increasing COVID hospitalizations, starting from a low point of 58 admissions in the first week of June.
by Craig Helmstetter

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Duluth’s iconic Chester Bowl on cusp of expanding its historic ski chalet

Duluth’s iconic Chester Bowl on cusp of expanding its historic ski chalet

A community-run downhill ski area in the center of the city of Duluth that once trained generations of Olympic ski jumpers may soon begin a $3.8 million renovation and expansion of its chalet.
by Dan Kraker

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