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Minneapolis poised to pass assault weapons ban
The move by the City Council would largely be symbolic due to the state’s preemption laws.
After highly publicized arrests, feds dismiss a third of ICE protester charges
Of the 36 people charged with assaulting immigration agents during the winter enforcement operation, prosecutors have dismissed cases against 14. But prosecutors are pressing forward with others, including one that a judge calls “perplexing.”
Restoration project along Mississippi River expects to break ground this month
A Dakota-led nonprofit breaks ground this month on a major restoration project at St. Anthony Falls in downtown Minneapolis. The decade-in-the-making effort aims to bring Dakota presence back to a cultural site along the Mississippi River.
Minnesota hunters are donating more venison for local food banks
Minnesota's Hunter-Harvested Venison Donation Program has been around since 2007, but it's growing more popular. The idea is simple: Hunters donate deer to local processors, who prep it for food shelves and feeding programs.
Investing in the arts pays off in southwest Minnesota
Small Minnesota towns are seeing big returns on their investments into the arts. This story on arts in southwest Minnesota is the first part in an MPR News series on how art shapes rural economies.
Delta cutting back on snacks and beverage service on shorter flights
Delta Air Lines — which handles more than 70 percent of passengers flying to and from the Twin Cities — says it will no longer offer snacks and beverages to most passengers on flights of less than 350 miles.