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Minnesota News

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

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One-half of crew evacuated from Lake Superior freighter after it flooded

One-half of crew evacuated from Lake Superior freighter after it flooded

The Michipicoten, a 689-foot freighter traveling on Lake Superior, has safely anchored in Thunder Bay, U.S. Coast Guard officials say. It took on water after possibly striking an underwater object.
by Anika Besst

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Here are a few items in the proposed contract between Minneapolis and the police union

Here are a few items in the proposed contract between Minneapolis and the police union

The city of Minneapolis has released its tentative contract with the city’s police union. The agreement would give officers a substantial boost in pay in exchange for more control over staffing by the city’s police chief. 
by Jon Collins

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Meetings planned on nitrate contamination in southeast Minnesota water

Meetings planned on nitrate contamination in southeast Minnesota water

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency declared state agencies need to take additional steps to protect drinking water in southeast Minnesota. The region’s karst geology makes wells especially susceptible to nitrate contamination from fertilizer, manure and wastewater.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Jay Cooke Swinging Bridge celebrates its centennial with free park day, summer of events

Jay Cooke Swinging Bridge celebrates its centennial with free park day, summer of events

In honor of the bridge’s big birthday, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is celebrating with a summer of educational programming and events for park visitors. It all kicks off with Free Park Day on Saturday.
by Phil Picardi and Gracie Stockton

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Northern Minnesota communities brace for possible Canadian border workers strike

Northern Minnesota communities brace for possible Canadian border workers strike

Northern Minnesota communities are bracing for a possible strike by Canadian border workers that could delay traffic at border crossings. A strike that was authorized to begin June 7 is on hold until Wednesday as mediation continues.
by Dan Kraker

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Jury convicts five of seven defendants in the Feeding Our Future trial

Jury convicts five of seven defendants in the Feeding Our Future trial

At the trial, prosecutors showed the jury page after page of bank statements, canceled checks, invoices, WhatsApp messages and meal site attendance sheets to bolster their allegations that the group falsely claimed to have served 18 million meals during the COVID pandemic, for which they collected $47 million in taxpayer money.
by Matt Sepic

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Talking Volumes: Leif Enger on ‘I Cheerfully Refuse’

Minnesota’s own Leif Enger joined MPR News host Kerri Miller in Red Wing this week for a Talking Volumes conversation about his new novel, “I Cheerfully Refuse.”
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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