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Judge halts cannabis license lottery that is precursor to Minnesota marijuana retail launch

Judge halts cannabis license lottery that is precursor to Minnesota marijuana retail launch

A Ramsey County judge blocked a regulatory agency from holding a license pre-approval lottery after applicants who were denied entry sued the Office of Cannabis Management over the process.
by Dana Ferguson

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Minneapolis council member who beat rare cancer fights to protect others from harmful pollutants

Minneapolis council member who beat rare cancer fights to protect others from harmful pollutants

LaTrisha Vetaw survived a rare form of cancer that doctors told her was likely caused by her exposure to toxins in the air and land where she grew up in Chicago. That was on her mind when the Minneapolis City Council voted recently in favor of closing a solid waste incinerator.
by Regina Medina

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Old machines, new traditions fuel Rollag’s ‘Ladies of Steam’

Old machines, new traditions fuel Rollag’s ‘Ladies of Steam’

Nicole Wallace’s love of steam powered engines began as a hobby. Today, she leads a global sisterhood of women with a passion for the vintage machines.
by Dan Gunderson

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In deep blue Minneapolis, many Somali voters withheld support for Harris

In deep blue Minneapolis, many Somali voters withheld support for Harris

According to state elections data, support for Vice President Kamala Harris in parts of Minneapolis with concentrations of East African immigrants and Somali voters was weaker than in the city as a whole.
by Cari Spencer

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Vacant no more: Artists, creatives move into empty storefronts for new Minneapolis initiative

Vacant no more: Artists, creatives move into empty storefronts for new Minneapolis initiative

The city of Minneapolis awarded five arts organizations subsidized leases through its Vibrant Storefronts Initiative, aiming to transform vacant downtown spaces near Loring Park into a creative cultural hub and address the affordable space crisis for artists.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Equestrian center fire kills two horses, destroys part of facility

Equestrian center fire kills two horses, destroys part of facility

Nearly a hundred people worked to put out a large fire at the Minnesota Equestrian Center near Winona. There were no reported injuries to people, but two horses and a cat were killed.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Defendants in human smuggling case convicted on all counts

Defendants in human smuggling case convicted on all counts

A jury in Fergus Falls took only about an hour to return verdicts of guilty on all charges to two men accused of human smuggling. The trial arose from the hypothermia deaths of a family from India who in January 2022 were directed to walk across the border from Canada into Minnesota during a bitterly cold snowstorm.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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At least 15 people are sick in Minnesota from ground beef tied to E. coli recall

At least 15 people are sick in Minnesota from ground beef tied to E. coli recall

U.S. health officials say at least 15 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E. coli poisoning tied to a national recall of more than 160,000 pounds of potentially tainted ground beef.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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