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January 15, 2024 4:00 AM

Martin Luther King Jr.'s visits to Minnesota more than 50 years ago still resonate

On what would have been King’s 95th birthday, many are celebrating the civil rights leader, while also reflecting on what his words reveal about the march for justice still ahead.

by Jacob Aloi

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January 14, 2024 11:55 AM

Take that, inflation: Minnesota State Fair ticket prices will stay flat for 2024

The Minnesota Agricultural Society Board of Managers — the 10-member panel that runs the Minnesota State Fair — on Sunday voted to keep ticket prices flat for the 2024 event.

by Dana Ferguson

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January 14, 2024 4:00 AM

Human remains held by U's medical school raise questions around tribal consultation

A preliminary review found that some of the remains are likely Native American in origin. A newly revised federal law protecting Indigenous human remains went into effect Friday.

by Melissa Olson

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January 13, 2024 7:05 PM

First responders to donate $10,000 to St. Paul house fire victims

Firefighters and community members joined the family of Pa Cheng Vang to mourn the death of four children and pray for the recovery of three other people injured in the Jan. 3 fire.

by Feven Gerezgiher

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January 13, 2024 11:25 AM

1 dead, 3 injured after vehicles break through ice on Minnesota lakes

One man died and three other people were injured in recent days, in three separate incidents of vehicles breaking through ice on Minnesota lakes.

by MPR News Staff

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January 13, 2024 7:55 AM

No-travel advisory lifted for parts of NW Minnesota; bitter cold continues

A blast of bitter cold air will remain entrenched across the region over the next couple days. Wind chill advisories and warnings cover the entire state of Minnesota.

by Andrew Krueger

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January 13, 2024 4:00 AM

Hold the salt: 67 Minnesota waterways now 'impaired' due to chloride

Road salt is the biggest source of chloride pollution in lakes, streams and groundwater. It only takes one teaspoon of salt to permanently pollute five gallons of water.

by Kirsti Marohn

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January 12, 2024 4:09 PM

Frigid temps bring added stress for unhoused Minnesota families

The season’s first subzero temperatures descend on the Twin Cities this weekend, adding new pressures to people seeking shelter and already overwhelmed shelters trying to meet the rising need.

by Kyra Miles

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January 12, 2024 3:40 PM

Frostival in Fargo-Moorhead: Hazardous wind chills, blowing snow

Wind chill temperatures will be around 30 degrees below zero this weekend, accompanied by blowing snow in some areas. Be careful out there.

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January 12, 2024 6:10 AM

Snow-covered roads reported in SE Minnesota; subzero cold statewide this weekend

While the snow was later — and lighter — than previously expected across much of southern Minnesota on Friday, a blast of subzero air remains on track to sweep across the region this weekend.

by Andrew Krueger

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Minnesota News

Martin Luther King Jr.'s visits to Minnesota more than 50 years ago still resonate

Take that, inflation: Minnesota State Fair ticket prices will stay flat for 2024

Human remains held by U's medical school raise questions around tribal consultation

First responders to donate $10,000 to St. Paul house fire victims

1 dead, 3 injured after vehicles break through ice on Minnesota lakes

No-travel advisory lifted for parts of NW Minnesota; bitter cold continues

Hold the salt: 67 Minnesota waterways now 'impaired' due to chloride

Frigid temps bring added stress for unhoused Minnesota families

Frostival in Fargo-Moorhead: Hazardous wind chills, blowing snow

Snow-covered roads reported in SE Minnesota; subzero cold statewide this weekend

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