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Today in Fargo-Moorhead: Wintry weather week, North Dakota tribal map order

Watch for frigid temperatures, light snow and difficult travel later this week. The rest of Tuesday should be mostly sunny with highs in the mid-teens. Wednesday it will snow with a high in the low 20s, plus a chance of snow the rest of the workweek and into the weekend.

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Supreme Court rejects appeal by ex-officer Tou Thao, who held back crowd as George Floyd lay dying

Supreme Court rejects appeal by ex-officer Tou Thao, who held back crowd as George Floyd lay dying

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review the federal civil rights conviction of a former Minneapolis police officer who held back a concerned crowd while fellow officers pinned down a dying George Floyd. 
by The Associated Press

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Fourth child dies from injuries suffered in St. Paul house fire

Fourth child dies from injuries suffered in St. Paul house fire

A fourth child has died from injuries suffered in an early morning house fire last week in St. Paul’s Payne-Phalen neighborhood.
by Peter Cox

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Here's who could oversee MPD's court-enforced settlement agreement

Here's who could oversee MPD's court-enforced settlement agreement

The city of Minneapolis is hosting meetings this week featuring the three finalists that want to oversee the city’s court-enforced settlement agreement with the state over Minneapolis police. It’s an important step to ensure the city meets obligations required by the state agreement and an expected federal consent decree on Minneapolis police.
by Jon Collins

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Girl Scouts are about a lot more than the cookies

Girl Scouts are about a lot more than the cookies

Girl Scouts are evolving to meet the needs of today’s girls. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Girl Scouts River Valleys CEO Marisa Williams about girls’ mental health, new badges and culturally specific troops.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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New Minneapolis City Council President Elliott Payne on cease-fire resolution, encampments

New Minneapolis City Council President Elliott Payne on cease-fire resolution, encampments

The Minneapolis City Council appointed Elliott Payne as its new president at its first meeting of the new year. He spoke with Morning Edition about the council’s resolution on the Israel-Hamas war, the future of policing in Minneapolis and how the city should handle homeless encampments.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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Judge orders new North Dakota legislative district for 2 Native American tribes

Judge orders new North Dakota legislative district for 2 Native American tribes

A federal judge has ordered a new legislative district for two Native American tribes who successfully challenged North Dakota’s 2021 redistricting map as violating the Voting Rights Act in diluting Native American voters’ strength. 
by The Associated Press

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Winter storm continues to affect southeast Minnesota

Winter storm continues to affect southeast Minnesota

Plows were out and schools were delayed or canceled across much of southern Minnesota on Tuesday as the area’s first significant winter storm of the season shifted eastward.
by Andrew Krueger

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