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Minnesota News

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

From local stories from your Minnesota neighbors to breaking news updates across the state, we have you covered.

Walz taps new official to head off fraud, takes other steps to address lapses

Walz taps new official to head off fraud, takes other steps to address lapses

With proven or alleged fraud shaking multiple Minnesota-managed programs, Gov. Tim Walz is appointing a new official in an effort to stop future abuses. Public frustration with fraud is a political liability for the two-term DFL governor.
by Peter Cox

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Shooting in Stewartville school parking lot leaves one dead, student in critical condition

Shooting in Stewartville school parking lot leaves one dead, student in critical condition

An early morning shooting in the parking lot of Stewartville High School in southeast Minnesota left one student in critical condition and a man dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office.
by MPR News Staff

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‘Reminded of what we’ve lost’: Hortman tribute will be reminder to deescalate Capitol rhetoric

‘Reminded of what we’ve lost’: Hortman tribute will be reminder to deescalate Capitol rhetoric

A display outside the Minnesota House of Representatives and at the late House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman’s desk cropped up in the wake of her assassination. Legislative leaders have decided it should remain as a reminder of the impact of political violence.
by Dana Ferguson

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Holiday Train begins annual journey across Minnesota on Friday

Holiday Train begins annual journey across Minnesota on Friday

A colorful holiday tradition is set to begin its annual journey across Minnesota on Friday. Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway’s Holiday Train has 21 stops planned across the state in the coming days.
by Andrew Krueger

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'Do's and don'ts' if you monitor ICE agents, immigration actions in Minnesota

'Do's and don'ts' if you monitor ICE agents, immigration actions in Minnesota

To share more about Minnesotans’ rights while observing immigration actions and ICE agents, Erika Zurawski, co-founder of the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee, joined Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition Thursday.
by Cathy Wurzer, Gracie Stockton and Lukas Levin

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‘MyPillow Guy’ and Trump supporter Mike Lindell says he’s running for Minnesota governor in 2026

‘MyPillow Guy’ and Trump supporter Mike Lindell says he’s running for Minnesota governor in 2026

Mike Lindell, the fervent supporter of President Donald Trump known to TV viewers as the “MyPillow Guy,” says he’s running for Minnesota governor in 2026. 
by The Associated Press and Peter Cox

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Nisswa Mayor Jennifer Carnahan faces criticism, call to resign

Nisswa Mayor Jennifer Carnahan faces criticism, call to resign

The city’s four council members spoke critically of Carnahan in the wake of allegations that a Nisswa restaurant employee overheard her disparaging a city council member. Carnahan later went on to allege that the woman assaulted her.
by Kirsti Marohn

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U.S. judge rules Trump administration’s freeze on wind energy permits is unlawful

U.S. judge rules Trump administration’s freeze on wind energy permits is unlawful

A federal district court judge in Massachusetts this week ruled in favor of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and 17 other attorneys general, and vacated President Trump’s executive order banning new federal permits for all offshore and onshore wind energy projects.
by Hannah Yang

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ICE agents tackle, arrest American citizen in Minneapolis

ICE agents tackle, arrest American citizen in Minneapolis

Federal immigration agents tackled and arrested a Somali American man in Minneapolis on Tuesday and detained him for about two hours for no apparent reason other than his ethnicity.
by Matt Sepic

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