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Minneapolis business owners seek delay in Lyndale Avenue construction

Minneapolis business owners seek delay in Lyndale Avenue construction

Business owners in Minneapolis’ Uptown neighborhood are seeking to delay a planned construction project along Lyndale Avenue, as a deadline to use federal funding for the project approaches.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Soaring costs and end of tax credit leads 17,000 Minnesotans to drop MNSure health coverage

Soaring costs and end of tax credit leads 17,000 Minnesotans to drop MNSure health coverage

This year, 17,000 Minnesotans have dropped the health insurance they had purchased in the Affordable Care Act marketplace known as MNSure, as insurance premiums soar and a tax credit that many people use to help defray the cost of ACA insurance expired.
by Molly Castle Work

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Wildfires force Forest Service to close access to parts of Boundary Waters, ban campfires

Wildfires force Forest Service to close access to parts of Boundary Waters, ban campfires

The U.S. Forest Service is closing public access to a large swath of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area northwest of Ely, and the agency has also banned campfires, as several small wildfires burn in the wilderness.
by Dan Kraker

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Deal with developer could lead to new sports stadium in Rochester

Deal with developer could lead to new sports stadium in Rochester

Rochester’s city council unanimously approved an exclusive agreement with Wisconsin-based Landmark Development. It gives the company six months to decide if it wants to build a facility on a piece of city-owned land downtown.
by Catharine Richert

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New $24 million Rolls-Royce expansion opens in Mankato

New $24 million Rolls-Royce expansion opens in Mankato

Rolls-Royce opened a $24 million logistics center in Mankato that will more than double generator production capacity, add over 100 jobs and strengthen the city’s role as a hub for backup power systems used by hospitals, airports, industrial sites and data centers.
by Hannah Yang

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71 cats rescued from trash-filled Sibley County property

71 cats rescued from trash-filled Sibley County property

The Animal Humane Society is treating 71 cats that were at an abandoned property in Sibley County. They had no water, and were sleeping on top of piles of trash and crumbling walls.
by Sam Stroozas and Ahmed Hassan

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