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What’s old is new again: Iconic Rochester sign gets a ‘glow-up’

What’s old is new again: Iconic Rochester sign gets a ‘glow-up’

For more than 50 years, the Kahler Grand Hotel’s neon red sign has lit up the sterile gray skyline of Mayo Clinic’s downtown Rochester campus. Now the iconic beacon is getting a “glow-up.”
by Catharine Richert

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In Minnesota, Biden touts rural renewal, American resilience

In Minnesota, Biden touts rural renewal, American resilience

President Joe Biden used a Northfield-area farm on Wednesday as a backdrop to spotlight his administration’s efforts to bolster the nation’s rural economy. Presidential politics and the Israel-Hamas war followed him to Minnesota.
by Dana Ferguson

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Sex offender escapes from southern Minnesota jail

Investigators are asking people in southern Minnesota to review their security camera video for anything suspicious after a sex offender escaped from the Watonwan County Jail in St. James, Minn., just before 7 p.m. Monday. Leonardo Lopez Jr., 36, had been jailed after allegedly failing to update his address on the state’s predatory offender registry.
by Matt Sepic

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Minnesota coalition gathers nearly $1B in pledges to help build wealth in Black communities

Minnesota coalition gathers nearly $1B in pledges to help build wealth in Black communities

The GroundBreak Coalition — which includes more than 40 corporate, civic and philanthropic organizations in Minnesota — announced Tuesday it’s received pledges of nearly $1 billion to help build wealth in Black communities.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota DNR gives Twin Metals green light to explore for minerals near Boundary Waters

Minnesota DNR gives Twin Metals green light to explore for minerals near Boundary Waters

Twin Metals, which has been blocked by the Biden administration in its efforts to build a $1.7 billion copper-nickel mine near Ely, Minn., now has the go-ahead to explore for minerals in the area owned by the state of Minnesota.
by Dan Kraker

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Dick Bremer, TV voice of the Twins, leaving broadcast booth

Dick Bremer, TV voice of the Twins, leaving broadcast booth

Bremer, the TV voice of the Twins for the past 40 seasons, will transition into a special assistant role in the organization’s front office, the team said Tuesday, adding that it’s now examining its broadcast “talent lineup” options for next season and beyond.
by MPR News Staff

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First snow! Your photos and snowfall totals from around Minnesota

First snow! Your photos and snowfall totals from around Minnesota

Much of Minnesota woke up to the first snowfall of the season Tuesday morning. The Twin Cities metro area and much of the rest of Minnesota saw 1 to 3 inches of snow from late Monday into Tuesday.
by MPR News Staff

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