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Prince Memorial Highway makes debut in Chanhassen

Prince Memorial Highway makes debut in Chanhassen

State transportation officials on Thursday posted bright purple road signs, officially rebranding a seven-mile stretch of road near Paisley Park as Prince Rogers Nelson Memorial Highway.
by Dana Ferguson

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New details released in State Patrol fatal shooting of Ricky Cobb on I-94

New details released in State Patrol fatal shooting of Ricky Cobb on I-94

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on Thursday identified the trooper who shot Cobb during an early morning confrontation Monday along I-94 in Minneapolis. Investigators are asking anyone who witnessed or has video of the incident to contact them.
by MPR News Staff

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Michigan’s lessons for Minnesota on legal cannabis

Michigan’s lessons for Minnesota on legal cannabis

Michigan legalized recreational marijuana use in 2019. What can Minnesota learn from another Midwestern state’s experience? 
by Peter Cox

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Minnesota Supreme Court deals another setback to proposed NorthMet mine

Minnesota Supreme Court deals another setback to proposed NorthMet mine

The Minnesota Supreme Court has dealt another blow to the proposed NorthMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, sending a key water quality permit back to state regulators for additional work.
by Dan Kraker

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Law change will unseal original birth records for people born in Minnesota and later adopted

Law change will unseal original birth records for people born in Minnesota and later adopted

A major change is coming to birth records kept in Minnesota. Starting next summer, people who put children born in Minnesota up for adoption — in the past, and in the future — won’t be able to keep their names private.
by Tim Nelson

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Activist: Automatically expunging cannabis convictions is step toward equity, but 'not far enough'

Activist: Automatically expunging cannabis convictions is step toward equity, but 'not far enough'

Elizer Darris spent time in prison but had his life sentence reversed on appeal. Since then, he’s worked to end mass incarceration in Minnesota and around the country.
by Cathy Wurzer, Gracie Stockton and Lukas Levin

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