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Minnesota News

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

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Minneapolis narrows contenders for next police chief to 3 outsiders

Minneapolis narrows contenders for next police chief to 3 outsiders

The city of Minneapolis has narrowed its field of potential police chiefs to three — all of them from out of state. Mayor Jacob Frey announced the finalists Wednesday.
by Tim Nelson

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Northern Minnesota researchers close in on sulfate pollution solution 

Northern Minnesota researchers close in on sulfate pollution solution 

Researchers in northern Minnesota believe they're getting closer to solving an environmental problem that has long vexed the state; how to affordably remove sulfate pollution from water. 
by Dan Kraker

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Drought revives ideas to shift water from Mississippi to help West

Drought revives ideas to shift water from Mississippi to help West

Proposals to send water from the Midwest to the southwestern U.S. — where an ongoing drought and population growth have created a looming water crisis — face significant environmental, legal and political obstacles.
by Kirsti Marohn

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'How to Talk Minnesotan' author Howard Mohr dies at 83

Mohr’s tongue-in-cheek guide to the state’s quirky culture included segments on “The Power of the Negative” and the “Minnesota Long Goodbye.” It’s considered a classic of Minnesota humor.
by Tim Nelson

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Minnesota State Fair draws the crowds for final weekend

Minnesota State Fair draws the crowds for final weekend

Fairgoers soaked up the Minnesota State Fair’s return, with even a security scare on Saturday not keeping the holiday weekend crowds away.
by Brian Bakst

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St. Paul leaders seek help finding more on triple fatal shooting

St. Paul leaders seek help finding more on triple fatal shooting

St. Paul community leaders and police asked for help Monday in the investigation of the shooting that left three people dead and two others injured in St. Paul's Payne-Phalen neighborhood Sunday night.
by Nina Moini, Tim Nelson and MPR News Staff

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A State Fair classic: 125 years later, Hamline Church Dining Hall still cooking

A State Fair classic: 125 years later, Hamline Church Dining Hall still cooking

The Hamline Church Dining Hall is a Minnesota State Fair tradition that continues to thrive amid the fried ice cream, falafel on a stick, pronto pups, turkey legs and other unusual eats. But it’s not just the food that keeps people coming back.
by Sam Stroozas

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