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Ettinger wins Democratic nod for Hagedorn seat; Finstad wins GOP race

Ettinger wins Democratic nod for Hagedorn seat; Finstad wins GOP race

Former Hormel Foods executive Jeff Ettinger cruised to victory Tuesday in a Democratic primary to finish the term of the late U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, while on the Republican side Brad Finstad narrowly defeated Jeremy Munson in unofficial results.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Two years after George Floyd's murder, changing the Minneapolis police may be up to courts

Wednesday marks two years since a police officer killed George Floyd on a Minneapolis street corner, setting off global racial justice protests. Investigations by state and federal agencies may lead to court oversight of the Minneapolis Police Department.
by Matt Sepic

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Number of human-biting mosquitoes in Twin Cities is low ⁠— for now

Number of human-biting mosquitoes in Twin Cities is low ⁠— for now

The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District in St. Paul began this year's surveillance of mosquitoes and black flies and found that, although there are a lot of mosquito larvae, there aren’t many adult mosquitoes out biting people.
by Kaila White

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Border restrictions keep flooded cabin and resort owners away from their properties

Border restrictions keep flooded cabin and resort owners away from their properties

Dozens of cabin and resort owners with property on the Canadian side of northern Minnesota’s Sand Point and Namakan lakes can’t legally access their properties to try to protect them from ongoing flooding, because of restrictions on crossing the international border.
by Dan Kraker

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As avian flu cases slow, farmers struggle with mental stress

As avian flu cases slow, farmers struggle with mental stress

New cases of avian influenza in Minnesota commercial flocks have slowed in recent weeks, suggesting the worst may be over. But the unpredictability of this year’s outbreak has caused a lot of mental strain for farmers, their families, veterinarians and others in the poultry industry.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Rochester confronts its segregated housing history, Mayo founders' role

Rochester confronts its segregated housing history, Mayo founders' role

City leaders want Rochester to be a magnet for a diverse workforce, expanding around Mayo Clinic. Part of that journey means reckoning with the city’s history of intentional housing segregation. A recent push to map racial housing covenants shows how some are connected to Rochester’s most important institution.
by Catharine Richert

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Minneapolis puts MPD talks on hold until MN Human Rights provides evidence of covert social media

Minneapolis puts MPD talks on hold until MN Human Rights provides evidence of covert social media

The Minneapolis City Attorney's Office says it cannot find proof of a damning finding by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights that police used covert social media to target Black people and elected officials.
by MPR News Staff

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Artists memorialize the racial justice movement that Floyd murder sparked

Artists memorialize the racial justice movement that Floyd murder sparked

Leesa Kelly founded Memorialize the Movement nearly two years ago to save the paintings that artists created during the week of heartache and rage that followed the police murder of George Floyd. 
by Matt Sepic

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Part of skull found along Minnesota River belongs to man from 8,000 years ago

Part of skull found along Minnesota River belongs to man from 8,000 years ago

The bone was spotted by kayakers last year and is being turned over to Upper Sioux Community tribal officials. The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council said neither the council nor the state archaeologist were made aware of the discovery as required by state law.
by Tim Nelson and Matt Sepic

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