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May 6, 2022 2:10 PM

Twin Cities wins hosting privilege for 2026 Special Olympics USA Games

Minnesota beat out three other states in its bid for the games. They’ll feature 15 team and individual sports, plus another five demonstration events, and attract tens of thousands of athletes, coaches, volunteers and spectators.

by Matt Sepic

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May 6, 2022 1:39 PM

Multiple freeway closures planned in the Twin Cities this weekend

While the weather forecast for the Twin Cities for Saturday is calling for warmth and sunshine, the traffic forecast for the metro area this weekend isn't so pleasant — with several major freeway closures planned.

by Andrew Krueger

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May 6, 2022 5:00 AM

Welcome back, Sparky: Beloved seal and sea lion show returns to St. Paul's Como Zoo

Sparky the Sea Lion is back. The beloved pinniped show — a centerpiece of St. Paul’s Como Zoo for generations — will return this weekend, featuring a rotating cast of seven seals and sea lions.

by Tim Nelson

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May 5, 2022 11:48 AM

Can a new vision for Interstate 94 repair historic harm in Rondo?

The construction of the interstate highway system in the 1960s cut through many Black urban communities, destroying homes and bisecting neighborhoods. On Thursday, MPR News host Angela Davis talked about a proposal to use new transportation construction to repair some of that historic harm.

by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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May 5, 2022 4:00 AM

77 years after his death in WWII, a Minn. soldier to be buried in Washington

More than three-quarters of a century after a young soldier from Eveleth, Minn. was killed during a bombing mission over Berlin during World War II, he will finally be buried on May 5, 2022, in Washington's Arlington National Cemetery. Modern science — and family perseverance — helped lead to the identification of the remains.

by Dan Kraker

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May 4, 2022 2:31 PM

Flood fight continues in parts of NW Minnesota, NE North Dakota

North Dakota National Guard helicopter crews have been airlifting one-ton sandbags to shore up a dam in danger of failing, as rivers across the region remain in flood stage from snowmelt and heavy rain in recent weeks.

by Andrew Krueger

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May 3, 2022 6:15 AM

Fargo-Moorhead flood control project advances amid worker shortage

The pace of work on the $3 billion Red River Diversion will increase this year as earthmovers start to carve out a 30-mile-long channel to divert floodwater around Fargo-Moorhead. The multi-year project will need hundreds of workers, and filling those jobs might be a challenge in an already tight labor market.

by Dan Gunderson

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May 2, 2022 7:00 AM

In Faribault, one last stand for a battered pre-Civil War house

Gutted on the inside and pressed by encroaching development, time is running out for a southern Minnesota home that may date back to 1855. Rice County officials are making one more attempt to find someone willing to move it.

by Tim Nelson and Andrew Krueger