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Cliffs to idle Northshore Mining as fight over royalty fees intensifies

Cliffs to idle Northshore Mining as fight over royalty fees intensifies

The company does not want to pay "absurdly high" royalty fees to Mesabi Trust and is using more scrap metal in its electric arc furnaces.

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St. Paul teacher’s union to hold strike vote

St. Paul teacher’s union to hold strike vote

The executive board of the St. Paul teacher’s union has authorized a strike vote. The district says it doesn’t have funds to pay for teacher demands.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Minneapolis high school student, 15, dies after shooting

Minneapolis high school student, 15, dies after shooting

Deshaun Hill, who played on the football team at North High School, and whom staff remembered as an “incredible young man,” died after being shot in Minneapolis.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Blizzard conditions force highway closures in NW Minnesota

Blizzard conditions force highway closures in NW Minnesota

Several major highways in west-central and northwestern Minnesota were closed Friday morning as north winds gusting to near 50 mph created blizzard conditions.
by Andrew Krueger

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Minneapolis, St. Paul end vaccination-or-test order for bars, eateries

Minneapolis, St. Paul end vaccination-or-test order for bars, eateries

The cities last month began requiring proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID test to enter public places serving food and drink. With the current surge waning, the mayors on Thursday rescinded the controversial orders. Public masking mandates remain in place.
by MPR News Staff and Peter Cox

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Frey, experts promise warrant changes in 'weeks, not months'

Frey, experts promise warrant changes in 'weeks, not months'

Minneapolis’ civil rights officials say they will lead an examination of the Police Department’s no-knock warrant policy.
by Nina Moini

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How evictions can have lasting impacts on health, housing and poverty

How evictions can have lasting impacts on health, housing and poverty

Evictions have increased in Minnesota since the moratorium began to phase out in 2021. That can have yearslong repercussions on people’s mental and physical health, educational outcomes and more. Host Angela Davis talks with two researchers about the lasting impacts of evictions.
by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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Minneapolis council questions Frey on 'no-knock' warrants policy

Minneapolis council questions Frey on 'no-knock' warrants policy

Mayor Jacob Frey emphasized that his prior policy ended the practice of police entering unannounced, yet admitted it was not a total ban.
by Matt Sepic

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