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Firefighters in NE Minnesota focus on protecting homes, cabins in case the wildfires spread

Firefighters in NE Minnesota focus on protecting homes, cabins in case the wildfires spread

Firefighters are removing underbrush surrounding hundreds of homes and cabins around Ely, and installing temporary pumps, hoses and sprinklers, to protect them from the wildfires still burning around the Boundary Waters.
by Dan Kraker

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Some outreach workers warn closing St. Paul encampments will fracture vital aid networks

Some outreach workers warn closing St. Paul encampments will fracture vital aid networks

St. Paul city officials say three homeless encampments will be closed as the city and county get people connected to services. However, some camp residents and advocates say that strategy will disconnect people from vital communities and support networks.
by Cari Spencer

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Suspect arrested in pair of Brooklyn Park sexual assaults

The suspect is accused of two early-morning assaults at gunpoint at homes just blocks apart — one last Friday, and the other on Wednesday.
by MPR News Staff

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Boundary Waters wildfires bring grief over forest loss, but hope for long-term renewal

Boundary Waters wildfires bring grief over forest loss, but hope for long-term renewal

Wildfires that officials say will burn into the fall have already scorched more than 70,000 acres, including huge swaths of the wilderness. But experts say fire is needed for a healthy forest.
by Dan Kraker

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Martin Luther College seeks to reinstate teacher licensure eligibility

Martin Luther College seeks to reinstate teacher licensure eligibility

Martin Luther College of New Ulm is seeking to reinstate its ability to license teachers as part of its education programs after a standards board voted to discontinue it in June.
by Hannah Yang

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Residents of northern Minnesota lake community voice skepticism about mining manganese

Residents of northern Minnesota lake community voice skepticism about mining manganese

The mineral is an important component of lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles, buses and power tools. But the prospect of an underground mine less than 2 miles from downtown Emily has many local residents worried about potential impacts on water, air and their quality of life.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Vance Boelter gets 2 life terms, no parole for Minnesota lawmaker shootings

Vance Boelter gets 2 life terms, no parole for Minnesota lawmaker shootings

A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Vance Boelter two life sentences plus 40 years in the killings of Melissa and Mark Hortman and the attacks on John Hoffman, his wife Yvette and their daughter Hope. Prior to the sentencing, loved ones told of the lasting pain Boelter had caused.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Cait Kelley

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For 94-year-old evacuee, northern Minnesota wildfires are interrupting a long family tradition

For 94-year-old evacuee, northern Minnesota wildfires are interrupting a long family tradition

The wildfires burning in northeast Minnesota have forced the evacuation of dozens of homes, cabins and resorts around Ely. For 94-year-old Donna Arbaugh, that’s interrupted a 71-year connection to her cabin.
by Dan Kraker

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Immigrant family loses their home in St. Louis Park apartment fire

Immigrant family loses their home in St. Louis Park apartment fire

A family of nine recently immigrated to Minnesota from Somalia and lost their apartment to a fire in St. Louis Park just three months after moving into it.
by Ahmed Hassan

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