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Is forward-facing sonar making fishing in Minnesota too easy?

Is forward-facing sonar making fishing in Minnesota too easy?

Real-time imaging technology allows anglers to spot fish, track their movement and even watch how they react to a lure. Critics say it crosses an ethical line and worry it could increase pressure on fish populations.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Minneapolis City Council takes another vote on pre-eviction notice extension veto

Minneapolis City Council takes another vote on pre-eviction notice extension veto

Supporters of the 45-day pre-eviction notice extension say it is needed to help keep renters impacted by the ICE surge this winter in their homes. But others say it will only deepen rent debt and burden some affordable housing suppliers.
by Cari Spencer

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Attorney General sues two Minneapolis nonprofits for illegal spending

Attorney General sues two Minneapolis nonprofits for illegal spending

Two Minneapolis charities are facing a lawsuit alleging that their leaders spent more than $2 million of the nonprofits’ money on luxury travel, clothing and cash payments to themselves and their families.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Minneapolis poised to pass assault weapons ban

Minneapolis poised to pass assault weapons ban

The move by the City Council would largely be symbolic due to the state’s preemption laws.
by Ellie Roth

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After highly publicized arrests, feds dismiss a third of ICE protester charges

After highly publicized arrests, feds dismiss a third of ICE protester charges

Of the 36 people charged with assaulting immigration agents during the winter enforcement operation, prosecutors have dismissed cases against 14. But prosecutors are pressing forward with others, including one that a judge calls “perplexing.”
by Matt Sepic

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Restoration project along Mississippi River expects to break ground this month

Restoration project along Mississippi River expects to break ground this month

A Dakota-led nonprofit breaks ground this month on a major restoration project at St. Anthony Falls in downtown Minneapolis. The decade-in-the-making effort aims to bring Dakota presence back to a cultural site along the Mississippi River.
by Melissa Olson

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Minnesota hunters are donating more venison for local food banks

Minnesota hunters are donating more venison for local food banks

Minnesota's Hunter-Harvested Venison Donation Program has been around since 2007, but it's growing more popular. The idea is simple: Hunters donate deer to local processors, who prep it for food shelves and feeding programs.
by Aron Woldeslassie

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Investing in the arts pays off in southwest Minnesota

Investing in the arts pays off in southwest Minnesota

Small Minnesota towns are seeing big returns on their investments into the arts. This story on arts in southwest Minnesota is the first part in an MPR News series on how art shapes rural economies.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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