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Summit Brewing avoids foreclosure, finds new lender

Summit Brewing avoids foreclosure, finds new lender

One of Minnesota’s largest brewers announced Thursday it has reached an agreement with it’s lender, BMO Bank, to avoid a potential foreclosure. The brewery CEO did not identify the new lender.
by Matt Mikus

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Report: ‘Forever chemicals’ are pervasive in Minnesota’s waterways

Report: ‘Forever chemicals’ are pervasive in Minnesota’s waterways

PFAS are known for being extremely durable and tend to accumulate in the environment and the human body. The report says once in rivers and streams, they pose a risk to drinking water, fish and wildlife.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Rural Voice: Who owns Main Street?

Rural Voice: Who owns Main Street?

When it comes to small towns, do local businesses still own Main Street? Or are corporate interests taking over? Kerri Miller took that question to Albert Lea for her Rural Voice town hall series.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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More than books: New Ulm Public Library patrons can also take home produce and frozen meals

More than books: New Ulm Public Library patrons can also take home produce and frozen meals

A new community fridge and freezer recently installed at the New Ulm Public Library is helping combat food insecurity amid a rise in demand for food assistance. The library’s big freezer and large fridge also help prevent food waste by rescuing food that otherwise would have been headed to landfills.
by Hannah Yang

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Education Secretary McMahon promotes tech training, defends budget cuts in Rochester visit

Education Secretary McMahon promotes tech training, defends budget cuts in Rochester visit

President Trump’s Education Secretary Linda McMahon visited Rochester Wednesday to boost community college and technical education programs and to promote the administration’s effort to slash the federal bureaucracy and “return education to the states.”
by Molly Castle Work

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Minnesota State approves plan to shift funding to struggling universities

Minnesota State approves plan to shift funding to struggling universities

Minnesota State officials said the funding shift is needed as a temporary solution while they work on a plan to realign the entire system of colleges and universities.
by Kirsti Marohn

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St. Paul council members join Minneapolis in push for regulating driverless rideshare vehicles

St. Paul council members join Minneapolis in push for regulating driverless rideshare vehicles

St. Paul City Council members are joining Minneapolis in the push for regulating driverless rideshare vehicles, like Waymo and Tesla Robotaxi, but with a different approach. Council president Rebecca Noecker introduced a resolution Wednesday that would direct the city’s planning commission to study autonomous vehicles, then suggest potential guardrails around safety, data-sharing and worker protections.
by Cari Spencer

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Luther Seminary moving to new location in Minneapolis

Luther Seminary moving to new location in Minneapolis

The seminary had announced last year that it was planning to sell its longtime campus in St. Paul’s St. Anthony Park neighborhood. School officials said that campus no longer served the seminary’s mission, with most students attending online.
by MPR News Staff

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Progressive council members propose cutting Minneapolis safety office

Progressive council members propose cutting Minneapolis safety office

Mayor Jacob Frey originally proposed the oversight office after a progressive vision to replace city police with a safety department was rejected by voters in 2021.
by Cait Kelley

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