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Minnesota News

MPR News is your go-to source for Minnesota news and stories.

From local stories from your Minnesota neighbors to breaking news updates across the state, we have you covered.

Minnesota pulls out all the stops to protect walleye

Minnesota pulls out all the stops to protect walleye

Minnesota takes drastic actions to protect the state's crown jewel fish, among them using sharpshooters to kill thousands of birds that eat the fish walleye feed on.
by John Enger

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Should blueprints for 3-D printable guns be protected as free speech?

Welcome to "a fight that could pit proponents of gun control and defenders of free speech against each other in an age when the line between a lethal weapon and a collection of bits is blurrier than ever before."
by Michael Olson

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Iron Range mobile team offers mental health help to go

Iron Range mobile team offers mental health help to go

Iron Range residents dealing with mental health issues have a new tool, a mobile crisis team from the Wellstone Center for Crisis Stabilization.
by Jennifer Vogel

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Is Minnesota taking the right approach to medical marijuana?

Is Minnesota taking the right approach to medical marijuana?

About 40 minutes northwest of downtown Minneapolis, there’s a well-guarded greenhouse brimming with marijuana plants. Minnesota Medical Solutions, one of two manufacturers picked by the state to produce medical cannabis, will turn the plants into pills, oils and sprays for patients who qualify for a prescription — only smoke-free derivatives of marijuana are allowed by…
by Jon Gordon

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What do you make of the bird flu outbreak?

What do you make of the bird flu outbreak?

Bird flu has struck its biggest operation yet in Minnesota -- a farm with over 1.1 million chickens in Nicollet County.
by Jon Gordon

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Cop-suit payouts higher in Minneapolis than Baltimore

The city of Minneapolis paid out more money in police conduct lawsuits and judgments between 2011 and 2014 than the city of Baltimore. There are some caveats.
by Brandt Williams

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What's next for the Southwest light rail project?

What's next for the Southwest light rail project?

Officials are scrambling to bring down the ballooning costs of the light rail project to make it more palatable.
by Peter Cox

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What are you doing to avoid distraction while driving?

What are you doing to avoid distraction while driving?

Distracted driving played a role in nearly 17,000 crashes last year and killed more than 50 people on Minnesota roads.
by Jon Gordon

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Green Line train hits, kills pedestrian in St. Paul

Green Line train hits, kills pedestrian in St. Paul

Lynne Thomas, a Minnesota Senate staffer, was identified as the woman hit and killed in the morning train accident. The Senate held a moment of silence in her honor.
by Tim Nelson and Jon Collins

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