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Twin Cities light rail lines need repairs, so riders will jump on buses this summer

Twin Cities light rail lines need repairs, so riders will jump on buses this summer

Starting next week in the Twin Cities, light rail trains will stop running on the entire Blue Line — and part of the Green Line — for weeks. Buses will take their place as crews work on the rails and stations. It’s part of a $175 million update that Metro Transit is calling “Renew the Blue.”
by Matt Mikus

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Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold is betting on the future of downtown St. Paul

Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold is betting on the future of downtown St. Paul

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the owner of the Minnesota Wild, Craig Leipold, about his career, hockey and what’s ahead in his new role as majority owner of the St. Paul Hotel.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Report authors say feds violated Minnesotans' human rights during ICE surge

Report authors say feds violated Minnesotans' human rights during ICE surge

The 186-page report from Human Rights Watch in part highlights how federal agents stopped or detained thousands of people and alleges that many of the arrests were arbitrary and race-based.
by Jon Collins

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Air quality alert issued for Twin Cities, St. Cloud

Air quality alert issued for Twin Cities, St. Cloud

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert from noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday for the Twin Cities metro area, extending northwest to St. Cloud, Sauk Centre, Long Prairie and Little Falls. It’s due to ground-level ozone.
by MPR News Staff

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Twin Cities residents honored with JFK Profile in Courage Award

Twin Cities residents honored with JFK Profile in Courage Award

The residents of the Twin Cities were honored Sunday with a John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, for demonstrating “compassion and unwavering commitment to the ideals that sustain our democracy” during the federal immigration enforcement surge.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Air quality alert issued for Twin Cities for Friday afternoon, evening

Air quality alert issued for Twin Cities for Friday afternoon, evening

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for the Twin Cities metro area from noon to 9 p.m. Friday. Air quality may reach the orange category — meaning unhealthy for sensitive groups.
by Andrew Krueger and Feven Gerezgiher

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