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Minnesota health insurance premiums will rise sharply in 2026
The Minnesota Department of Commerce has released the final rates for individual and small group health insurance plans for 2026. The average premium increase on the individual market will go up 22 percent, while the small group market sees a 14 percent increase. This is the most significant rate hike since 2017.
Award-winning Owamni to bring Indigenous cuisine to Guthrie Theater
Owamni, the James Beard Award-winning restaurant founded by chef Sean Sherman, will move in spring 2026 to the Guthrie Theater’s long-vacant riverfront restaurant space in downtown Minneapolis.
Minneapolis crime is down — even if it doesn’t always feel that way
Producer Gretchen Brown talked with University of Minnesota Sociology Professor Michelle Phelps to try to make sense of the gap in crime perception versus reality.
Community leaders call for further investigation after Minneapolis mosque fire ruled accidental
While Minneapolis Fire Department officials ruled a Monday evening fire at Alhikma Islamic Center accidental, community leaders are calling for further investigation into what led to the blaze.
Lou Nanne, voice of Minnesota high school hockey tournament, inducted into Broadcasters Hall of Fame
Ahead of Tuesday’s ceremony, Lou Nanne joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer from his Florida home via Zoom to reflect on his 60 years behind the microphone.
Vigil in Bemidji remembers dedicated Indigenous leader, honors boarding school impacts
Native community members in Bemidji will gather Tuesday evening to honor those impacted by boarding and residential schools and to pay tribute to a community leader whose advocacy will be remembered. 
Napheesa Collier tells of private chat with Engelbert that she said exposed a problematic leader
Napheesa Collier delivered a blistering assessment of the WNBA and its commissioner as she sat in front of the media with a prepared statement and disclosed private conversations she said she had with Cathy Engelbert that portrayed her as a leader who lacks accountability.