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Oversight for ‘faceless corporations’ or ‘hammer’ approach? Mobile home parks bill poses test
Mobile home park residents say out-of-state park owners are pricing them out of their homes. A bill in front of the Minnesota Legislature aims to keep manufactured housing affordable, but park owners say the approach has problems.
June court date set for Rep. Elliott Engen as drunk driving charges filed
Rep. Elliott Engen is due back in court on June 26 — after the Legislature adjourns — in an arrest on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. A fellow GOP legislator was in the car and carrying a handgun at the time.
Triplets! 3 baby eagles confirmed on Minnesota DNR EagleCam
Three baby eagles have hatched in the nest featured on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ EagleCam. They estimate that the young are about four days old.
Police in Hudson, Wis., said Tuesday that a person of interest was in custody in connection with a bomb threat received by a church. That threat to Faith Community Church prompted an evacuation of the church and the surrounding area.
Data shows three-quarters of ICE arrestees in Minnesota had no criminal record
The new data shows fewer than one-quarter of those arrested by immigration agents in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge had a criminal conviction on their record. A little more than 13 percent of those arrested had pending criminal charges.
Moorhead group helps immigrants shape the food system, from farm to table
A Moorhead-based group is training immigrants to grow food, including produce from their native lands. Participants say tending the land and contributing to the local food system makes them feel at home.
Family of man killed at St. Peter psychiatric hospital sues state
The brother of a man killed at a state psychiatric hospital by a fellow patient alleges in a lawsuit filed Monday that staff ignored warning signs and allowed the alleged killer to play a violent video game in violation of hospital rules shortly before the attack.