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VP hopefuls make Midwest push as Vance pops in on Minnesota, Walz swings through Wisconsin

VP hopefuls make Midwest push as Vance pops in on Minnesota, Walz swings through Wisconsin

A near-meeting on the tarmac at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport opens the campaign week for Tim Walz and JD Vance, the vice presidential nominees on their party tickets. Walz, the Democrat, was off to Wisconsin; Vance, the Republican, was in Minnesota for a fundraiser and a stop at a former police building.
by Dana Ferguson and Clay Masters

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Navigating Medicare: What Minnesotans need to know

Navigating Medicare: What Minnesotans need to know

Medicare’s open enrollment period begins Tuesday amid market turmoil. Health systems in Minnesota are part of a nationwide trend in which shrinking profits have led some to drop Medicare Advantage plans.
by Erica Zurek

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Control of state House could hinge on a sleepy district outside Duluth

Control of state House could hinge on a sleepy district outside Duluth

Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives could come down to one race in a district outside Duluth, where first-term Republican Natalie Zeleznikar is being challenged by Democratic retired judge Mark Munger.
by Dan Kraker

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Hunting for male voters: Walz steps into the field for the pheasant opener

Hunting for male voters: Walz steps into the field for the pheasant opener

Gov. Tim Walz had more pheasant hunting companions than usual for this year’s opener near Sleepy Eye, on Saturday. Flanked by a team of earpiece-wearing Secret Service agents and roughly a dozen members of the press, Walz and his 4-person hunting party set out into a golden, sunlit field on private land as soon as the season officially opened at 9 a.m.
by Ben Hovland and The Associated Press

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Minneapolis Police Department applications continue to signal rebound

Minneapolis Police Department applications continue to signal rebound

The department’s numbers took a significant dive after the police killing of George Floyd and the unrest that followed. But applications are up 45 percent this year compared to all of 2023. The department has received 1,014 applications so far this year — up from 697 last year. 
by Cari Spencer

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Walz returns to Mankato to reprise role as coach, deliver football pep talk and campaign a little

Walz returns to Mankato to reprise role as coach, deliver football pep talk and campaign a little

The governor stopped through on a campaign visit marking the 25th anniversary of the season the Mankato West football team won the state championship with him as assistant coach. He will attend the Governors Pheasant opener in Sleepy Eye Saturday.
by Hannah Yang

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Enrollment is up at Minnesota State colleges, a new fund helped

Enrollment is up at Minnesota State colleges, a new fund helped

The state’s new program, North Star Promise, guarantees lower-income Minnesotans can attend public colleges or universities tuition-free. Nearly 17,000 students received North Star scholarships this fall, according to preliminary data for Minnesota State, tribal colleges and the University of Minnesota.
by Feven Gerezgiher

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