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Lynx to lean on defensive strategy, fan support as playoffs begin with home game

Lynx to lean on defensive strategy, fan support as playoffs begin with home game

The 2023 season ended in the first round of the playoffs for the Minnesota Lynx, and the team’s General Manager Clare Duwelius is hopeful history won’t repeat itself.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Expert blames child care crisis on ‘broken’ business model, offers solutions

Expert blames child care crisis on ‘broken’ business model, offers solutions

The impending closures of three child care centers in Duluth have parents and stakeholders scrambling. It’s more examples of the child care crisis across the state that has left many with difficult decisions.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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Climate advocates support Walz, but Harris-Walz climate platform still unclear

Climate advocates support Walz, but Harris-Walz climate platform still unclear

Gov. Tim Walz is on the 2024 presidential ticket. So what does his climate record look like? MPR News meteorologist Paul Huttner talks to journalist Kristoffer Tigue about Walz’s climate agenda.
by Paul Huttner and Matthew Alvarez

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Man charged in 2 shootings near Minneapolis encampments, suspected in 3rd

Man charged in 2 shootings near Minneapolis encampments, suspected in 3rd

A Bemidji man is facing charges in connection with two shootings Wednesday — including one fatal — near two Minneapolis homeless encampments. Joshua Anthony Jones, 36, is also suspected in a second fatal shooting early the same day.
by Matt Sepic, Chandra Colvin and Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Three more plead guilty as Feeding Our Future case hits 2 year mark

Three more plead guilty as Feeding Our Future case hits 2 year mark

Two years after the first indictments were unsealed in the the huge Feeding Our Future case, three more people connected to the defunct nonprofit pleaded guilty this week for their roles in an alleged $250 million scheme to defraud government child nutrition programs.
by Matt Sepic

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2 injured after plane crashes in Shakopee park

2 injured after plane crashes in Shakopee park

Authorities said two people aboard the aircraft were transported to a hospital after the plane went down at Scenic Heights Park.
by MPR News Staff

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Moorhead police seek clues 10 years after homicide of college student

Moorhead police seek clues 10 years after homicide of college student

Moorhead police are still seeking clues in the homicide of 18-year-old Tom Bearson a decade ago. The Sartell native was attending college in Fargo when he was killed.
by Dan Gunderson

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