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Blizzard conditions cause highway closures in Red River Valley

Blizzard conditions cause highway closures in Red River Valley

State transportation officials in Minnesota and North Dakota closed highways in the Red River Valley on Sunday, as fresh snow and gusty winds combined to create blizzard conditions across the region.
by Andrew Krueger

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State regulators rule that burning trash and wood can be considered 'carbon-free'

State regulators rule that burning trash and wood can be considered 'carbon-free'

Minnesota's utility regulators ruled Thursday that the burning or trash and wood to generate electricity can be considered "carbon-free" sources of power despite the huge amount of greenhouse gases such waste-to-energy power plants emit.
by Dan Kraker

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Right-wing, anti-Islam protest draws large group of counter demonstrators

Right-wing, anti-Islam protest draws large group of counter demonstrators

This story includes live updates from Jan. 17, 2026: A group of right-wing anti-Islam protesters arrived at Minneapolis City Hall Saturday morning, facing off against a much larger crowd of counter protesters.
by MPR News Staff

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ICE agents are trained in CPR. They didn’t use it on Renee Macklin Good

ICE agents are trained in CPR. They didn’t use it on Renee Macklin Good

Federal immigration agents waited three minutes to call 911 after one of their officers shot Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis. After a brief medical assessment, they left her bleeding in her car. Agents didn’t give her CPR and turned away the help of a man who said he was a doctor.
by Cait Kelley

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Some criminals ICE takes credit for arresting were already in Minnesota prisons

Some criminals ICE takes credit for arresting were already in Minnesota prisons

Several of the 13 “worst of the worst” criminals that the Department of Homeland Security said were arrested in Minnesota through its immigration enforcement operation were actually handed over to ICE by state prisons before Operation Metro Surge began.
by Peter Cox

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