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At Stillwater snow sculpting championship, artists reflect a global moment

At Stillwater snow sculpting championship, artists reflect a global moment

Artists from around the world descend on Stillwater to carve towering snow sculptures, bringing with them not just tools and technique but the anxieties, ideas and urgency of the moment they’re living in.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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MN Shortlist, Jan. 16-22: Ice, candlelight and beautiful nonsense

MN Shortlist, Jan. 16-22: Ice, candlelight and beautiful nonsense

Mid-January in Minnesota is when winter culture really shows its personality. This week leans into it from every angle: art villages on frozen lakes, homemade sleds flirting with gravity, candlelit concerts, unhurried Sundays and a mandolin master passing through town. Cold hands, warm ideas, zero apologies.
by Jacob Aloi, Anika Besst, Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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Federal judge blocks USDA from cutting off SNAP funding in Minnesota

Federal judge blocks USDA from cutting off SNAP funding in Minnesota

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s effort to cut off food assistance funding to more than 440,000 Minnesotans who rely on SNAP benefits, granting state Attorney General Keith Ellison’s request for an injunction against the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
by Hannah Yang

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Walz unveils $907M infrastructure plan ahead of legislative session

Walz unveils $907M infrastructure plan ahead of legislative session

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz unveiled a $907 million infrastructure plan Thursday, setting his priorities for a bonding bill ahead of the legislative session that starts next month.
by MPR News Staff

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Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act (again). What is it?

Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act (again). What is it?

As protests grow over violent ICE enforcement actions in Minneapolis, the president said he could invoke a centuries-old law that would give him sweeping powers to deploy the military in U.S. cities.
by Juliana Kim and Alana Wise

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State senator speaks after second Minneapolis federal agent shooting

State senator speaks after second Minneapolis federal agent shooting

DFL state Sen. Bobby Joe Champion was on the scene Wednesday and livestreamed it. He joined Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition Thursday to share more about what he witnessed and his efforts to keep the peace.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Minnesota business owners feeling the effects of ICE enforcement actions

Minnesota business owners feeling the effects of ICE enforcement actions

Immigrant-owned businesses across the state are closing or reducing their hours because staff members, even those who are in the U.S. legally, are worried about being profiled and detained by federal ICE and CBP agents.
by Kirsti Marohn, Catharine Richert and Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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