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Electrical trouble shuts down Prairie Island reactor

Electrical trouble shuts down Prairie Island reactor

Minnesota’s Prairie Island nuclear power plant is offline after an electrical problem in one of its reactors coincided with a planned refueling shutdown in the other. Xcel Energy says there are no concerns with the reactor itself.
by Matt Sepic

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Meet 3 people whose designs are finalists for the new Minnesota flag

Meet 3 people whose designs are finalists for the new Minnesota flag

With the list of entries for Minnesota’s next flag and seal narrowed, the artists with concepts in contention await the final verdict with excitement and are braced for public criticism.
by Cathy Wurzer, Brian Bakst, Alanna Elder and Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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2 finalists picked to lead Minneapolis schools

2 finalists picked to lead Minneapolis schools

Sonia Stewart, a deputy superintendent from Chattanooga, Tenn., and Lisa Sayles-Adams, superintendent of Eastern Carver County Schools in the western Twin Cities were chosen by a search committee. They’ll go through meet-and-greets and a final interview next week.
by Peter Cox

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Black man's request for jump start in Minneapolis escalates to arrest, civil rights lawsuit

Black man's request for jump start in Minneapolis escalates to arrest, civil rights lawsuit

A Minneapolis man alleges in a civil rights lawsuit filed Tuesday that two police officers assaulted him after he asked another driver for a jump start. Said Abdullahi, who’s of Ethiopian descent, said that his car broke down early last year on a side street near Franklin and Cedar Avenues and he asked a white man in another vehicle for help.
by Matt Sepic

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They’re here! See final 6 design candidates for new Minnesota state flag

They’re here! See final 6 design candidates for new Minnesota state flag

The State Emblem Redesign Commission is set to reconvene next month to choose a new state flag and seal. The panel found six flag and five seal designs Tuesday that will move on.
by Dana Ferguson

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Southwestern Minnesota celebrates completion of Highway 14 expansion project

Southwestern Minnesota celebrates completion of Highway 14 expansion project

A crowd gathered in Courtland on Tuesday to celebrate the opening of the final leg of the revamped U.S. Highway 14. In years past many people lost their lives on a dangerous road.
by Hannah Yang

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Fairview CEO says current partnership with UMN too expensive

Fairview CEO says current partnership with UMN too expensive

Fairview notified the university on Monday that it does not plan to extend its current partnership. Under that agreement, the two organizations run M Health Fairview. The partnership has been a major source of funding for the university’s medical school.  
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Newest member of Minneapolis City Council sworn in early

Newest member of Minneapolis City Council sworn in early

Aurin Chowdhury took the oath of office at City Hall Tuesday to fill out the remainder of the term of outgoing city council member Andrew Johnson who resigned his seat before the end of the year to take on a new job.  
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