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Trump on the ballot? 6 key questions ahead of Minnesota Supreme Court hearing

Trump on the ballot? 6 key questions ahead of Minnesota Supreme Court hearing

Oral arguments are scheduled for Thursday in a Minnesota case seeking to ban Donald Trump from ballots in 2024. It’s one of two cases likely to yield a quick result and possibly make their way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
by Dana Ferguson

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Ahead of Biden's Minnesota visit, challenger Dean Phillips calls on him to pass the torch

Ahead of Biden's Minnesota visit, challenger Dean Phillips calls on him to pass the torch

As President Joe Biden visits Minnesota, U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips remains on an introductory swing in New Hampshire in his bid for the presidential nomination. He has his first town hall meeting Wednesday in the Granite State and joined Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Former Duluth teacher shares tips on talking to students about Israel-Hamas War

Former Duluth teacher shares tips on talking to students about Israel-Hamas War

Sharon McMahon is a former high school teacher in Duluth who uses social media to combat misinformation. Fellow teachers have been reaching out to her lately for advice on how to talk to their students about the Israel-Hamas War. 
by Tom Crann and Heidi Raschke

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What’s old is new again: Iconic Rochester sign gets a ‘glow-up’

What’s old is new again: Iconic Rochester sign gets a ‘glow-up’

For more than 50 years, the Kahler Grand Hotel’s neon red sign has lit up the sterile gray skyline of Mayo Clinic’s downtown Rochester campus. Now the iconic beacon is getting a “glow-up.”
by Catharine Richert

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In Minnesota, Biden touts rural renewal, American resilience

In Minnesota, Biden touts rural renewal, American resilience

President Joe Biden used a Northfield-area farm on Wednesday as a backdrop to spotlight his administration’s efforts to bolster the nation’s rural economy. Presidential politics and the Israel-Hamas war followed him to Minnesota.
by Dana Ferguson

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Missing U of M student found dead

A missing University of Minnesota student was found dead in the Mississippi River, according to a social media post from the Minnesota BCA.
by MPR News Staff

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Sex offender escapes from southern Minnesota jail

Investigators are asking people in southern Minnesota to review their security camera video for anything suspicious after a sex offender escaped from the Watonwan County Jail in St. James, Minn., just before 7 p.m. Monday. Leonardo Lopez Jr., 36, had been jailed after allegedly failing to update his address on the state’s predatory offender registry.
by Matt Sepic

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