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Legislature passes funding for AG Ellison to hire prosecutors

Legislature passes funding for AG Ellison to hire prosecutors

A bill headed to the governor gives the Minnesota attorney general’s office new funding to increase staff to do criminal prosecutions. Democrats said it responds to local officials’ calls for state help to respond to violent crime, while Republicans said the legislation is too vague as to how the money would be used.
by Brian Bakst

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Guthrie stages Black joy with 'Blues for an Alabama Sky'

Guthrie stages Black joy with 'Blues for an Alabama Sky'

The play follows four African Americans living in Harlem at the tail end of the Harlem Renaissance as they fight to achieve their dreams. “What I love about this play is that we actually see some dreams come true, which is not the norm,” says actor Kimberly Marable.
by Jacob Aloi

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Winter Play: The anticipation, anguish and magic of ice dipping

Winter Play: The anticipation, anguish and magic of ice dipping

As MPR News staff fanned out across the state to experience cold weather activities they had never tried for the Winter Play series, Regina Medina and Elizabeth Shockman took a transformative plunge in Lake Harriet.
by Regina Medina and Elizabeth Shockman

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‘It’s really saving folks’: Meet Minnesota’s first all-trans, nonbinary hockey team

‘It’s really saving folks’: Meet Minnesota’s first all-trans, nonbinary hockey team

Team Trans Twin Cities is the only ice hockey team in Minnesota made up of all transgender and nonbinary players. They scrimmaged at the Xcel Energy Center Jan. 31 and talked empowerment, friendship and trans joy.
by Sam Stroozas

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DFL steams ahead at MN Capitol, GOP brands it ‘extreme’

DFL steams ahead at MN Capitol, GOP brands it ‘extreme’

With Democrats using their majorities at the Minnesota Capitol to pass a flurry of bills, Republicans are left trying to slow things down and attempt to paint the DFL as outside the mainstream.
by Brian Bakst

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The search for life on Mars goes through Duluth

The search for life on Mars goes through Duluth

Since Mars’ surface is especially iron-rich, a researcher looked for comparable iron-rich rocks on Earth to see how much hydrogen they produced. Rocks like this are rare on Earth, but they can be found in Duluth.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Ramsey County must reduce jail capacity, state orders

The move came after a state investigation into complaints from Ramsey County Public Health officials that inmates in need of emergency medical care were not getting it.
by Mark Zdechlik

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