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BWCA has closed amid wildfires and harsh conditions. Parts of northeast Minnesota under air quality alert

Rangers are traveling in pairs through the Boundary Waters by canoe to inform campers that they need to evacuate the wilderness. Officials say floatplanes are available to evacuate people if there is an imminent threat in a given area — but those same aircraft are also being used in firefighting efforts. And the smoke from that area has also prompted an air quality alert.
by Phineas Pope

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Feds hand over evidence in ICE shootings; BWCA closes completely

Federal authorities have handed over evidence to state investigators in the January killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti and the shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis. And months of planning for a Boundary Waters canoe trip came to an abrupt end for one Minnesota family after wildfires forced the U.S. Forest Service to close the area and cancel all entry permits this week.
by Todd Melby

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Heat wave hits Upper Midwest

As heat waves are hitting the Upper Midwest, Xcel Energy says its crews and operation teams are prepared. Xcel says they have more crews on standby and the company also pushed people to sign up for alerts and report outages.
by Phineas Pope

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Mower County cleans up after second round of flash flooding in a week

Damage assessment and cleanup continues in Mower County after the second round of flash flooding there in a week. Parts of the county, including Austin, Adams and LeRoy, received around a half-foot of rain Wednesday.
by Elena See

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Federal lawsuit alleges Mayo Clinic has been cutting corners as it incorporates AI

The lawsuit filed this week by a former Mayo Clinic AI compliance official also alleges that she was fired after reporting her concerns. The lawsuit also alleges that one team at Mayo disguised a sixty-seven percent error rate with Mayo's AI tool.
by Phineas Pope

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MN Somali leaders denounce Trump post; Officials ask for more time to return Renee Good's vehicle

Minnesota Somali community leaders are denouncing President Donald Trump for posting a clip of Somali kindergartners at a St. Paul graduation on Truth Social. The Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office is again asking a judge for more time to respond to a demand from Renee Good's widow for the return of her vehicle.

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Hugo woman to be sentenced in September after pleading guilty to making threats against Minnesota lawmakers

The Minnesota State Patrol investigated the threatening messages, which authorities determined were politically motivated. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is facing criticism after posting on Truth Social a video of children at a graduation ceremony at Gateway STEM Academy in Minneapolis, including several girls wearing hijabs.
by Phineas Pope

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Tornado touches down near Detroit Lakes; 75,000 tap into Minnesota paid leave

Several people were injured Monday night when a tornado touched down and caused significant damage north of Detroit Lakes. Nearly 75,000 people got approval to take paid family and medical leave under the state’s program in the first six months since it got off the ground.
by Emily Reese

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