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New Minnesota governor candidate; new Target CEO

Republican state representative Kristin Robbins announced today that she is running for Minnesota governor. And for the first time in more than a decade, there will soon be a change in leadership atop Minnesota retail giant Target.
by Emily Reese

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ICE reportedly eyeing western Minnesota for new detention center

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is reportedly eyeing a property in western Minnesota for a new detention center. The now-shuttered Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton is named in an ICE document obtained by the Washington Post, which outlines a plan to expand immigration detention beds nationwide.
by Gracie Stockton

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TikTok lawsuit; West Nile on the rise; Southern Minnesota flooding

Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed a lawsuit against the social media app TikTok, claiming it's harming children. West Nile Virus cases have been on the rise in the U.S., and neighboring states like North and South Dakota have seen a rise in the mosquito borne disease. And rivers are still rising across parts of southern Minnesota... in the wake of heavy rain in recent days.
by Emily Reese

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Minnesota blood center declares blood emergency due to shortage

A Minnesota blood center declared a blood emergency due to a shortage throughout the state. Memorial Blood Centers says the state’s blood supply has dropped below a two-day inventory. A seven-day supply is needed to meet the demands of hospitals and patients.
by Jacob Aloi

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Flooding in Austin; Binary trigger ban struck down

A Ramsey County District Court judge has struck down Minnesota's binary trigger ban. And Minnesota stands to lose $62 million of federal funding for new solar energy programs designed to serve low-income households.
by Emily Reese

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Minnesota utility regulators approve Minnesota’s 1st stand-alone battery storage project

Minnesota utility regulators have approved the state’s first stand-alone battery storage project. The 150 megawatt Snowshoe Energy storage project will be built near Rochester. It will store excess electricity from the grid for up to four hours and then discharge it when there’s high demand.
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New state charges for Vance Boelter

The man accused of killing former DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark is facing new state charges of first-degree premeditated murder. And the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board announced today it will reduce the historic Hiawatha Golf Course from 18 to nine holes. The course, which has ties to the Twin Cities Black Community, has experienced major flooding over its century long history.
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Vance Boelter faces first-degree premeditated murder charges

A Hennepin County grand jury has returned a first-degree premeditated murder indictment against the man suspected of killing former DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
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Minnesota's unemployment rate up; Vehicle and human remains found in Mississippi River

Minnesota's unemployment rate has ticked up to 3.5 percent. July's figure is the highest since summer of 2021 — and the fifth straight month of rising unemployment. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office reported this morning that a vehicle they pulled from the Mississippi River last night may be connected to a missing person case from 1967.
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