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Rochester walloped by winter storm. Many southern Minnesota schools districts closed or online Monday

Snow continues to blow this morning for parts of Minnesota, making road conditions hazardous after the weekend winter storm. Rochester got walloped with snow. Rochester Public Schools cancelled classes Monday and the city said government buildings will open later than normal.
by Jacob Aloi

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Wide snowfall range likely across Minnesota, dangerous travel weather Sunday

Snow is forecast to develop across central and southern Minnesota through the day Saturday and intensify Saturday night. Winter storm warnings are in place for the weekend for most of the southern half of the state, including the Twin Cities. A Minnesota Senate Committee Friday approved a bill that bans assault weapons.
by Emily Reese

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Thousands are without power Friday after strong winds and late-winter snowfall

Thousands of homes and businesses are without power across Minnesota Friday morning as a late-winter storm wallops the state. Another major storm is set to bring heavy snow to the region this weekend. It’s currently aimed at southern Minnesota, with the potential to bring more than a foot of snow to some areas.
by Emily Bright

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Heavy snow and howling winds in the forecast

Heavy snow and howling winds are in the forecast for Minnesota over the coming days. Up first, a storm late Thursday into Friday that’ll bring mainly rain for southern Minnesota with strong northwest winds statewide. They could gust to more than 60 miles per hour tonight. A federal judge in St. Paul heard arguments Thursday from the state of Minnesota and the Trump administration over a halt of $259 million in Medicaid payments to the state.
by Emily Reese

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Minnesota leaders of Target boycott say economic blackout continues

Minnesota lawmakers were divided over a bill seeking to ban local governments from allowing ICE to use their jails for detention. The bill stalled in a House committee Wednesday on a tie vote. Meanwhile, Minnesota’s leaders of a national Target boycott say the economic blackout of the retail giant continues.
by Emily Bright

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Mayor Frey vetoes eviction notice extension

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has vetoed a proposal to extend the city’s eviction timeline. Instead, he proposed allocating $1 million in city funding to rental assistance as an alternative way to help residents pay their bills. Gov. Tim Walz is getting mixed reactions to his plan to overhaul the way the state administers Medicaid services.
by Emily Reese

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Minnesota gets a fresh coating of snow overnight

Authorities are responding to crashes and spinouts on Twin Cities’ freeways Wednesday morning after the metro area — and most of the rest of central and southern Minnesota — received a fresh coating of snow overnight. A winter weather advisory runs until 10 a.m. for east-central Minnesota including the north metro — and until early afternoon for much of western Wisconsin.
by Emily Bright

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Walz unveils plan to 'transform' Minnesota's human services system

 Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday out rolled a plan to remake the way Minnesota provides Medicaid services that includes centralizing much of the work handled now by counties and the state’s managed health care organizations. A public meeting of the Minneapolis Community Commission on Police Oversight yesterday drew comments from several people -- who said police should have done more to protect residents during the federal immigration surge.
by Todd Melby

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State lawmakers move to keep AI chatbots away from minors and let voters weigh in on governor term limits

Minnesota lawmakers took up a bill to prohibit artificial intelligence companies from making chatbot services available to minors Monday. Meanwhile, townships across Minnesota will hold elections and annual meetings Tuesday.
by Emily Bright

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Gas prices rise; Walleye limit on Mille Lacs Lake

The jump in the cost of gas and diesel across the country comes just weeks ahead of the spring planting season in Minnesota — and that could have an impact on farmers in the region. Anglers on Mille Lacs Lake in central Minnesota will be able to keep three walleye this summer.
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