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Pine Island to conduct more-thorough environmental review of proposed Google data center

The assessment will be done under the supervision of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Meanwhile, health officials say vaccine hesitancy is behind a cluster of 20 measles cases in one rural Minnesota county.
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Conservative YouTubers charged with voter fraud; Feeding Our Future defendant sentenced

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says two YouTubers from out-of-state violated Minnesota law when they recorded themselves allegedly attempting to vote in Minneapolis during the August primary. And a judge today sentenced a former owner of a Minneapolis restaurant to 30 years in federal prison for his role in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.
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Another key player in the Feeding our Future case faces sentencing Wednesday

Last year a jury convicted Salim Said on all 21 counts including wire fraud, bribery and money laundering. Now federal prosecutors are asking the judge to send Said to prison for 40 years. Meanwhile, about 650 emergency medical technicians and paramedics at North Memorial Health in Minnesota and western Wisconsin are campaigning for union representation.
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Alex Pretti's family speaks; Hermantown cancels meeting on data center

The parents of Alex Pretti spoke earlier today in Minneapolis. They sharply criticized federal officials’ handling of the investigation into their son’s killing. It’s the first time that Susan and Michael Pretti have held a news conference since their son was fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis in January. And a meeting on a controversial data center proposal in the northeast Minnesota city of Hermantown has been put off again. Dan Kraker reports it was first postponed last night.
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Hermantown council moves Google data center vote amid protests

The Hermantown City Council is expected to vote Tuesday night after protesters blocked the start of Monday night’s meeting. In Detroit Lakes, the school board met Monday night and tensions were high over the board’s attempts to remove rainbow stickers from schools.
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Hermantown to vote on Google data center; Obama endorses Flanagan

The Hermantown City Council is scheduled to vote tonight on whether to approve a controversial Google data center in a rural area just outside Duluth. Google has made a few changes to the proposal in advance of the vote. The tech giant is dropping a plan for up to $80 million in property tax breaks. It also scaled down the size of the development. And former President Barack Obama endorsed Democratic Senate nominee Peggy Flanagan's campaign this morning.
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Detroit Lakes School Board meets Monday, community members worry rainbow sticker ban may still be discussed

Some community members have signed up to give public comment about the board's recent efforts to ban rainbow stickers from school grounds. Meanwhile, the University of Minnesota and CentraCare are launching a new medical school fellowship aimed at getting more doctors into rural areas who can deliver babies and handle complicated births.
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Congresswoman Ilhan Omar casts ballot but bails on planned press conference

Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar cast her ballot today in her first public appearance since federal agents raided her home last week. And Minnesota officials say the federal government has stopped sharing evidence related to the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis.
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Family of Allison Lussier say they finally feel justice was served

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced Thursday that Charles Foss is charged with two counts, including second-degree murder, in the death of Allison Lussier in 2024. Meanwhile, the conservative Minnesota Parents Alliance has endorsed 75 school board candidates in 52 Minnesota districts this fall, while teacher unions have endorsed 89 candidates in 27 districts.
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DOJ election monitors in Minnesota; No change in drought conditions

The Minnesota Secretary of State's office says Hennepin and Ramsey counties have been notified that the Justice Department will send election monitors there on Election Day. And it's another week with no change reported in long-standing drought conditions across most of Minnesota. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor update continues to list about 63 percent of the state in some level of drought. Just over a quarter of Minnesota is in severe or extreme drought.
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