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State trooper pleads not guilty in fatal crash case

A former state trooper has pleaded not guilty to charges of killing someone in a car crash while on the job. And attorneys presented their opening statements Thursday in the trial of a Brooklyn Park man accused of killing five women in a high speed crash in 2023.
by Phil Picardi

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Layoff notices for state employees expected; Wildfires mostly contained

Layoff notices will begin going out tomorrow as lawmakers work on unfinished pieces of the state budget. And major wildfires burning north of Duluth for nearly three weeks are now nearly fully contained. But state officials expect the risk for more severe wildfires to remain, possibly all summer long.
by Emily Reese

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Timberwolves’ season ends in semifinals. Convicted human smugglers get prison sentences

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ season is over. They were beaten by the Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday night 124-94. A federal judge in Fergus Falls sentenced two men in a human smuggling operation that led to the deaths of an Indian family on the Minnesota-Canada border.
by Phil Picardi

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Wildfire in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness doubles in size

A wildfire burning in the Boundary Waters in northern Minnesota is growing, leading authorities to close off a part of Superior National Forest land in the Horse River area. The Horse River fire is still relatively small, but it has more than doubled in size in recent days to nearly 25 acres, and it's burning completely uncontained.
by Emily Bright

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DOJ lawsuit, federal consent decree with Minneapolis Police Department dismissed

A proposed federal consent decree with the Minneapolis Police Department is officially no more. Immigrant rights groups and advocates are pushing Gov. Tim Walz and the Minnesota Legislature to continue funding MinnesotaCare coverage for undocumented immigrants. 
by Phil Picardi

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Firefighters closer to containing Minnesota wildfires

Firefighters are inching closer to fully containing two wildfires that have burned for more than two weeks in northern Minnesota. And funding for the school readiness program Head Start was spared in spending cuts the House passed, but some people who work with struggling families worry cuts could still come as the House bill is considered in the Senate.
by Emily Reese

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Minnesota Frost win second consecutive championship. Timberwolves lose Game 4, trailing Thunder 3-1 in best-of-seven series

Minnesota's professional women's hockey team has won a second consecutive championship. The Minnesota Timberwolves are a loss away from elimination in the NBA playoffs. They were beaten by the Oklahoma City Thunder 128-126.
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This weekend marks five years since George Floyd's murder

Faith leaders gathered at Minneapolis City Hall today for an interfaith prayer, marking the five-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder by Minneapolis police. And Gov. Tim Walz defended a proposal today to roll back a tax exemption for data centers in the state.
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Events get underway today remembering the murder of George Floyd five years ago

A series of events gets underway today in Minneapolis to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the murder of George Floyd and the racial justice movement that it sparked. The Timberwolves lost to the Thunder last night in game two of the NBA’s Western Conference championship series 118-103.
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International student released from ICE custody. Crews make rapid progress on wildfires

An international student who’s been in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since March was released under a judge’s order Thursday. Firefighting crews are now making quick progress on wildfires that have burned in northeastern Minnesota for nearly two weeks. And lawmakers are expecting to work through the Memorial Day weekend to finalize the bills needed to craft a two-year state budget.
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