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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.
by Gracie Stockton

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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.
by Emily Reese

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Pohlad family will not sell Minnesota Twins after all

Minneapolis' mayor is proposing a budget that attempts to keep new programs in check to help deal with less tax revenue coming in. The longtime family owners of the Minnesota Twins say they will not sell the team after all.
by Emily Reese

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Lee, Bittner advance to special election for 34B House seat. Coleman wins St. Paul city council race

Democrat Xp Lee and Republican Ruth Bittner are headed to a special general election for a state House seat after a contested primary Tuesday in the northwest metro. And St. Paul has a new city council member after a special election on Tuesday.
by Phil Picardi

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4 new University of Minnesota regents selected

Four new members gained spots Tuesday on the University of Minnesota's Board of Regents, a full third of the board at a time of immense challenge for the land-grant college. St. Paul city officials say hackers who launched an attack on the city’s computer systems have posted some of that data online, after the city refused to pay a ransom.

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No-knock warrants in Minnesota decrease in first year with new legislation

A new report on no-knock warrants in Minnesota shows a 79 percent decrease in their use in the first full year since state legislators passed restrictions on the controversial law enforcement practice. There were 18 no-knock warrants issued last year. In 2023, that number was 84. And the year before that it was 179.
by Phil Picardi

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St. Paul to begin restoring online systems this week following cyberattack

 The city of St. Paul expects to begin putting its systems back online this week, after a cyberattack forced it to shut down its network for more than two weeks. St. Paul officials said Saturday night that the attack was a ransomware attack, adding that they’ve refused to pay the ransom and haven’t found evidence of data theft. Minnesota state government took in less revenue than it was expecting in July — the first time that's happened since January.
by Elena See

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Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she hopes to steer federal money to Beltrami County for storm aid

Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she will work to steer federal money to Beltrami County following severe storms. Forecasters continue to monitor the potential for another round of Canadian wildfire smoke to affect Minnesota this weekend.
by Emily Reese

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