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April 21, 2025 7:00 AM

Pope Francis has died. Minnesota lawmakers return to St. Paul after Easter/Passover break

Pope Francis has died. He was history’s first Latin American pontiff. He was 88. The Vatican made the announcement today, a day after the Pope appeared in St. Peter's Square on Easter Sunday.

by Phil Picardi

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April 18, 2025 7:30 AM

Meat packing workers demonstrate in Worthington over safety concerns

Meat packing workers demonstrated outside the JBS Plant in Worthington on Thursday over safety concerns. Two men hoping to stave off government efforts to deport them remain in custody in Minnesota.

by Phil Picardi

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April 17, 2025 4:13 PM

Minnesota's energy sources; How much fish is safe to eat from Minnesota waterways

For the fifth year in a row, more than half of Minnesota's electricity came from carbon-free sources, according to a new clean energy report. The Minnesota Department of Health has updated its advice on how much fish is safe to eat from certain lakes with so-called "forever chemicals."

by Emily Reese

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April 17, 2025 6:19 AM

Mayo Clinic is changing the name of its DEI office. Protesters gather outside El Salvador’s consulate

Mayo Clinic is changing the name of its Office of Equity, Inclusion and Diversity. Protesters outside El Salvador’s consulate in St. Paul yesterday demanded the return of a man mistakenly deported from the U.S. to a prison in that Central American country.

by Phil Picardi

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April 16, 2025 4:38 PM

U of M student sues DHS; Ecolab imposes 5% surcharge due to tariffs

An international student at the University of Minnesota has sued the Department of Homeland security. And St. Paul-based Ecolab says it's imposing a 5 percent trade surcharge on its products and services sold in the U.S. The company says it's making the move to mitigate rising raw material costs as a result of Trump administration tariffs.

by Emily Reese

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April 16, 2025 6:35 AM

Layoffs delayed for some Minnesota Department of Health employees

The Minnesota Department of Health is giving some laid-off employees a temporary reprieve with a delay. And Keri Heintzeman easily defeated seven other Republican candidates to win a special primary election for a vacant state Senate seat in north-central Minnesota.

by Phil Picardi

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April 15, 2025 4:18 PM

Arrest after UHC campus incident; North Dakota oil pipeline returning to service

A man was arrested yesterday after allegedly threatening violence against the United Healthcare corporate campus in Minnetonka. And an oil pipeline that ruptured a week ago in North Dakota is returning to service.

by Emily Reese

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April 15, 2025 6:45 AM

Marshall man says his visa was taken and he was arrested over protests against police killings 4 years ago

A Marshall man jailed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is speaking out, saying he’s being detained because he protested police killings four years ago. And Republicans in north-central Minnesota are choosing a nominee for a vacant state Senate seat.

by Phil Picardi

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April 14, 2025 5:01 PM

Police response at UnitedHealthcare in Minnetonka; Scanner listeners will no longer have access to live MPD communications

Minnetonka police say a person is in custody and there's no ongoing threat to the public, following a large police response to the United Healthcare corporate campus today. Starting tonight, the Minneapolis Police Department is encrypting its radio communications, making them inaccessible to scanner listeners.

by Emily Reese

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April 14, 2025 6:27 AM

Minnesota soybean farmers nervous about trade war following increased tariffs on China

Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank president Neel Kashkari says Minnesota soybean farmers are nervous about a U.S. trade war with China. And construction is set to begin this week on a major project to expand a stretch of Interstate 94 between the Twin Cities and St. Cloud.

by Phil Picardi

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