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A DFL state lawmaker is appealing a judge's decision to let a lawsuit continue challenging his residency. And construction is underway on a new $32 million military and veterans’ museum next to Camp Ripley near Little Falls.
A trial kicks off Monday in Scott County in a case that could impact control of the Minnesota House of Representatives. And last week, President Joe Biden commuted the federal prison sentences of more than 1,500 people, including some Minnesotans — but not everyone is happy with the decision.
If you have travel plans across southern or central Minnesota late tonight or tomorrow -- keep a close eye on weather and road conditions. And Hennepin County commissioners yesterday approved a $3.1 billion dollar budget for 2025. The budget includes a 5.5 percent property tax levy increase.
According to a spokesperson for UnitedHealthcare, there’s no indication the man who allegedly shot the Twin Cities-based company’s CEO was ever insured by UHC. And federal investigators have started to look into suspected Medicaid fraud among autism centers in Minnesota. 
FBI agents this morning searched the offices of two autism treatment centers as part of a major investigation into Medicaid fraud. And the Minneapolis city council enacted its 2025 budget today, overriding a mayoral veto.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has vetoed the city council's budget, but the council could vote Thursday to override him. And the St. Paul City Council approved a budget with a property tax levy increase that is lower than what the mayor proposed.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said he’s vetoing the 2025 budget approved by the city council last night. In a statement this afternoon, the mayor said he WILL approve the property tax levy, an increase of just under 7 percent. And the authors of Minnesota’s cannabis law are expressing disappointment over procedural delays that will push a retail market rollout into spring or summer.
A strong cold front is bringing snow showers to Minnesota today — and a blast of arctic air tomorrow into Thursday. And Republican lawmakers in the Minnesota House are surveying state agencies ahead of the 2025 legislative session about areas for budget reductions.
The arrest of a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is a relief for people who worked with Thompson. St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter says he wants to raise taxes. And Frank Paro, a prominent figure in the American Indian Movement, has died.