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Long-term impact of Walz's executive order blocking mining depends on his successor

An executive order Gov. Tim Walz signed Tuesday blocks copper mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. But whether the ban becomes permanent could depend on Walz's successor. Meanwhile, a new MPR News and APM Reports investigation is having a political impact in Liberia.
by Phineas Pope

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Hopkins, Burnsville communities remember family killed in apparent murder-suicide

The Hopkins and Burnsville communities on Monday night mourned the deaths of two women and a 7-year-old girl who was the daughter of one woman and the granddaughter of the other. Police believe Nathan Brown killed his wife, their daughter and his mother.
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The state of Minnesota has paid $36 million dollars to group home companies linked to a high-ranking government official in Liberia, investigation finds

Sekou Dukuly has served as the managing director of the National Port Authority in Liberia since the beginning of 2024, and he lives there most of the time. Dukuly has had a hand in 24 Minnesota group homes over the past decade.
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Iranian-linked hacker group claims responsibility for Minnesota water system cyberattack

An Iranian-linked hacker group has claimed direct responsibility for the recent cyberattack against Minnesota water systems. And newly filed court documents show that Homeland Security agents conducted widespread surveillance of anti-ICE protesters.
by Emily Reese

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St. Paul mayor proposes 2027 budget

The budget for the St. Paul includes a 6.8 percent increase in the property tax levy and other cuts.
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Secretary of State says federal election monitors did not interfere in Minnesota's primary election

Secretary of State Steve Simon says federal election monitors did not interfere in Minnesota's primary election on Tuesday. One of the 15 Minnesota protesters the Department of Justice has charged with conspiracy says that federal law enforcement illegally spied on citizens this winter. The allegation comes in a court filing today from attorney Kevin Riach.
by Emily Reese

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2 adults, child dead at Hopkins daycare in apparent murder-suicide

A child and two adults were killed Wednesday morning in an apparent murder-suicide at a Hopkins daycare. Officials emphasized there is no ongoing threat to the public.
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Record turnout for Minnesota primary election

Minnesota reported its highest ever number of ballots cast in a primary, according to unofficial numbers.
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Klobuchar and Demuth face off for governor. Flanagan and Tafoya get nods for U.S. Senate

Democrat Amy Klobuchar and Republican Lisa Demuth will compete to be Minnesota's next governor. Either would make history as the state’s first woman leader. Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won a decisive victory in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. She’ll face former sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya, who won the Republican nomination.
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Tuesday is primary election day in Minnesota

If you were mailed an absentee ballot but haven't yet returned it, skip the post office and turn it in by 5 p.m. at the office that sent it. If you vote in person, you have a little more time. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Meanwhile, a man convicted in the 1970 murder of a St. Paul police officer goes before Minnesota’s parole board Tuesday.
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