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Minnesota will offer rewards in missing and murdered Indigenous persons cases; heavy rain sweeps through the state

Beginning Wednesday Minnesota will offer rewards in missing and murdered Indigenous persons cases. Heavy rain has been sweeping across Minnesota Wednesday, with reports of up to a foot of water over roads in Ely and a number of flood watches and warnings in effect through Thursday morning.
by Gracie Stockton

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Twin Cities public television makes layoffs due to funding cuts

Twin Cities public television, or TPT, is laying off some of its staff. In an email to employees Tuesday, President Sylvia Strobel said, “Due to the loss of federal funding, we have made the decision to reduce our staff.”
by Phil Picardi

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State Sen. Bruce Anderson to be interred at Fort Snelling National Cemetery next week

State Sen. Bruce Anderson will be interred at Fort Snelling National Cemetery next week. Anderson died unexpectedly Monday at age 75. Hundreds of Essentia clinic workers in northern and central Minnesota will go back to work Wednesday after a two-week strike.
by Emily Reese

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Longtime Republican state Sen. Bruce Anderson has died

A longtime Republican Minnesota state Senator has died. Bruce Anderson, who represented Buffalo — first in the House and, up until his death, the Senate — has died at the age of 75.
by Phil Picardi

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Nicole Mitchell to resign from Minnesota Senate; law enforcement searches for missing man near Cascade lake

Sen. Nicole Mitchell will resign her senate seat following her conviction on felony burglary charges. Mitchell announced through her attorneys Monday that she will give up her seat by early August. And a new study shows that Olmsted County does not have enough housing stock to meet demand.
by Emily Reese

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Appeals court rules a lawsuit against a Minneapolis officer in the death of Amir Locke can move forward

An appeals court has ruled a lawsuit against a Minneapolis police officer in the shooting death of Amir Locke can move forward. Minnesota political leaders are waiting to hear from state Sen. Nicole Mitchell. The Woodbury DFLer was convicted Friday on felony burglary charges after breaking into her stepmother's Detroit Lakes home in 2024. 
by Phil Picardi

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Stepmother, police testify in trial of Rep. Nicole Mitchell

Nicole Mitchell, a Democrat from Woodbury, is accused of breaking into her stepmother’s home in April 2024.
by Lisa Ryan

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Sen. Nicole Mitchell testifies, says she was there to check on her stepmother’s welfare

State Sen. Nicole Mitchell took the stand Thursday in her burglary trial at the Becker County Courthouse. The DFL’er from Woodbury told jurors she broke into her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home over a year ago to check on her welfare.
by Phil Picardi

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Minnesota joins lawsuit against Trump Administration over FEMA funding decisions

Minnesota has joined a lawsuit against the Trump Administration over FEMA's move in April to end some disaster preparedness funding. Law enforcement shot and killed a person in St. Louis County on Tuesday after that person allegedly set homes on fire and shot at officers.
by Phil Picardi

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