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Motor oil prices increase, raising costs for car owners in Minnesota

Motor oil prices are going up, which means Minnesotans are paying more for an oil change. This is the evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.
by Emily Reese

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Detroit Lakes Public Schools’ ban on rainbow stickers prompts lawsuit by Minnesota ACLU

Former State Sen. Justin Eichorn faces sentencing Wednesday morning after pleading guilty to federal charges in a child sex solicitation sting. Meanwhile, Detroit Lakes Public Schools’ ban on rainbow stickers has prompted a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota.
by Phineas Pope

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New Richland continues cleanup after weekend storm

Clean up continues in New Richland after a weekend storm flooded the small southern Minnesota town. And the Minneapolis Mobile Medical Unit has treated more than 4,000 community members in its first year of operation.
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ICE stops publicly sharing location information for thousands of detainees

Three current and former ICE officials told The Associated Press that, on Sept. 15, the agency removed from its website location information for detainees subject to final deportation orders. In a statement, ICE neither confirmed nor denied the change.
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Minnesota U.S. Senate race quiets down after busy primary campaign

Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race has been relatively quiet since the August primary set up the fall matchup between DFL Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Republican former sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya.

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Group home in Brooklyn Center allegedly billed state for services its residents didn’t receive

A state report published this month suggests Golden Touch Health Care’s staffing schedule made it mathematically impossible to provide all the services it billed to the state. Meanwhile, the average diesel price in Minnesota currently sits at more than $6 a gallon, according to AAA.
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Early and absentee voting for November's midterm election starts Friday in Minnesota

Early and absentee voting in Minnesota comes just days after the Supreme Court blocked efforts by the Trump administration to curtail mail-in voting. Meanwhile, a Hennepin County judge set bail at $200,000 for an ICE agent accused of shooting and wounding a Venezuelan man in January.
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Anti-ICE protest defendants ask court to dismiss federal charges

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot and wounded a man in north Minneapolis this winter was arrested Wednesday in downtown Minneapolis.
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U.S. Sen. Smith works to free a Somali man arrested in Minnesota and sent to Guantanamo Bay

Federal agents arrested Adam Abdullah in December. The 31-year-old asylum seeker told MPR News last week that he’s one of eight Somalis there and is limited to one 10-minute phone call a day. He’s locked in a military prison originally built for terrorism suspects.
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