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Minnesota Legislature begins session. Vikings season ends with 27-9 loss to Rams

The Minnesota Legislature begins its 2025 session in St. Paul. Lawmakers will need to set a budget between now and May. And the Vikings’ season is over. They lost to the Los Angeles Rams 27-9 Monday night in an NFC wild-card game.

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Conflict in the Minnesota House; University of Minnesota researchers will track bird flu

Minnesota House leaders remain at odds over a power-sharing agreement ahead of the Legislature's start tomorrow. The University of Minnesota will receive more than $1.2 million in state lottery proceeds to track the threat of bird flu to the state's wildlife.
by Emily Reese

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Minnesota Senate reaches agreement to jointly run chamber. House remains divided

Democratic and Republican leaders of the Minnesota Senate say they have come to an agreement to jointly run the chamber while it is tied for much of this month. Meanwhile, in the Minnesota House, Democrats took their oaths of office yesterday — as part of an effort to block Republican control when the legislative session begins.
by Phil Picardi

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Minnesota hospitals see surge; State senator requests trial postponement

Minnesota hospitals are seeing a surge in visits. It's mostly flu patients, according to the state, but COVID-19, RSV and norovirus are also spiking. Hospitals says it's putting a strain on ICUs and increasing wait times in emergency departments. And a state senator facing burglary charges is requesting to postpone a jury trial until May — after the Minnesota legislative session comes to a close.
by Emily Reese

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COVID-19, RSV and flu hospitalizations increase. Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity pays tribute to Carter

New data from the state health department shows hospital admissions for COVID-19 and RSV have increased, and flu-related hospitalizations are soaring. And Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity invited the public to pay tribute to former President Jimmy Carter Thursday. 
by Phil Picardi

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Walter Mondale gives posthumous eulogy; DFL state senator won't vote while on trial

Despite his death in 2021, Walter Mondale was part of today's funeral for President Jimmy Carter. Mondale's son Ted read a eulogy written in 2015 by the late vice president and Minnesota U.S. senator. Ans a DFL state senator won't vote remotely while on trial in Becker County on a criminal matter.
by Emily Reese

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Judge indefinitely delays hearing over Chauvin's request to examine Floyd's heart tissue

A federal judge has indefinitely delayed a hearing over former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's effort to examine George Floyd's heart tissue. And The Minneapolis Police Department this week welcomed the largest, most racially diverse incoming class of new hires to its department in more than five years.
by Phil Picardi

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Minnesota senator's burglary trial; California wildfires

Ahead of a Minnesota lawmaker's trial on burglary charges, attorneys are going back and forth over whether she can be called "senator" in front of jurors. Tens of thousands of people are fleeing wildfires in Los Angeles County. Crews are battling flames amid a heavy windstorm. Minnesota's Interagency Fire Center has so far not been tapped for help. A spokesperson says California officials will likely look for help from agencies in their region.
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Lawsuit tries to stop PFAS ban. Gas pipeline plan near Pipestone modified

A new lawsuit aims to stop Minnesota's ban on products that contain PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals.” And state regulators modified the permit conditions for a gas pipeline near a pipestone quarry, a site sacred to Indigenous people in the southwestern part of the state.
by Phil Picardi

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Judge grants media access to state senator trial; Cookware advocacy group files lawsuit against Minnesota PFAS ban

A Becker County judge has agreed to allow Minnesota media to record the jury trial of a state senator charged with burglary. And a cookware advocacy group filed a lawsuit in federal court yesterday that seeks relief from a new Minnesota law banning the sale and distribution of cookware containing PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals."
by Emily Reese

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