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Air quality in the Twin Cities and much of central Minnesota may reach unhealthy levels this afternoon and evening. Fargo voters are choosing a new mayor and two other city commissioners Tuesday. And Amy Klobuchar is out with a proposal aimed at addressing Minnesota's housing shortage.
A Minnesota Department of Natural Resources investigation found a wildfire northwest of Ely that’s burned about 30 acres of land was likely caused by U.S. Forest Service chainsaw work.
The Department of Homeland Security has posted a proposed contract for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to use a private prison facility in western Minnesota to hold up to 1,600 immigrant detainees. That’s according to a contract proposal issued Thursday that seeks to use Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, owned by CoreCivic. Gov. Tim Walz has requested the extradition of a Texas ICE agent to Minnesota to face assault charges related to the shooting of a man in Minneapolis during the federal enforcement surge.
Forest Service officials say the Birch Bay wildfire burning a few miles northwest of Ely is now 30 percent contained. The Minnesota Department of Human Services has disenrolled sixty percent of providers from 14 high-risk Medicaid programs.
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell says United fraudulently manipulated the health status of people in a public health plan in order to get larger payments from the state in a "growth at all costs" strategy.
The Catholic Diocese of St. Cloud is proposing to reduce its number of parishes and close some churches.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced yesterday that Bill Peterson will be interim police chief while the city conducts a national search for a new leader.
Ontario County District Attorney Jason McBride says 20-year-old defendant Emily Motyka had been charged with 11 counts including first degree murder, according to video posted by local outlets. She pleaded guilty to second degree murder and kidnapping charges as well as waived her right to appeal.
House Speaker Lisa Demuth says she opted to enter the GOP primary race for governor after party leaders deflated the endorsement in that contest.
And Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has named an interim police chief as the city looks to replace Brian O'Hara, who resigned last week.
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