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Nearly a dozen people were arrested yesterday evening after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied a building on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus.
Metro Transit said it's expanding the new Gold Line bus rapid transit route into downtown Minneapolis.
College students were arrested Monday after they occupied a building on the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus. And a 3-year-old boy was fatally shot Monday in Minneapolis.
Gov. Tim Walz appeared on "The View" this morning and was asked about former President Donald Trump's comments about targeting the "enemy from within."
And police in Eden Prairie called off a search for a missing child last night after finding a body matching the child's description.
The Minnesota Lynx lost 62-67 to the New York Liberty in the WNBA championship game. And a state forest in east-central Minnesota remains closed Monday due to an active wildfire.
Former Minnesota DFL Congressman Rick Nolan has died. He was known for his progressive politics and fiery speeches.
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein is in Minnesota today promoting her White House bid and raising campaign money.
The Minneapolis City Council has passed measures intended to boost transparency of off-duty police work. And the Minnesota Lynx face off Friday night for a must-win finals game against the New York Liberty.
The Minneapolis City Council today voted to establish a fee for carbon emissions, overriding a mayoral veto of the policy in a 9-2 vote. The new fee will charge polluters per pound of carbon dioxide emitted.
And the council also passed measures intended to boost transparency of off-duty police work.
The Lynx lost a last-second thriller to the New York Liberty Wednesday night 80-77. And the Republican Party of Minnesota is part of a lawsuit against Hennepin County regarding the 2024 election.
A substitute teacher has been banned from South Washington County Schools after reportedly using a student to re-enact the police actions that led to the murder of George Floyd. The district says the teacher also shared explicit details from his work as a police officer in a series of incidents on Monday. Also, the Lynx will try to break a series tie in Minneapolis in Game 3 of the WNBA finals against the New York Liberty.
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In a heated meeting Tuesday, Minneapolis city council members discussed the future of the former 3rd Precinct police building. And a postal worker is charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting a supervisor at a St. Paul post office.
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