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BCA settlement; Spectro Alloys expansion

A settlement has been reached between the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the families of five men who were killed by law enforcement. The suit against the BCA said the agency did not follow the law when it did not turn over data to families after their cases had been settled. And Rosemount-based Spectro Alloys broke ground today on a more than $70 million expansion that will greatly increase its aluminum recycling capacity.

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Walz highlights progress in State of the State. Abortion providers ready for SCOTUS ruling on mifepristone pill

Gov. Tim Walz sized up the State of the State as “strong” during an address Tuesday night at an Owatonna school. And abortion providers in the upper Midwest say they're ready for any outcome of a legal challenge to the drug mifepristone.
by Phil Picardi

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Minnesota snow days; Duluth cease-fire resolution

Many school districts across Minnesota canceled classes or moved to online learning today amid the ongoing winter storm. And the Duluth City Council has voted 5 to 4 against a resolution calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
by Emily Reese

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Gov. Walz to give State of the State in Owatonna High School

Gov. Tim Walz gives his State of the State speech Tuesday night at Owatonna High School in southern Minnesota. He says he chose the location because the high school is a leader in providing vocational career pathways for students. And a Minnesota Senate committee has advanced a bill that would let Minnesota voters challenge racially discriminatory laws. 
by Phil Picardi

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Wintry weather continues to buffet parts of Minnesota

The winter storm has transitioned to rain in southern Minnesota. But it still feels very wintry up north. Minnesotans should prepare for the possibility of an icy commute as the weather gets colder. Also, Minnesota lawmakers plan to put forward $109 million to help counties repay people whose property was forfeited then sold due to unpaid taxes. The move comes after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Hennepin County violated a woman’s rights when it sold her property for more than she owed in taxes and kept the windfall. This is the evening MPR News update, hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.
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Schools and flights canceled due to late March snow storm

Schools have canceled or delayed classes across the region Monday as Minnesota deals with a spring snow storm. And a federal grand jury has indicted a second man on human smuggling charges after a family of four from India was found frozen to death two years ago while trying to cross into Minnesota from Canada.
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Snow and more snow; concerns over PFAS in Mississippi River fish

The second of two snowstorms is expected to hit on Saturday night. Snow will start in western Minnesota and pick up across the state on Sunday. And concerns about pollutants including "forever chemicals," or PFAS, have prompted state health officials to issue new guidelines for eating fish from the Mississippi River between St. Paul and Wabasha.
by Emily Reese

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State Legislature looking at new gun laws, bill to prohibit book bans

In the Minnesota Senate, a committee takes up a set of gun restrictions Friday. And new legislation at the Capitol would prohibit banning books in public and school libraries based on content or ideological objections.
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Snow in Minnesota; Reconsidering Minneapolis rideshare ordinance

Winter weather advisories go into effect Thursday across a swath of Minnesota from Moorhead and Morris south and east to Brainerd, Saint Cloud, the Twin Cities and Rochester. And members of the Minneapolis City Council signaled Thursday that they are open to changes in its new rideshare driver pay ordinance. However, they are not backing down from their push to boost wages for drivers.
by Emily Reese

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Trooper Londregan's attorney wants use-of-force expert communications shared

Defense attorneys for a Minnesota state trooper charged with murder, assault and manslaughter are in Hennepin County District Court Thursday, urging a judge to order prosecutors to turn over more communications involving a use-of-force expert. And charges will not be filed against the St. Paul Police officer who shot and killed Yia Xiong a year ago.  
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