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Senate votes 50-49 to overturn mining ban near Boundary Waters

Senate votes 50-49 to overturn mining ban near Boundary Waters

The vote clears the path for Twin Metals to reapply to open an underground copper mine near Ely, just outside the wilderness area. Conservation groups argue mining in the region poses an unacceptable pollution threat.
by Dan Kraker

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Owatonna residents force bonding question for new fire, police facilities to be on ballot

Owatonna residents force bonding question for new fire, police facilities to be on ballot

Officials in Owatonna say their city desperately needs new fire and police stations. But some residents question the need and the cost. Nearly 2,500 of them signed a petition to force the city to put $65 million bonding question to fund the facilities on the ballot.
by Catharine Richert

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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey named to Time 100 list

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey named to Time 100 list

Frey’s entry in the magazine calls him the city’s “adopted son” who was drawn to Minneapolis after running a marathon. “His three terms as mayor have been an endurance test of another sort,” it reads.
by MPR News Staff

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As Minnesota lawmakers work to stop grooming in schools, a question lingers: What is grooming?

As Minnesota lawmakers work to stop grooming in schools, a question lingers: What is grooming?

State lawmakers are looking at measures to prevent grooming of children by adults in schools and other institutions. Experts say understanding what grooming is and isn’t is the first step to ending this damaging facet of child abuse.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Winona-Rochester Bishop Robert Barron, a Trump ally, urges president to apologize to Pope

Winona-Rochester Bishop Robert Barron, a Trump ally, urges president to apologize to Pope

Conservative Catholic Bishop Robert Barron, who is a close ally of President Trump, sharply rebuked the president for his harsh rhetoric criticizing Pope Leo XIV, calling it “inappropriate and disrespectful.”
by Molly Castle Work

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Ramsey County launches $320 million development plan

Ramsey County launches $320 million development plan

Ramsey County is launching a new plan to sell off county-owned property and invest millions of dollars into development in downtown St. Paul.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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