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RAGBRAI+M? The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa crosses the border into Minnesota

RAGBRAI+M? The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa crosses the border into Minnesota

Thousands of cyclists rode through southern Minnesota during the famous Iowa bike tour’s first visit to its northern neighbor. At a rest stop hosted in Jackson County, riders sampled food and drinks from local Minnesota vendors and posed for photos with the state welcome sign. 
by Ben Hovland

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Minnesota unions say there’s new energy and hope in their movement, despite threats to progress

Minnesota unions say there’s new energy and hope in their movement, despite threats to progress

More than 90 years after a bloody strike made Minneapolis a union town, much of bargaining here still comes down to fair wages and safe working conditions. 
by Gretchen Brown

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Q&A: With ‘Chunkadelic,’ Nur-D doubles down on joy and resistance

Q&A: With ‘Chunkadelic,’ Nur-D doubles down on joy and resistance

Minnesota rapper Nur-D discusses his new album “Chunkadelic,” a genre-blending, deeply personal project born from a Reddit insult, exploring joy, resistance and staying true to himself in a conformist industry.
by Jacob Aloi

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Expert explains how federal officials will decide whether Vance Boelter will receive the death penalty

Expert explains how federal officials will decide whether Vance Boelter will receive the death penalty

It’s been more than 100 years since Minnesota’s last state execution. The state abolished capital punishment in 1911. Federal prosecutors have not sought the death penalty in a Minnesota-based case since the Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in 1976.
by Nina Moini and Ellie Roth

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Closure of Midway Cub Foods puts damper on neighborhood revitalization efforts

Closure of Midway Cub Foods puts damper on neighborhood revitalization efforts

Cub Foods in the Hamline-Midway neighborhood announced it will close on August 2. City and neighborhood leaders hope it creates an opportunity to redevelop the block which has several vacant buildings.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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They came to the U.S. to attend middle school. Then the immigration crackdown began.

They came to the U.S. to attend middle school. Then the immigration crackdown began.

One dreams of becoming a lawyer. The other imagines a career as an FBI agent. Over a year at Andersen Middle School in Minneapolis, two students from Mexico and Ecuador reached milestones and faced new barriers to their future in the U.S.

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Environmental, conservation groups apply pressure on nitrate contamination in southeast Minnesota

Environmental, conservation groups apply pressure on nitrate contamination in southeast Minnesota

Environmental groups and concerned well owners in southeast Minnesota hope a lawsuit against the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Department of Agriculture will open up the rulemaking process for manure and commercial fertilizer.
by Clay Masters

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