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Canada-Minnesota border crossings are down this summer and local businesses are noticing

Canada-Minnesota border crossings are down this summer and local businesses are noticing

Data from the Department of Transportation shows a 16 percent decrease in June 2025 compared to June 2024 in the amount of vehicle passengers coming into Minnesota from Canada.
by Chris Farrell and Ellen Finn

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What is a derecho?

What is a derecho?

A derecho is possible across central and southern Minnesota late Monday into Monday night, bringing a significant wind threat. Wind gusts over 75 mph are possible, along with heavy rain and embedded tornadoes within the line.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Re-examining Minnesota's headquarters economy

Re-examining Minnesota's headquarters economy

For decades, Minnesota has been a hub for Fortune 500 companies. University of Minnesota professor Myles Shaver is tracking how the landscape is changing for big business.
by Chris Farrell and Ellen Finn

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Morning Announcements for July 28

Morning Announcements for July 28

These are the Morning Announcements for Monday, July 28. Tell us what you’re celebrating!
by MPR News Staff

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Jazz88: Keeping the spirit of jazz alive in Minnesota

Jazz88: Keeping the spirit of jazz alive in Minnesota

MPR News host Angela Davis revisits a conversation with some of the voices behind Jazz88, a Minnesota radio station that has been championing jazz for more than 50 years.
by Angela Davis and Nikhil Kumaran

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Overnight storms leave damage, power outages across Minnesota

Overnight storms leave damage, power outages across Minnesota

Powerful storms swept across the state on Sunday night and early Monday morning, knocking out power to tens of thousands of people and causing downed trees, flooding and other damage.
by MPR News Staff

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Rochester having second thoughts as cost of planned youth sports complex nearly doubles

Rochester having second thoughts as cost of planned youth sports complex nearly doubles

The Rochester City Council meets Monday to discuss the future of a big proposed sports complex. Voters approved a referendum two years ago to extend the half cent local sales tax to fund the project, in hopes of bringing youth baseball and soccer tournaments to town.
by Catharine Richert

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Driver who killed 2, injured 12 in Park Tavern patio crash gets 30 years in prison

Driver who killed 2, injured 12 in Park Tavern patio crash gets 30 years in prison

Steven Frane Bailey pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree murder and three counts of criminal vehicular operation for driving drunk into a crowd of patrons at the St. Louis Park restaurant.
by Peter Cox

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Minnesota town ball traditions built on family ties, love of the game 

Minnesota town ball traditions built on family ties, love of the game 

Every summer in hundreds of cities and small towns across Minnesota, generations play town ball at the local baseball field. Players range in age from teenagers to men sliding into middle age. In Bluffton, the family ties run especially deep.
by Dan Gunderson

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How a Minneapolis preschool nurtures a legacy of education and community building

How a Minneapolis preschool nurtures a legacy of education and community building

For almost 150 years, Pillsbury House in Minneapolis has provided a safe space for children and families to learn and grow. MPR News went to its early education center to see how Pillsbury is adapting to a changing world for youngsters and their adults.
by Kyra Miles

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