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Minnesota Reps. Emmer, Phillips could make big moves in Washington this week

Minnesota Reps. Emmer, Phillips could make big moves in Washington this week

MPR News reporter Mark Zdechlik is in Washington this week keeping an eye on U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer’s run for speaker and a potential presidential bid from U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips.
by Cathy Wurzer and Mark Zdechlik

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Ex-cop faces sentencing for 2020 assault

Ex-cop faces sentencing for 2020 assault

A former Minneapolis police officer who assaulted a man during the 2020 riots faces sentencing Monday. Justin Stetson admitted punching and kicking Jaleel Stallings, who fired his pistol at an unmarked van but surrendered as soon has he realized that police were inside.
by Matt Sepic

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Retiring Summit Brewing CEO reflects on Minnesota's changing beer scene

Retiring Summit Brewing CEO reflects on Minnesota's changing beer scene

The founder of Summit Brewing is retiring. Mark Stutrud founded Summit on University Avenue in St. Paul back in 1986 and while the extra pale ale they started is still on the menu, almost everything else about Summit and crafting beer in Minnesota has changed.
by Tom Crann, Ngoc Bui and Lukas Levin

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14-year-old wins 3M Young Scientist Challenge for developing skin cancer-treating soap

14-year-old wins 3M Young Scientist Challenge for developing skin cancer-treating soap

As part of the annual 3M Young Scientist Challenge, Heman Bekele developed Melanoma Treating Soap. It won him the competition and its grand prize of $25,000 in St. Paul this month.
by Gracie Stockton and Cathy Wurzer

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'Land of Milk and Honey' depicts a future without the pleasure of food

'Land of Milk and Honey' depicts a future without the pleasure of food

In C Pam Zhang’s long-awaited second novel, a young Asian chef finds herself cooking for the uber-rich on a mountaintop in Italy, one of the last places on Earth where crops still grow.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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3rd District constituents sound off on Rep. Dean Phillips' possible presidential campaign

3rd District constituents sound off on Rep. Dean Phillips' possible presidential campaign

As Phillips explores a Democratic primary challenge to President Joe Biden, he’s playing up the need for political alternatives. His potential presidential run is drawing mixed reactions from his constituents.
by Mark Zdechlik

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'Inappropriate, outrageous, illegal': Public defenders, AG challenge judge’s sentences prohibiting probationers from voting

'Inappropriate, outrageous, illegal': Public defenders, AG challenge judge’s sentences prohibiting probationers from voting

The Mille Lacs County District Court judge in several sentencing orders barred defendants convicted on felony charges from voting as a term of their probation — seemingly in violation of state law.
by Dana Ferguson

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