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Talks over new bill could allow anyone to sign up for MinnesotaCare
Minnesota lawmakers in the House Commerce Committee held a first hearing on a bill that would allow more people to access MinnesotaCare, the state’s insurance program for lower-income residents.
Slow but 'fruitful' negotiations continue in state consent decree of MPD
Officials with the city of Minneapolis say they’re making progress in negotiations with the state that could lead to a consent decree governing the Minneapolis Police Department’s policies and practices.  
Winter Play: Melting the stress of frigid cold at a Minnesota bath house
As winter cold bites deep, MPR News is celebrating the best of the season through a new series called Winter Play. Our staff across the state set out to try a new-to-them winter pastime. MPR News producer Samantha Matsumoto and reporter Simone Cazares visited Watershed Spa in northeast Minneapolis to take a much-needed break from winter. 
Most police body camera footage goes unseen; AI is changing that
Truleo, a Chicago-based company, makes use of artificial intelligence to sift through hundreds of hours of police body camera footage. Founded after the murder of George Floyd, the technology is being used in more than a dozen police departments across the country.
Winter play: Snowkiting on White Bear Lake
Our intrepid north central Minnesota reporter, Mathew Holding Eagle III, tried out kiteboarding for the first time — atop frozen White Bear Lake.
A wholesome approach to heart health for American Heart Month
How’s your heart? Is it weighing heavy or are you having physical symptoms. MPR News host Angela Davis revisits how to sleep better, how to forgive someone and why there are racial disparities in heart health.
Two Black Minnesota police chiefs on what went wrong with policing in Memphis
Calls for police reform have stepped up again after Tyre Nichols was fatally beaten last month by officers in Memphis. MPR News Host Angela Davis talks about the future of policing with two Black Minnesota police chiefs, Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges and Eagan Police Chief Roger New.