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Rain made Floyd Lake tornado invisible, more dangerous, meteorologist says

Rain made Floyd Lake tornado invisible, more dangerous, meteorologist says

These types of tornadoes “can appear to probably come out of nowhere,” Tommy Grafenauer, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Grand Forks, N.D., told MPR News.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Truth Social post by Trump about St. Paul kindergartners sparks safety concerns, criticism

Truth Social post by Trump about St. Paul kindergartners sparks safety concerns, criticism

Community leaders say President Donald Trump’s Truth Social post with a video of a St. Paul kindergarten graduation ceremony comes amid what they describe as a broader increase in anti-Muslim and anti-Somali rhetoric online and nationally.
by Sarah Thamer and Nicole Ki

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Morning Announcements for July 6-7

Morning Announcements for July 6-7

These are the Morning Announcements for Monday, July 6, and Tuesday, July 7. Tell us what you’re celebrating!
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota K-12 health standards’ future unclear after administrative judge objects

Minnesota K-12 health standards’ future unclear after administrative judge objects

Officials expected to phase in the state’s first-ever statewide school benchmarks on topics from nutrition and first aid to sex abuse prevention through 2028. That timeline is in jeopardy now after an administrative law judge ripped the state’s process to implement the standards.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Excommunication not the end for traditionalist sect, Vatican expert says

Excommunication not the end for traditionalist sect, Vatican expert says

Vatican historian and scholar Massimo Faggioli told MPR News the Vatican issued steps for St. Pius X churches to reenter the Catholic Church, it just depends on whether they’ll follow suit.
by Cathy Wurzer, Lukas Levin and Ahmed Hassan

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Minnesotans on the American Experiment, 250 years on

Minnesotans on the American Experiment, 250 years on

On the U.S. semiquincentennial, Minnesotans across the state feel a mixture of pride, unease, disappointment, hope and fear about the nation.
by Matthew Alvarez, Leah Lemm, Harshawn Ratanpal, Ahmed Hassan, Alex V. Cipolle and Feven Gerezgiher

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Morning Announcements for July 3

Morning Announcements for July 3

These are the Morning Announcements for Friday, July 3. Tell us what you’re celebrating!
by MPR News Staff

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June ends with record high heat and humidity

June ends with record high heat and humidity

The last few days of June went out with a bang as heat gripped the state and dew points reached an all time high.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Beyond 250 years: Minnesota River flows through time and history

Beyond 250 years: Minnesota River flows through time and history

As the Declaration of Independence was being signed, the Minnesota River was known as Mni Sota Wakpa to the Dakota people. Congress affirmed the Dakota name in 1852. The Minnesota River would become the state’s namesake a few years later.
by Chandra Colvin

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