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  1. 4 hours ago

    Walz criticized some of the rhetoric recently-endorsed candidate Scott Jensen used at the GOP convention.

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    10 hours ago

    How common is frost up north in May? The average date for the last 32-degree temperature in Ely is May 26! Frost advisories cover most of northern Minnesota this weekend.

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  3. 10 hours ago

    “I would expect to be here through the weekend,” Senate Majority Leader Jeremy Miller, R-Winona, advised members as the chamber adjourned for the day.

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    Senate stands adjourned until Saturday afternoon. “I would expect to be here through the weekend,” Senate Majority Leader Jeremy Miller, R-Winona, advised members.

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    11 hours ago

    Gov. Walz has arrived at convention.

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    11 hours ago

    Two things of note from today's candidate filings: There will be at least one marijuana party candidate on the ballot (Legal Marijuana Now has major party status as does Grassroots Legalize Cannabis). And Ole Savior is running again. Note his web URL.

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  7. 11 hours ago

    Members of the Ukrainian community gathered in Minneapolis on Thursday to celebrate International Vyshyvanka Day.

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    Sen. , Senate sponsor of sports betting bill, echoes House Speaker on dim outlook for legalization bill. Chamberlain: "I would say it's as close to done as you can get." Done = kaput. Hortman on if she sees viable path: "I don't think so."

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    11 hours ago

    State employee contracts bill ratified by Senate, which appears to be identical to a bill approved by the House in March.

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    13 hours ago

    DFL Sen. 's motion to put the anti-price gouging bill to a vote has been defeated. After a 55-11 vote to pull it from committee for a *possible* vote, the second motion to actually debate the bill failed to secure the 45 votes needed. The vote was 39-27.

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  12. 13 hours ago

    An estimated 35 percent — or $408 billion worth — of food in the United States goes to waste, emitting methane and creating inefficiencies in carbon-heavy supply chains.

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  13. 13 hours ago

    Near-record floodwaters are submerging campsites and threatening cabins in northeastern Minnesota. Officials say the water will continue to rise for the next several days.

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  14. 13 hours ago

    Metro wastewater has jumped up to levels last seen during January’s big wave.

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    Church leaders joined me to talk about the conversations they're having about racial justice & actions they're taking. What do church members want? Why is Sunday morning still so segregated in America? Listen to &

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    This morning with on I talked about what BIG hail tells us about storms, FROST for northern MN this weekend and what MEMORIAL weekend looks like?

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  17. 15 hours ago

    Matt Tennant was working at a youth shelter when he discovered that kids were drawn to his bicycle. He began saving used bikes from dumpsters to repair and give to the kids he worked with.

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    16 hours ago

    House Speaker ⁦⁩ says she and Senate Majority Leader ⁦⁩ have a list of “blockers” standing in the way of a completed plan and are working down that. She still believes there is enough time to finish on time if negotiators are “realistic.”

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  19. 16 hours ago

    The Somali language hasn’t included a word for “autism.” Parents say that omission plays into community stigma and misunderstanding.

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  20. 17 hours ago

    A Twin Cities middle school principal is jailed on charges of soliciting prostitution after authorities say he exchanged messages with an undercover officer posing as a 15-year-old girl.

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