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Nursing home makeover boosts efforts to reduce homelessness

A continuum of amenities, along with support staff on site, aims to help people get their lives back in order and make lasting change.
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Biden invokes Defense Production Act for formula shortage

The Defense Production Act order requires suppliers of formula manufacturers to fulfill orders from those companies before other customers, in an effort to eliminate production bottlenecks.

US case of monkeypox reported in Massachusetts man

The case is the first in the U.S. this year. Last year, Texas and Maryland each reported a case in people who traveled to Nigeria.
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George Floyd killing: Ex-cop pleads guilty to aiding, abetting manslaughter

As part of his plea deal, Thomas Lane will have a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder dismissed. Lane and ex-Minneapolis cops J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao were previously convicted on federal counts of violating Floyd's rights.
  • Full coverageThe murder of George Floyd
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Decades after taking it, feds set to return Minnesota land to Leech Lake band

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe will soon get back nearly 12,000 acres wrongfully taken in the ‘40s and ‘50s. As they plan for the land’s future, tribal leaders say their fight has also helped strengthen bonds with the Cass County government.
  • MoreHoping to ease tribal homelessness, Leech Lake band takes back its land
  • North Star JourneyCelebrate Minnesota's communities
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With Roe in doubt, some fear tech surveillance of pregnancy

Privacy experts fear that pregnancies could be surveilled and the data shared with police or sold to vigilantes.
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U.S. Soccer equalizes pay in milestone with women, men

The U.S. Soccer Federation has reached milestone agreements to pay its men’s and women’s teams equally. That makes the American national governing body the first in the sport to promise both sexes matching money.
A mural of George Floyd at the intersection where he was murdered in Minneapolis, Minn.

Many know how George Floyd died. A new biography reveals how he lived

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa about their new book, “His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice.”
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Minnesota's high winds this spring spark a jump in green energy production

With a windier spring than usual, utility companies say wind turbines contributed more renewable energy.
  • EnergyCoal capital Becker could be home to state’s largest solar project
  • SW Minn. wind-solar hybrid projectBrings renewable hope, cultural concerns
  • ReportSolar could power 40% of U.S. electricity by 2035
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Minneapolis to pay $1.5M to man beaten by police during George Floyd protests

Police shot Jaleel Stallings with a foam marking round in a Lake Street parking lot after curfew on May 30, 2020. He shot back with his handgun, but video shows that he tossed away his weapon and surrendered after realizing he’d fired at police.
  • Upcoming trial in Floyd murderMore than 350 possible witnesses named

Former Proctor football player pleads guilty to sexually assaulting teammate

The former football player’s case will remain in juvenile court, but he will receive a stayed adult sentence under the terms of an agreement reached Tuesday.
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Report finds little progress reducing violence against Native American women

A report from the human rights organization Amnesty International, says the U.S. has made little progress in reducing the disproportionate rate of violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women.
empty baby formula shelf

America's baby formula shortage: 8 key questions, answered

Supply chain issues and a major recall have parents struggling to consistently find baby formula. It’s a dire situation with serious impact. Hopefully, supplies increase soon. Until then, here’s what experts recommend.
  • JanuaryFormula shortages stressing out some Minnesota parents
  • UpdateAbbott says agreement reached to reopen baby formula plant

Elderly man incompetent for murder trial

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court ruling that an elderly South Dakota man accused in a 1974 fatal stabbing of a woman from Willmar isn’t competent to stand trial.
Pennsylvania's Republican Senate primary is too close to call between David McCormick, left, and Mehmet Oz.

With a key race too close to call, here are 4 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries

The five statewide primaries once again tested former President Donald Trump's influence on the Republican side — with mixed results. Here's what we learned on Tuesday.
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Interrogation, uncertainty for soldiers abandoning Mariupol

Russia says that nearly 1,000 Ukrainian troops who doggedly defended a giant steelworks in Mariupol have surrendered. The plant became a symbol of their country’s resistance. Meanwhile, a Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since the start of the war pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing a Ukrainian civilian.
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Lynx win first game of season after 0-4 start

After second straight 0-4 start, Minnesota finally gets win, edging Los Angeles in final seconds. The Lynx found a way to turn things around last season and finished with the third-best record in the league. Las Vegas leads the AP WNBA power poll with Washington right behind the Aces. The Lynx are at the bottom of poll.
  • Lynx beat Sparks 87-84McBride scores 24, makes late layup
A baseball player completes a followthrough on a swing.

A's snap out of offensive funk to beat Twins 5-2

Seth Brown hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning, Sean Murphy followed with a two-run single and the Oakland Athletics ended their four-game losing streak against the Twins, beating Minnesota 5-2 on Tuesday night.
President of Finland Sauli Niinisto, left, and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson attend a joint news conference in Stockholm, Tuesday May 17, 2022.

Finland and Sweden formally submit NATO membership applications

The 30 member countries of the military alliance are expected to take up to two weeks to evaluate the applications.
Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano has won the Republican primary for governor in that state. He is pictured here speaking at a campaign rally at The Fuge on May 14, 2022 in Warminster, Pennsylvania.

Doug Mastriano, backed by Trump, wins crowded Pennsylvania GOP primary for governor

GOP voters in Pennsylvania picked state Sen. Doug Mastriano as their candidate for governor, according to the AP. Mastriano has touted far-right views and election lies, drawing Trump's endorsement.
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