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Minnesota lawyers say increased immigration enforcement is filling courtrooms

Minnesota lawyers say increased immigration enforcement is filling courtrooms

It’s been just more than two months since the Trump administration began implementing its plans to deport more people in the country without legal status. And the impact is being felt at the Fort Snelling Immigration Court.
by Sarah Thamer

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Amtrak bringing in replacement rail cars, will resume Borealis train service

Amtrak bringing in replacement rail cars, will resume Borealis train service

Amtrak says train service on its Borealis passenger rail line between St. Paul to Chicago will resume in part on Thursday, and in full on Friday, after being temporarily replaced with buses.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Raccoon survives encounter with electrical transformer in Rochester

Raccoon survives encounter with electrical transformer in Rochester

Nearly seven years after the MPR raccoon survived its high-wire adventure on the side of a St. Paul skyscraper — another Minnesota raccoon has beaten the odds to escape a life-threatening predicament.
by MPR News Staff

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Minneapolis city leaders approve plan to retain violence interrupters in Cedar Riverside

Minneapolis city leaders approve plan to retain violence interrupters in Cedar Riverside

Some residents of the Cedar Riverside area and Elliot Park neighborhoods say the groups of unarmed civilian patrols called violence interrupters helped reduce crime between 2021 and 2024.
by MPR News Staff and Cari Spencer

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In St. Cloud, leaders of color aim to fill community's housing need

In St. Cloud, leaders of color aim to fill community's housing need

Several organizations in St. Cloud led by people of color are working to address local housing needs. A recent study found the city will need 17,000 new housing units over the next decade and a half to meet anticipated demand.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Minnesota Supreme Court allows recently incarcerated to serve on juries

Minnesota Supreme Court allows recently incarcerated to serve on juries

Minnesotans who are on probation or supervised release for felony convictions will soon be allowed to serve on juries, following a recent decision by the Minnesota Supreme Court. The move follows a 2023 state law that allows people recently freed from prison to vote, even if they are not finished with the supervised release portions of their sentences.
by Matt Sepic

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What to know now about measles in Minnesota after one case confirmed in state resident

What to know now about measles in Minnesota after one case confirmed in state resident

A person not infectious in Minnesota may have exposed people while traveling in Washington, D.C. The state health department says the person was vaccinated but still advises vaccines protect most people from measles.
by Erica Zurek

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