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Minnesota News

MPR News is your go-to source for Minnesota news and stories.

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Should personal information about gun owners be available to the public?

A news website in New York has published an interactive map showing the names and addresses of people who hold handgun permits in selected counties. (Under Minnesota law, such information is confidential.) Today’s Question: Should personal information about gun owners be available to the public?
by Eric Ringham

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Accidental child shootings: Parents rarely prosecuted

Accidental child shootings: Parents rarely prosecuted

As the case of an accidental shooting death of a 2-year-old boy rests in the hands of the Hennepin County Attorney, an MPR News analysis of state court data shows that prosecuting parents for leaving guns around kids is rare, but not unprecedented in Minnesota.
by Laura Yuen

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2012 was record for whooping cough

With more than 4,300 cases of pertussis in Minnesota, 2012 was a year for the record books. The state hasn't had this many cases of the respiratory infection since World War II. The problem seems to be related to a redesigned pertussis vaccine introduced in the 1990s.
by Lorna Benson

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Leuken's Bemidji grocery sells to employees after 46 years

Leuken's Bemidji grocery sells to employees after 46 years

Lueken's grocery store in Bemidji becomes employee-owned this weekend after owner Joe Lueken decided to sell to his 400 workers through an employee stock ownership program rather than to another company.
by Tom Robertson

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Should Minnesota make reparations to descendants of the people who were forced out of the state 150 years ago?

Today is the 150th anniversary of the mass execution in Mankato that marked the end of the Dakota War. Today’s Question: Should Minnesota make reparations to descendants of the people who were forced out of the state 150 years ago?
by Eric Ringham

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