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Greater Minnesota

Plan to move a Duluth parking lot for people experiencing homelessness riles residents

Plan to move a Duluth parking lot for people experiencing homelessness riles residents

A proposal to move a safe place where people experiencing homelessness in Duluth can sleep in their cars has pitted neighbors asking for their safety concerns to be addressed against what advocates say are misconceptions of homelessness. 
by Dan Kraker

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Battleground 2nd Congressional District will be wide open as Rep. Angie Craig launches Senate bid

Battleground 2nd Congressional District will be wide open as Rep. Angie Craig launches Senate bid

Todd Rapp, DFL analyst and longtime MPR News commentator, joined host Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition to parse the politics and predict what could be in store for Minnesota next year.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Asian grocers navigate ever-changing tariff landscape on imported goods

Asian grocers navigate ever-changing tariff landscape on imported goods

As the full impact of international tariffs is still unknown, small businesses like Asian grocery stores are worried about tariffs pushing up product prices and whether customers will stomach those higher prices.
by Hannah Yang

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Heintzeman, Slipy face off Tuesday in special election for state Senate seat

Heintzeman, Slipy face off Tuesday in special election for state Senate seat

The winner will fill the District 6 seat left vacant by Justin Eichorn, who resigned last month. The two candidates who hope to replace him include a staunch conservative and a relative political newcomer.
by Kirsti Marohn

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In NW Minnesota, she rescues dogs, then trains them to rescue veterans

In NW Minnesota, she rescues dogs, then trains them to rescue veterans

Linda Wiedewitsch trains dogs to help military veterans deal with the psychological effects of war. Most of the dogs she trains come from pounds around Detroit Lakes. It’s a cycle of grace that’s helping rescue dogs and veterans.
by Dan Gunderson

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Longtime Stearns County commissioner at center of dispute over competency resigns

Longtime Stearns County commissioner at center of dispute over competency resigns

Leigh Lenzmeier has represented District 4 in the city of St. Cloud for 34 years. He has suffered ongoing health problems. For the past year, he has been in an assisted living facility in Buffalo and attended county meetings virtually.
by Kirsti Marohn

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She's on a mission to end human trafficking in rural Minnesota

She's on a mission to end human trafficking in rural Minnesota

Anne LaFrinier-Ritchie grew up in northern Minnesota wanting to be a journalist. Life led her instead to become a social worker and then to devote herself to protecting the state’s most vulnerable children. 
by Dan Gunderson

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Conservation group names Mississippi ‘most endangered’ U.S. river

Conservation group names Mississippi ‘most endangered’ U.S. river

The group American Rivers says the Mississippi faces threats including increased flooding and inadequate disaster prevention and response. In Minnesota, one environmental advocate says not much has been done to move the needle on the biggest source of pollution in the river — agriculture.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Health department issues new warning about eating fish from some Minnesota lakes with ‘forever chemicals’

Health department issues new warning about eating fish from some Minnesota lakes with ‘forever chemicals’

The changes to the fish consumption guidelines affect about 44 water bodies in 10 counties, in both the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota. PFAS are a group of human-made chemicals widely used for decades in consumer products to resist water, stains and grease.
by Kirsti Marohn

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