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Trump to address RNC in Milwaukee. Minneapolis police contract vote nears

The Republican National Convention wraps up in Milwaukee Thursday night with a speech from former President Donald Trump. And the Minneapolis City Council decides Thursday whether to approve a tentative union contract that would make Minneapolis police officers some of the highest paid in the state.
by Phil Picardi

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Gov. Walz, top Democrats in Milwaukee to counter Republican Convention rhetoric

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other Biden-Harris campaign surrogates were in Milwaukee Wednesday to offer a rebuttal to Republican statements at their national convention. In Cohasset, Minn., about one million gallons of coal ash wastewater leaked from a power plant known as the Boswell Energy Center.
by Emily Reese

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Emmer backs Trump at RNC. Minneapolis offers park workers final contract

Minnesota's delegation to the Republican National Convention cheered enthusiastically Tuesday night as U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer took the stage. And the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board offered a final contract proposal Tuesday to leaders of the union that represents more than 300 park workers.
by Phil Picardi

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Federal corruption conviction; RNC continues

Minnesota's two Democratic U.S. senators say a colleague should resign following a federal corruption conviction. And at Day One of the Republican National Convention yesterday, former President Donald Trump named Ohio Senator JD Vance as his running mate.
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Trump gets RNC presidential nomination. Minneapolis park workers strike continues

Minnesota delegates to the Republican National Convention joined in the unanimous roll-call vote Monday to nominate Donald Trump for president. And as of Tuesday morning, the Minneapolis park workers continued to strike after negotiations Monday.
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RNC starts today; power outage update in Minnesota

The Republican National Convention started today in Milwaukee. Reporter Mark Zdechlik spoke with some members of Minnesota delegation as they prepared for a bus ride to the area which is several miles from their hotel. And Xcel Energy officials say power should be fully restored by the end of the day today.
by Emily Reese

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GOP convention begins after assassination attempt of Trump. Minneapolis park workers continue bargaining

Members of Minnesota's delegation to this week's Republican National Convention in Wisconsin are coming to terms with the assassination attempt of former President, and current standard barer, Donald Trump.
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Hot weekend in Minnesota; Boundary Waters land sale

The heat and humidity will keep building in Minnesota through the weekend. And the state DNR is proposing to sell 80,000 acres of lands within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to the U.S. Forest Service. DNR officials say proceeds from the sale will benefit public education in the state.
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Trooper charged in fatal crash had prior suspensions, reprimands for earlier crashes

The state trooper charged with killing a woman during a high-speed chase in May had been suspended twice previously for crashing his squad car and received written reprimands for two other crashes. And the Stearns County sheriff says advanced DNA technology helped track down the parents of a newborn baby whose remains were found in a roadside ditch more than 40 years ago.
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Minneapolis park workers continue strike. Dozens charged for rioting during fireworks on July Fourth

A strike by Minneapolis park workers continues. A week-long walkout was supposed to end Thursday. And the Hennepin County Attorney's Office has charged some two dozen people with felony rioting for allegedly shooting fireworks at others — including police — on July Fourth.
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