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DFL state senator will be able to vote despite ethics proceedings

A Minnesota state senator won't be disqualified from voting in the Legislature’s final weeks. Republicans tried Monday to strip DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell of voting power. She is charged with felony burglary and awaits ethics proceedings. Also, attorneys outlined their cases in a fraud trial of seven people who allegedly diverted millions in pandemic aid from a program aimed at feeding children. This is the afternoon MPR News update hosted by Emily Reese. Theme music by Gary Meister.
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Timberwolves beat Suns to advance in NBA playoffs. GOP endorses Tad Jude for 3rd District

Basketball fans in the Twin Cities Sunday night celebrated the Minnesota Timberwolves sweep of their first round series against the Phoenix Suns. And Republicans in Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District endorsed Tad Jude to run for the open seat currently help by Rep. Dean Phillips.
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GOP's weekend conventions; Duluth mayor on state of the city

Minnesota Republicans will gather for three endorsing conventions around the state this weekend. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison calls upon UnitedHealth Group to better protect patients and providers after February's cyber attack, and Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert delivers his first state of the city address. This is an MPR News evening update, hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister
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New prosecution team in Londregan case. Jury seated in first Feeding Our Future trial

The Hennepin County Attorney’s office is assembling a new prosecution team days before an important hearing in the case of state trooper Ryan Londregan, who is charged with the shooting death of motorist Ricky Cobb II last summer. And a jury has been seated in the first Feeding Our Future trial. Seven people are charged with stealing tens of millions of dollars from government meal programs as part of what prosecutors say was a much larger conspiracy.
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Walz weighs in on lawmaker arrest; Minneapolis cigarette prices will rise to $15

Gov. Tim Walz says he’s awaiting more information before deciding whether to call for the resignation of a DFL state senator. And the Minneapolis City Council today passed an ordinance that requires cigarettes sold in the city to cost at least $15 dollars a pack. It's the highest required price in the country.
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Minneapolis schools and teachers reach agreement. Protests continue at University of Minnesota

Minneapolis Public Schools and the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers reached a tentative agreement in the early morning hours Thursday. And protests in support of Palestinians continue at the University of Minnesota after eight students and one faculty member were arrested this week.
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Some Minnesota senators want to expel Nicole Mitchell for burglary charges; Anoka-Hennepin school board dispute settled

Minnesota senators failed to advance a motion to eventually expel the DFL lawmaker charged with a felony over an alleged burglary this week. The senator charged, Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury, did not appear at the Capitol today. And school board members governing Minnesota’s largest district have reached an agreement to avoid disrupting the annual budget process. Three out of six Anoka-Hennepin school board members had said they could not vote in favor of a budget that funded things like culturally responsive teaching and equity initiatives.
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Teen charged in shooting at punk rock show. DFL lawmaker’s arrest brings call for resignation

A teenager has been charged — and another minor has been identified — in connection with a shooting last summer at a Minneapolis punk music show. And the top Republican in the Minnesota Senate is calling on DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell to resign following her arrest in northwest Minnesota.
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UnitedHealth Group cyber attack; U of M student arrests

UnitedHealth Group says the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare subsidiary earlier this year may have exposed personal information from “a substantial portion of people in America.” The Minnetonka-based company says it hasn't seen signs that medical charts or histories were released in the data breach, but it says it may take months of additional work to determine the extent of the breach and notify everyone affected. And about thirty students set up tents in a protest for Gaza. They want the university to divest from weapons manufacturers, and businesses that engage with the Israeli military.
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Woodbury man shot after armed standoff. Robbinsdale shelter-in-place alert goes countywide

Law enforcement shot a man in a Woodbury Target parking lot Monday after an armed standoff. And authorities issued a shelter-in-place alert last night for a small part of Robbinsdale — but it was inadvertently sent to all of Hennepin County. 
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