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Second sheen spotted on Mississippi River; Deep fried ranch at the Minnesota State Fair

Authorities say a second sheen was spotted on the Mississippi River in the northern Twin Cities metro area yesterday. And the Minnesota State Fair opened this morning, and visitors are getting the first tastes of the new foods. Fairgoers joined long lines at Lulu's Public House to try the new deep-fried ranch.

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First day of the Minnesota State Fair. Court declines to review 2040 Plan

Gates at the Minnesota State Fair open Thursday in Falcon Heights. And the Minnesota Supreme Court has decided not to review the environmental lawsuit against Minneapolis’ 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
by Phil Picardi

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Walz to give speech at DNC tonight

Gov. Tim Walz has a big speech to deliver tonight at the Democratic National Convention. And work on the state's next two-year budget and other policy provisions continues behind the scenes while Walz is on the campaign trail.
by Emily Reese

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Gov. Tim Walz takes the DNC stage Wednesday evening

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz takes center stage at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago Wednesday night. And the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of murdering George Floyd has been moved to another prison.
by Phil Picardi

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Democrats to hear from former President Obama, as state Republicans criticize VP nominee Tim Walz

As Democrats celebrate top leaders including Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Republicans in the state want to remind voters of Walz’s record of what they term excessive spending and regulations. Meanwhile, get out the vote campaigns ramp up.
by Jacob Aloi

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Former officer Thomas Lane, who helped hold down George Floyd, is released from prison

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan helped gavel in the Democratic National Convention Monday night in Chicago. And one of the officers who held George Floyd down while Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck is being released from prison Tuesday. 
by Phil Picardi

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Lt. Gov. Flanagan opens Democratic National Convention. Long-serving St. Paul former mayor George Latimer remembered

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is set to deliver the first of the welcoming remarks to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago as Gov. Tim Walz prepares to accept the party’s nomination for vice president. Flanagan is one of the co-chairs of the convention. And, Minnesota remembers George Latimer, who served as mayor of St. Paul from the late 70s to 1990. Latimer was 89.
by Jacob Aloi

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DNC opens in Chicago with Harris-Walz ticket. Hennepin commissioners look to more modest raise

The Democratic National Convention gets underway Monday in Chicago. With Gov. Tim Walz as Kamala Harris' vice presidential candidate, the Minnesota delegation will get preferred seating and a lot more attention than it otherwise would.
by Phil Picardi

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Violent crime in Minnesota is down; Semi-truck crash near Duluth

The overall number of reported violent crime in Minnesota last year was lower than the previous year, according to the latest data released today by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. And investigators suspect that a semi-truck driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol when he struck four other vehicles near Duluth this week and killed four people.
by Emily Reese

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Northeast metro I-35 closure this weekend. Minneapolis approves $275k police settlement

Southbound I-35E will be closed from the I-35 split in the northern Twin Cities to I-694 over the weekend. And the Minneapolis City Council has approved a $275,000 settlement with a man who alleged he was choked and punched by a police officer in 2020. 
by Phil Picardi

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