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MPD discipline records; light rail project construction

Discipline records from the Minneapolis Police Department show that about a dozen officers were disciplined for actions during unrest following George Floyd's murder in 2020. And the state Legislature would take the responsibility for building future light rail projects away from the Met Council and assign it instead to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
by Emily Reese

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Lawmakers work to avoid rideshare disruptions. Bueckers, Clark ready for Final Four

Lawmakers and rideshare companies are working to avoid service disruptions in the Twin Cities spurred by a new Minneapolis ordinance. And native Minnesotan Paige Bueckers and her UConn Huskies face player of the year Caitlin Clark and her Iowa Hawkeyes tonight in the Final Four.
by Phil Picardi

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Rideshare companies say possible agreement could get them to stay in Minnesota

Rideshare companies say lawmakers are getting closer to an agreement that would convince them to stay in Minnesota. And a nurse who tried the save the life of a Stillwater teenager stabbed while tubing on a western Wisconsin river testified today at the trial of the man charged with killing him.
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Twins open Target Field for season; USDA's Vilsack visits Mankato

It's the Twins home opener Thursday in Minneapolis.  They play the Cleveland Guardians at Target Field just after 3 p.m. And U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was in Mankato Tuesday, talking about a new grant program. 
by Phil Picardi

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Monthly checks to low-income people; Red River phosphorus pollution

A Minnesota House committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would send monthly checks to low-income people. And a northwestern Minnesota project to reduce phosphorus pollution flowing to the Red River is being used as an example of how to address a long-standing pollution problem.
by Emily Reese

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Mother of teen stabbed at Apple River testifies. Trooper Londregan asks for charges dismissed

The mother of a Stillwater teenager fatally stabbed while tubing on the Apple River testified Monday at the trial of the man charged with killing him. And attorneys for Ryan Londregan, the state trooper charged in the shooting death of a motorist last summer, are asking the judge to dismiss the charges against him.
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Witnesses say confrontation preceded deadly attack on Apple River

Witnesses testified Tuesday in the trial of a Minnesota man charged with fatally stabbing a teenager during a tubing trip in western Wisconsin. Nicolae Miu is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the death of Isaac Schuman of Stillwater during a confrontation in 2022. Also, affordable housing developments could be coming to Bemidji and St. Cloud. This is the evening MPR News update, hosted by Emily Reese. Theme music is by Gary Meister.
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Metro Transit seeks more ticket agents. State Patrol wants new HQ building

Metro Transit plans to have 24 non-police agents to enforce light rail fares and rules — but right now, they only have half that number. And the Minnesota State Patrol says the patrol needs an updated headquarters. Currently, the patrol has offices across state, but it says those offices are outdated and far too small. 
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Voting rights after felony conviction; 3M's $10B settlement over forever chemicals

Justices on the Minnesota Supreme Court are again being asked to decide when people with felony records can regain voting rights. And a federal judge has approved 3M's $10 billion settlement with drinking water suppliers over "forever chemicals."
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New taxes take effect in Minnesota. State Supreme Court looks at voter eligibility

Several new local taxes take effect in Minnesota on Monday, April 1. And the State Supreme Court hears arguments in a case involving voter eligibility for people with felony records.
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