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Blue Line estimated to cost $3B; St. Paul teachers strike update

The Met Council says its planned Blue Line light rail extension project will add up to 13,000 rides per day on the route and cost close to $3 billion. And teacher union representatives and school district leaders in St. Paul are engaged Friday in their last scheduled mediation session before a possible strike.
by Emily Reese

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Special election Thursday for House District 27B to replace Rep. Kurt Daudt

Mourners filled Grace Church in Eden Prairie Wednesday to honor the three fallen first responders who were shot and killed earlier this month in a standoff in Burnsville. And there's a special election Thursday for Minnesota House District 27B.
by Phil Picardi

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Burnsville memorial; new congressional campaign in Minnesota's 1st District

Speakers at Wednesday’s memorial for three fallen first responders remembered them as diligent coworkers and good friends. And former county elections official Rachel Bohman has launched a DFL campaign for Congress in Minnesota's 1st District.
by Emily Reese

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Thousands expected to attend memorial for Burnsville first responders

Thousands of people are expected to attend Wednesday’s public memorial service for three Burnsville first responders fatally shot in the line of duty last week. And the owner of a Burnsville gun shop says a firearm connected to the deaths of the fallen first responders has been traced to his store and may have been obtained through a straw buyer.  
by Phil Picardi

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Public memorial planned for Burnsville first responders

Organizers of Wednesday’s public memorial service for three Burnsville first responders killed in the line of duty say they’re expecting thousands of law enforcement, firefighting and paramedic personnel to attend.
by Emily Reese

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Cold weather set to move into Minnesota. New U of M president selected

Cold weather set to move into Minnesota. New U of M president selected

Parts of Minnesota are getting winter weather Tuesday. A winter storm warning is in effect with accumulating snow and high winds in northwest and north-central Minnesota. And the University of Minnesota Board of Regents has chosen a University of Michigan administrator to serve as its next president. Dr. Rebecca Cunningham is Michigan's vice president for research and innovation and has worked as an emergency physician.
by Phil Picardi

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St. Paul teachers have started a walkout countdown but say they want to avoid strike

The St. Paul teachers union announced Monday its members will strike starting March 11 unless a deal is reached on a new contract. The 10-day countdown until a possible walk out begins. The union says it is doing everything in its power to reach a settlement with the district and avoid a strike. Also, schools were closed and residents were asked to limit water use through the morning in the northwestern Minnesota town of Hawley, after a massive fire overnight. This is the MPR News evening update hosted by Emily Reese. Theme music by Gary Meister.

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Nikki Haley to visit Twin Cities. U of M regents interview finalists for top job

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, campaigns in the Twin Cities Monday evening. And the University of Minnesota Board of Regents meets today to interview the three finalists to be the university's next president and vote on a president-designate. 
by Phil Picardi

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Minnesota drivers can now fuel up with E15 year-round; 'zombie' wildfires still smoldering underground

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved a rule this week that will allow gasoline blended with higher amounts of ethanol to be sold year-round in eight Midwestern states, including Minnesota. And Canadian wildfires brought smoke and hazy skies to Minnesota last summer. Some of those fires are still smoldering underground.
by Emily Reese

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Metro Transit Rider Investment Program starts today. More details released in Burnsville standoff

The new Transit Rider Investment Program starts today in the Twin Cities as part of Metro Transit's broader safety and security action plan. And more details have been released about the Burnsville standoff where three first responders were killed Sunday.
by Phil Picardi

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