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Demonstrators protest defense company's role in the Israel-Hamas war

Protesters on Monday morning blocked two entrances into the parking lot of a St. Paul office complex that houses Forward Edge ASIC, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin. And St. Cloud State University receives conditional approval to launch some online undergraduate programs.
by Jacob Aloi

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Pardoned Thanksgiving turkeys hail from Willmar. Light rail train bumped off tracks Saturday

Two Minnesota-grown turkeys will get presidential pardons Monday at the White House. The turkeys are named Liberty and Bell, and come from Willmar from the Jennie-O Turkey Store, a subsidiary of Hormel. A light rail train went off the tracks Saturday in Minneapolis after hitting a concrete barrier.
by Phil Picardi

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Minnesota nonprofits raised more than $34 million on Give to the Max Day

The amount raised during the 15th Give to the Max day was only about $100,000 dollars short of the record of $34.3 million, set in 2021. And two turkeys from Minnesota are on their way to Washington, D.C. for an official pardon. Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Jacob Aloi. Music by Gary Meister.
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Mpls. weighs bonuses to recruit cops; suit alleges BCA withholding information

The Minneapolis City Council and Mayor Jacob Frey will meet today to consider more than $15 million in bonuses for Minneapolis police officers and recruits. Five Minnesota families who lost loved ones in recent police shootings allege in a new lawsuit the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is illegally withholding information about the investigations.
by Phil Picardi

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New UMN cannabis research center launches

The University of Minnesota School of Public Health is launching a new Cannabis Research Center. The center announced Thursday was included in the law signed in May that made Minnesota the 23rd state to legalize adult-use cannabis.  And Minnesota's unemployment rate inched up last month to 3.2 percent, up slightly from September. Those stories and more from this MPR News evening update. Hosted by Kirsti Marohn. Music by Gary Meister.
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13 indicted with crackdown of Minneapolis street gangs

A federal grand jury has indicted another 13 people in connection with an ongoing crackdown on Minneapolis street gangs. And the Minnesota Board on Aging has more details in its report on a senior nutrition program’s failures and lack of oversight.
by Phil Picardi

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Derek Chauvin again tries to overturn federal civil rights conviction

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is again trying to overturn his federal civil rights conviction in the murder of George Floyd. That story and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Jacob Aloi. Music by Gary Meister.
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Rep. Angie Craig shares details of assault, threats in court. Arrest in hockey player's death

Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig says she had to move and received death threats after she was attacked earlier this year. Police in England have arrested a man in connection with the death of hockey player and Minnesota native Adam Johnson.
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State panel wants more feedback on new state flag and seal

With only a week before they're set to narrow the field of thousands of entries to five, members of the State Emblems Redesign Commission called for help from Minnesota residents. And several state agencies are asking for public feedback on how to limit future damage if feral pigs or farmed mink are let loose in the wild. Those stories more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Jacob Aloi. Music by Gary Meister.
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MN hospitals are bleeding money; St. Paul's history-making city council is official

The Minnesota Hospital Association says many of the state's health systems are losing money at a growing clip. And St. Paul’s history-making city council made of all women — and many of diverse backgrounds — is official.
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