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January 25, 2024 1:06 PM

DFL state Rep. Curran pleads guilty to drunk driving charge

Rep. Brion Curran pleaded guilty to a DWI charge after October roadside stop. A judge approved the plea agreement this week.

by Ellie Roth

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January 25, 2024 11:55 AM

Mille Lacs Band's chief executive Benjamin won’t seek reelection, calls job ‘greatest honor of my life’

The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe’s chief executive Melanie Benjamin announced she will not be seeking a seventh term in office. Benjamin has served the nearly 5,000 member Ojibwe nation as the band’s top executive for nearly two and a half decades.

by Melissa Olson

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January 25, 2024 9:33 AM

Minnesota auditor finds missteps in cannabis boss hire but won’t launch further probe

Minnesota’s legislative auditor concludes that background steps were missed when Gov. Tim Walz picked his first Office of Cannabis Management leader, which ended with a quick resignation.

by Clay Masters and Brian Bakst

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January 25, 2024 8:07 AM

Minnesota post office report shows deficiencies, spurs statewide audit

An audit of Minnesota post office branches found delayed mail, safety issues and deficiencies in property conditions. The audit looked at branches in Apple Valley, Eagan and New Brighton, as well as the St. Paul processing and distribution center.

by Cari Spencer

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January 25, 2024 7:11 AM

Icy roads, dense fog prompting school closures and delays

Icy roads across parts of central and northern Minnesota Thursday morning and dense fog have prompted some school districts to delay the start of classes.

by MPR News Staff

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January 25, 2024 5:41 AM

No place like home for Haley as she pins her presidential hopes on South Carolina

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's presidential campaign sees a path to competing against Donald Trump — a path runs right through South Carolina's February 24th primary.

by Stephen Fowler

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January 25, 2024 4:00 AM

Biden visits Duluth and Superior to tout infrastructure improvements like Blatnik Bridge

President Joe Biden is working to remind voters of his hallmark infrastructure law, using a major redo of a Minnesota-to-Wisconsin bridge to tout results.

by Dan Kraker and Brian Bakst

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January 24, 2024 8:22 PM

The FAA lays out a path for Boeing 737 Max 9 to fly again, but new concerns surface

While the Federal Aviation Administration says the grounded 737 Max 9 aircraft can resume flying after inspections, the agency imposed sweeping jet production restrictions at Boeing factories.

by Joel Rose

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January 24, 2024 7:45 PM

Religious 'Nones' are now the largest single group in the U.S.

28 percent of Americans are now religiously unaffiliated. A new study from Pew Research looks at how atheists, agnostics and those whose religion is "nothing in particular" view God, religion and morality.

by Jason DeRose

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January 24, 2024 6:49 PM

Wins and losses: Democrats reflect on the New Hampshire primaries

The New Hampshire primaries are over, but candidates eyeing for presidential nomination are staying in the race — whether they lost or not. MPR host Tom Crann spoke to Rep. Dean Phillips and Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee Ken Martin about the primary results.

by Tom Crann, Lukas Levin, Ngoc Bui and Matthew Alvarez

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