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Minnesota House passes gun control measures
One provision would expand criminal background check requirements for several types of gun transactions. The other allows authorities to temporarily keep guns away from people deemed a risk to themselves or others.
Minnesota's House and Senate have been putting in long hours to pass their versions of the new state budget. Soon, they'll need to merge those competing visions and strike a deal with Gov. Tim Walz.
Noor trial: Closing arguments done, case goes to jury
Prosecutors and defense attorneys finished their closing arguments Monday in the trial of Mohamed Noor, leaving jurors to decide the fate of the ex-Minneapolis officer charged in the killing of 911 caller Justine Ruszczyk.
St. Paul community mourns 'heartbreaking' changes to Catholic grade school
Declining enrollment is forcing the century-old St. Mark's Catholic School to shutter kindergarten through eighth grade, leaving only preschool. Seventeen staff and faculty members will lose their jobs.
On Sunday, 63-year-old Jeff Mandel, a retired Park Nicollet doctor, will get on his bicycle in Costa Mesa, Calif.and begin riding east. His destination? Amesbury, Mass.
This winter tested Minnesota's readiness and resilience. How'd we do?
We slipped on the ice, scrambled for child care and spent good money on snow and ice dam removal. We saw barns collapse and were forced to cancel, cancel, cancel. As Minnesotans, we expect winter disruptions, but this winter put those expectations -- and the systems designed to meet them -- to the test.
A very wet April
Retired University of Minnesota meteorologist Mark Seeley discusses a number of topics with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer, including the large amount of rain we've been getting this month.