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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 25, 2024 4:00 AM

Brooklyn Park initiative offers alternative to police response to mental health crisis calls

The Brooklyn Park Police Department partnered with Hennepin County and North Memorial Health to launch a mental health Alternative Response Team which consists of a social worker and a paramedic who can handle calls police officers may not need to respond to.

by Sarah Thamer

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January 25, 2024 4:00 AM

Art Hounds: Love, dance and embroidery

Minnesota Opera’s “Elixir of Love,” “Untitled Night” dance on Silver Lake’s ice Saturday and an “Embroidering Red Wing” art show.

by Emily Bright

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January 25, 2024 4:00 AM

Native-led EV initiative launches by distributing millions of dollars worth of vehicles to tribal communities

Native-led renewable energy program startup Electric Nation is sending millions of dollars worth of electric vehicles to two tribal communities in Minnesota and North Dakota.

by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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January 24, 2024 12:32 PM

American Lung Association urges Minnesota lawmakers to crack down on flavored tobacco products

In a scathing new report released Wednesday, the organization argues products like wintergreen chewing tobacco, fruit-flavored vapes and menthol cigarettes not only harm young users but can lead to a disproportionate number of tobacco deaths among Black Minnesotans compared to their white peers.

by Cathy Wurzer, Gracie Stockton and Lukas Levin

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January 24, 2024 11:20 AM

Minnesota state trooper charged with murder in the killing of Ricky Cobb II

Cobb, 33, was shot to death by trooper Ryan Londregan during a stop on Interstate 94 in Minneapolis on July 31 at about 2 a.m. Londregan is charged with second-degree murder, first-degree assault and second-degree manslaughter.

by Jon Collins and Peter Cox

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January 24, 2024 11:06 AM

Why are Minnesota jail deaths on the rise?

KARE 11 Investigative Journalist A.J. Lagoe has reported extensively on jail deaths and their sometimes flawed and “often toothless” investigations in Minnesota. He shared his insight as a guest on Morning Edition with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer.

by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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January 23, 2024 5:27 PM

Cooperstown bound: Joe Mauer headed to baseball Hall of Fame

The St. Paul native and longtime Minnesota Twins catcher and first baseman was elected Tuesday to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. He'll be inducted into the hall in July.

by Peter Cox and MPR News Staff

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January 23, 2024 9:30 AM

Former Twins great Joe Mauer poised to enter baseball Hall of Fame

Former Minnesota Twins legend Joe Mauer will learn at 5 p.m. Tuesday whether he’ll be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, the game’s highest honor.

by Cathy Wurzer, Matthew Alvarez and Gracie Stockton

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January 23, 2024 4:00 AM

Ramsey County Board weighs possible name change for Savage Lake in Little Canada

The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing Tuesday on the proposal to rename the lake that includes a derogatory term used to describe Native Americans.

by Regina Medina

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