News
Repairing ‘damage’ or perfecting policies? Fix bills take center stage at the Capitol
Here’s a debate under way behind some of the bigger debates at the Minnesota Capitol so far: Do a slate of laws passed last year ...
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Cops, Courts & Fires
Update: Wildfires burn hundreds of acres in southern, western Minnesota
Wildfires in southern and western Minnesota left at least three people injured and burned more than 3,000 acres Sunday amid warm weather, gusty winds and ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Sunday, March 3, 2024 8:19 pm
Cops, Courts & Fires
Minnesota braces for potentially severe wildfire season
Wildfires have already begun burning across Minnesota, and officials are bracing for what could be an especially active spring fire season after a historically warm ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Sunday, March 3, 2024 6:23 am
Elections & Campaigns
Minnesota is part of Super Tuesday voting. Here’s how to cast a ballot
Minnesota is among a cluster of states and territories holding presidential nominating contests in the main multistate voting event of the 2024 primary campaign.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, March 1, 2024 10:17 am
News
Minnesota posts $3.7 billion budget surplus, with financial pressure on the horizon
Minnesota’s budget picture has brightened in the near term but remains on shakier ground down the road.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, February 29, 2024 1:00 pm
Cops, Courts & Fires
‘Answered their final call’: Mourners honor fallen Burnsville first responders
Friends, family, community leaders and a legion of law enforcement on Wednesday honored fallen Burnsville police officers Matthew Ruge and Paul Elmstrand and firefighter-paramedic Adam ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, February 29, 2024 6:31 am
News
Walz calls for more resources to prevent opioid overdose deaths, including Naloxone access
At a roundtable discussion on the opioid crisis on Monday, Gov. Tim Walz said he wants to put more resources towards overdose prevention this year.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, February 27, 2024 6:20 am
News
Spring in February: Temperatures soar across southern Minnesota
Temperatures soared into the 60s and even a few 70s across much of southern Minnesota on Monday — a springlike start to what’s shaping up ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, February 27, 2024 6:18 am
News
Proposed ‘Kids Code’ bill aims to prevent predatory data collection
Norring lost her son after he purchased what he thought were Percocet pills online. They turned out to be fentanyl. She testified at the state ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, February 23, 2024 3:53 pm
Cops, Courts & Fires
BCA: Man fired ‘without warning’ as Burnsville cops tried to get him to surrender
Police officers inside a Burnsville house early Sunday tried for more than three hours to get Shannon Gooden to peacefully surrender before he opened fire on them ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, February 23, 2024 6:43 am
Cops, Courts & Fires
BCA releases search warrant, new details in Burnsville domestic violence call
The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on Wednesday released new details about the fatal shooting of three first responders over the weekend in Burnsville.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, February 22, 2024 6:32 am
Education
College enrollment across Minnesota State system is up for first time in over a decade
College enrollment is up across the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system for the first time in over a decade, according to Chancellor Scott Olson.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, February 22, 2024 6:29 am
Cops, Courts & Fires
Traffic fatalities in Minnesota are nearly double what they were last year
The number of people who have died from traffic crashes on Minnesota roads so far this year is nearly double what it was at this ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, February 21, 2024 6:12 am
Cops, Courts & Fires
Man in fatal standoff with Burnsville police and paramedic had gun rights revoked
Court records show the man who fatally shot three first responders during a standoff at a Burnsville home was ineligible to own firearms and tried ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, February 19, 2024 8:40 pm
Cops, Courts & Fires
Minnesota’s school resource officer debate could come to a head this week
A proposed change to a law prohibiting prone restraints on Minnesota students is expected to make its final committee stops this week before landing on ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, February 19, 2024 8:38 pm
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