State & Regional
Senate leaders talk rideshare, sports betting and bonding bill as session winds down
There are about five weeks left in this legislative session and lawmakers are still working on a bonding ...
State & Regional
Minnesota lawmakers debate tighter rules for tech companies over content that could harm kids
As Minnesota kids report mounting mental health side effects stemming from social media, lawmakers are looking to address ...
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House OKs Minnesota elections bill addressing voter lawsuits, deep fake penalties
The Minnesota House approved an election policy bill Monday that would grant voters the ability to sue over ...
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Study finds state bee in tough shape
By Dan Gunderson, Minnesota Public Radio News For the first time, researchers have analyzed the DNA of rusty ...
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Marijuana law modifications are on tap before legal sales take root
State lawmakers are working through a number of modifications to the law Gov. Tim Walz signed last year ...
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New Minnesota hospitalizations steady for flu, down for COVID and RSV
Last month, goats tested positive for avian influenza in Minnesota. Then dairy cows tested positive in Texas, Kansas and ...
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Skywatchers across Minnesota gear up to view the solar eclipse
A total solar eclipse will be visible across a swath of the U.S. on Monday afternoon. Minnesota is ...
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Just three months after launch, sales of Minnesota blackout plates near 50,000
Just three months after they first went on sale, nearly 50,000 of Minnesota’s new blackout license plates are ...
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How to safely watch upcoming solar eclipse without damaging your eyes
By Elizabeth Shockman, Minnesota Public Radio News Minnesota isn’t in the path of totality for Monday’s solar eclipse. ...
Health Updates
Minnesota’s rural ambulance providers look to state Capitol for their own lifeline
For Dodge Center emergency medical technician Brooke Yennie, her ambulance is a vessel.
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How worried should we be about bird flu spreading to humans?
The H5N1 avian flu has jumped from poultry to goats in Minnesota. In other states, the virus has ...
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Advisory panel narrows field for two Minnesota Supreme Court justice seats
At least one woman will be among the next round of appointees to the Minnesota Supreme Court.
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Court gives final approval to 3M ‘forever chemicals’ settlement
A federal judge has approved 3M’s more-than-$10 billion settlement with drinking water suppliers over contamination from so-called “forever ...
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Voting law affecting thousands back before Minnesota Supreme Court
For the second time in recent years, the Minnesota Supreme Court is examining laws that dictate when people ...
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$1.1M to be awarded to southern Minnesota businesses through partnership with DEED
Through a partnership with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) ...
