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Gov. Tim Walz received a briefing on the Stewart Trail Fire, which is more than 60 percent contained. Residents are getting their first look at their homes and cabins in the burn area.
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Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison have charged an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in the January shooting of a Venezuelan man in north Minneapolis.
A wildfire on the North Shore that burned more than 30 buildings is now more than 60 percent contained — with favorable weather conditions helping firefighting crews. Residents are being allowed back into the burn area this afternoon to check on damage to their homes or cabins. Officials say the fire was started by a downed power line.
Minnesota lawmakers used every minute afforded to them as the Legislature’s session came to a close. Several bills moved through in the final hours.
Fergus Falls construction worker Chris Tungseth returned home to celebrate his “American Idol” achievement. He is the first Minnesotan to make it to the semifinals of the show.
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari cited inflation, interest rates, labor availability and zoning regulations as key components of a tight housing supply and rising home prices.
The fire started Saturday and had grown to more than 1,600 acres in size by Sunday night. Crews continue working to strengthen containment lines and extinguish hot spots.
The University of Minnesota Child Brain and Perception Lab explores how infants and toddlers make sense of the people around them. MPR News spent a day recently at the lab watching one of the “pilot babies” discover their world.
The president sued the IRS and the Treasury Department in January, demanding $10 billion over the leak of his tax returns years ago.
An open mayoral race in Rochester is attracting more candidates. The most recent is Joe Powers, who owns a well-known catering and restaurant enterprise.
NPR is offering buyouts to journalists as it overhauls its newsroom, with the threat of layoffs to follow. Two recent gifts totaling $113 million are primarily dedicated to NPR's tech infrastructure.
The incident happened on Friday as the plane was scooping water to drop on a wildfire in Portage Township, northeast of Orr in northern St. Louis County.
3M wants the case moved to federal court. The Maplewood-based company says it’s not liable for the pollution because it manufactured firefighting foam on behalf of the U.S. military.
