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Stories from August 28, 2024

Job Interview: How a college stats teacher became a crop art superintendent at the State Fair

Job Interview: How a college stats teacher became a crop art superintendent at the State Fair

One of the most popular attractions at the Minnesota State Fair is crop art. Last year, curators got 240 submissions from seed artists. This year, that number went up to more than 350. So the fair decided it was time to hire someone dedicated to the exhibit.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Biden plans to travel to Wisconsin next week to highlight energy policies and efforts to lower costs

Biden plans to travel to Wisconsin next week to highlight energy policies and efforts to lower costs

President Joe Biden plans to travel to southwest Wisconsin on Sept. 5, using a visit focused on small towns and rural areas to highlight his policies to lower costs and encourage renewable energy and advanced manufacturing.
by The Associated Press

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Trump campaign was warned not to take photos at Arlington before altercation, defense official says

Trump campaign was warned not to take photos at Arlington before altercation, defense official says

Donald Trump’s campaign was warned about not taking photographs before an altercation at Arlington National Cemetery during a wreath-laying ceremony earlier this week to honor service members killed in the Afghanistan War withdrawal, a defense official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
by The Associated Press

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Many Minnesotans remain without power; more storms could be on the way

Storm-weary Minnesotans will get a respite from any wild weather today, but there will be another chance for strong storms across much of the state tomorrow afternoon and evening. And utility crews are back out today across the Twin Cities and surrounding areas, as 25,000 Minnesotans remain without power in the wake of storms earlier this week.

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Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan

Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan

The Supreme Court is keeping on hold the latest multibillion-dollar student debt relief plan from the Biden administration, while multiple lawsuits make their way through lower courts.
by The Associated Press

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After months on the run, a murder suspect falls through the ceiling and into custody

After months on the run, a murder suspect falls through the ceiling and into custody

Authorities issued a warrant in May for Deario Wilkerson’s arrest in connection with a fatal shooting. They finally captured him in Memphis this week, after he fell, so to speak, into their laps.
by Rachel Treisman

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Sen. Nicole Mitchell enters not guilty plea to burglary charge

Sen. Nicole Mitchell enters not guilty plea to burglary charge

DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell from Woodbury has entered a not guilty plea in a felony burglary case in Becker County. The defense withdrew a motion to dismiss the case and asked for a jury trial. A hearing scheduled for Friday has been cancelled.
by Dan Gunderson and Brian Bakst

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Hazelden’s CEO on the evolution of addiction treatment

Hazelden’s CEO on the evolution of addiction treatment

MPR News host Angela Davis talks about addiction with Dr. Joseph Lee, the CEO of Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. As the organization marks its 75th anniversary, they talk about how Minnesota became a world leader in addiction treatment.    
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Utility crews continue work to restore power to thousands of Minnesotans in wake of storms

Utility crews continue work to restore power to thousands of Minnesotans in wake of storms

Utility crews were back out Wednesday across the Twin Cities and surrounding areas of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Thousands of homes and businesses remained without power in the wake of storms earlier in the week.
by MPR News Staff

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Wild week of U.S. weather includes heat wave, tropical storm, landslide, flash flood and snow

Wild week of U.S. weather includes heat wave, tropical storm, landslide, flash flood and snow

Millions of people are enduring dangerous heat and humidity in the Midwest, while an Alaska landslide killed one man and a woman died in a Grand Canyon National Park flash flood.
by The Associated Press

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Rapidan Dam, nearby bridge to be removed. Sen. Mitchell pleads not guilty

The Blue Earth County Board has voted to remove the Rapidan Dam and to replace a nearby bridge. State Sen. Mitchell is entering a plea of not guilty in a felony burglary case. And Minnesota Sen. Klobuchar talks about her reelection prospects.
by Phil Picardi

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Trump campaign staff had altercation with official at Arlington National Cemetery

Trump campaign staff had altercation with official at Arlington National Cemetery

The cemetery official tried to prevent Trump staffers from filming and photographing in a section where recent U.S. casualties are buried, a source with knowledge of the incident told NPR.
by Quil Lawrence and Tom Bowman

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This St. Paul food truck spent the summer giving children and teens more free meals than ever before 

This St. Paul food truck spent the summer giving children and teens more free meals than ever before 

St. Paul Public Schools’ bright green food truck served triple the number of meals than it did in 2022. The program was broadened and designed to reach youth who live in and around neighborhoods where at least 50 percent of households qualify for free and reduced meals, but there’s no income requirement to receive the food.
by Erica Zurek

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Native plants, lots of patience: How a Stearns County couple restored a damaged lakeshore

Native plants, lots of patience: How a Stearns County couple restored a damaged lakeshore

Richard and Mary Gallea spent 20 years transforming their property on the Sauk River Chain of Lakes to a colorful native landscape. It’s helped to keep their lake clean. Here’s how they did it.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Meet 13 Minnesota athletes competing at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris

Meet 13 Minnesota athletes competing at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris

Athletes with Minnesota ties will compete in the Paris Paralympic games Aug. 28 through Sept. 8, matching up with the best in the world in sports like sitting volleyball, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair basketball, para swimming, para track and field and more.
by Matt Mikus

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