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Ash wastewater spill at northern Minnesota coal plant more than five times larger than first reported

Ash wastewater spill at northern Minnesota coal plant more than five times larger than first reported

Minnesota Power first said the leak Tuesday at the Boswell Energy Center in Cohasset was about 1 million gallons. On Friday, the utility and state officials say it was actually 5.5 million gallons.
by Dan Kraker

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Appellate court rejects officer’s suit against deputy over K9 attack

Appellate court rejects officer’s suit against deputy over K9 attack

A federal appeals court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by a Twin Cities police officer who sued a Hennepin County sheriff’s deputy over a K9 attack. Officer Daniel Irish sued Deputy Keith McNamara after the deputy’s K9 attacked Irish instead of a fleeing suspect.
by Matt Sepic

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Minneapolis VA Medical Center seeks name for new women’s veterans clinic

Minneapolis VA Medical Center seeks name for new women’s veterans clinic

The Minneapolis VA Medical Center wants to name it’s new women’s veterans clinic after a woman veteran. It is taking nominations for the name through the end of October. The clinic is expected to open in 2026
by Hannah Yang

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Personal histories, items can be claimed by adult adoptees from Minnesota’s DHS files

Personal histories, items can be claimed by adult adoptees from Minnesota’s DHS files

Native American adoptees and advocates are asking the Department of Human Services to do more to help all adoptees claim items left in the care of adoption placing agencies by birth parents.
by Melissa Olson

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'We're inside the 10-yard line': Secretary of state on an Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal

'We're inside the 10-yard line': Secretary of state on an Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal

Antony Blinken talks speaks on everything from the prospect of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, to the war in Ukraine and what the U.S. is doing to bring home Americans detained in Russia.
by Mary Louise Kelly, Sarah Handel and Jordan-Marie Smith

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Rep. McCollum urges Biden to exit presidential race, backs Harris-Walz ticket

Rep. McCollum urges Biden to exit presidential race, backs Harris-Walz ticket

Minnesota Democratic U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum wants Democrats to back a new presidential ticket of Vice President Kamala Harris with Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. McCollum is the third Democrat in Minnesota’s congressional delegation seeking Biden’s exit.
by MPR News Staff

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