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Senate leader Dziedzic says she’ll leave top post amid health complications

Senate leader Dziedzic says she’ll leave top post amid health complications

DFL Sen. Kari Dziedzic of Minneapolis says the cancer she battled during last year’s legislative session has returned. At the start of a new session, she plans to step back from leadership once her caucus names her replacement.
by Clay Masters

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It’s Franklin’s time to shine in new ‘Peanuts’ Apple TV+ special

It’s Franklin’s time to shine in new ‘Peanuts’ Apple TV+ special

In a new Apple TV+ special “Welcome Home, Franklin,” Franklin Armstrong of “Peanuts” finally gets his origin story. The Minnesota creator of the comic strip, Charles Schulz, introduced the Black character in 1968.
by Sam Stroozas

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Fire that damaged offices of Minnesota conservative organizations being investigated as arson

Fire that damaged offices of Minnesota conservative organizations being investigated as arson

A fire last weekend at a Golden Valley building housing the offices of several conservative organizations is being investigated as arson. The organizations say they believe they were targeted for their political stances.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Peter Cox

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Skyscraper-size asteroid will buzz Earth on Friday, safely passing within 1.7 million miles

Skyscraper-size asteroid will buzz Earth on Friday, safely passing within 1.7 million miles

NASA estimates the space rock is between 690 feet and 1,575 feet across. That means the asteroid could be similar in size to New York City's Empire State Building or Chicago's Willis Tower.
by The Associated Press

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New law could mean hurdles for trooper charged in fatal shooting of motorist

New law could mean hurdles for trooper charged in fatal shooting of motorist

Murder, assault and manslaughter charges against a Minnesota State Patrol trooper who fatally shot a motorist last July could test a state law revised in the wake of George Floyd’s killing that aims to force officers to better specify the reasons they used deadly force.
by Jon Collins

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