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September 27, 2024 4:00 AM

A casi un año de su aprobación, los inmigrantes de Minnesota adoptan la ley de Licencia de Conducir para todos

La ley de Licencia de Conducir para Todos aprobada hace casi un año eliminó la necesidad de mostrar evidencia de presencia legal en los Estados Unidos para obtener una licencia de conducir estándar de Minnesota.

by Sarah Thamer

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September 26, 2024 3:05 PM

Duluth investigates reports of involvement of Mayor’s girlfriend in city affairs

The city of Duluth is conducting an internal investigation of recent reports that Mayor Roger Reinert’s campaign manager and girlfriend has been involved in city affairs.

by Dan Kraker

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September 26, 2024 2:37 PM

Fraud investigation targets priest’s alleged $72,000 in cash requests

Police in southeastern Minnesota have opened a fraud investigation after a Roman Catholic priest in the Diocese of Winona-Rochester allegedly requested tens of thousands of dollars from parishioners.

by Matt Sepic

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September 26, 2024 2:02 PM

Anonymous donor matches city grant to save Minneapolis shelter from closure

The Minneapolis shelter operated by Agate Housing and Services was due to close Oct. 9 due to safety concerns. The building will still close temporarily for repairs.

by Sarah Thamer

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September 26, 2024 1:15 PM

Twin Cities Arab Film Festival highlights Palestinian, Sudanese works

The festival, which marks Mizna’s 25th year, includes a documentary featuring “Succession” star Hiam Abbass and closes with Sudan’s official entry to the Academy Awards.

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September 26, 2024 12:50 PM

September heat and turning leaves: Where to catch fall colors

The Minnesota DNR’s fall colors map suggests leaves are in the beginning stages of turning colorful across northern Minnesota with the start of notable color in the Iron Range and near North Dakota, as well as a sprinkle along the southern border of Minnesota.

by Anika Besst

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September 26, 2024 10:45 AM

Attorney General asks court to provide oversight in Rainbow Health closure

Attorney General Keith Ellison is asking a district court to step in and monitor the dissolution of Rainbow Health, a long-running HIV and LGBTQ+ services center that abruptly shut down in July.

by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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September 25, 2024 10:45 PM

Police fatally shoot suspect in ‘cold-blooded’ killing of artist in St. Paul’s Lowertown

St. Paul police say the suspect in an apparently random homicide in the city’s Lowertown neighborhood on Wednesday evening was fatally shot by police early Thursday as officers tried to arrest him southwest of the Twin Cities.

by Anna Haecherl, Andrew Krueger, Peter Cox and Sarah Thamer