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Walmart to stop selling Water Gremlin products

Walmart to stop selling Water Gremlin products

The fishing-sinker manufacturer based in White Bear Township is working to reduce lead dust leaving the plant under a court-approved plan. Children living with employees were found to have elevated blood lead levels.
by MPR News Staff

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Mayo closes two more facilities, blames rural health care crisis

Mayo closes two more facilities, blames rural health care crisis

Mayo Clinic has closed or consolidated at least 16 facilities in southern Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa since 2009. In announcing the closure of facilities in Springfield and Lamberton, Mayo leaders said the organization is not immune to financial and demographic pressures facing rural health care.
by Catharine Richert

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Minnesota suing Juul for 'targeting youth' in e-cig marketing

Minnesota suing Juul for 'targeting youth' in e-cig marketing

Minnesota officials are taking their fight against vaping to court, alleging that Juul Labs illegally marketed flavored e-cigarettes to children and violated several consumer laws, including fraud.
by Tim Pugmire

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UMD announces budget cuts, layoffs

UMD announces budget cuts, layoffs

No academic programs will be eliminated, but the university will merge its College of Liberal Arts and its School of Fine Arts to save money.
by Dan Kraker

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Presidential race, farm economy loom large over 1st District contest

Presidential race, farm economy loom large over 1st District contest

Next year, Minnesota will once again be home to what’s expected to be one of the most fiercely contested U.S. House races in the country. The battle for the 1st Congressional District in southern Minnesota is already shaping up.
by Mark Zdechlik

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In a split vote, one Minnesota county says ‘yes’ to more refugees

In a split vote, one Minnesota county says ‘yes’ to more refugees

After Trump signed an executive order requiring local and state governments to give consent to refugee resettlement efforts, officials in Kandiyohi County on Tuesday brought the matter to a vote. It was the first community in the state to sign off on such a resolution.
by Riham Feshir

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