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August 12, 2024 4:00 AM

Primary battle features political upstart versus incumbent with 30 years experience

Seven sitting lawmakers will face challenges from within their parties, here’s a look at one GOP race in southern Minnesota.

by Dana Ferguson

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August 12, 2024 4:00 AM

Local groups mobilize to support immigrant access to the polls

Local organizations are working to ensure voters in Latino, Somali, African diaspora and Hmong communities have the information and support they need to register to vote in the upcoming primary election.

by Sarah Thamer

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August 9, 2024 3:14 PM

Oldest Black-owned newspaper in Minnesota turning 90 years old

On Aug. 10, 1934, the Minneapolis Spokesman and the St. Paul Recorder began printing news for what was then a small, but growing, Black community. The papers would later be combined into the Minnesota Spokesman.

by Brandt Williams

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August 9, 2024 4:00 AM

This Minnesota man won rowing gold at 1924 Paris Olympics, but it didn’t define him

Liam Goff’s great-grandfather, Minneapolis native Alfred Wilson, was on the team representing the U.S. in men’s eight rowing at the Paris Games a century ago.

by Madelyn Bonkoski

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August 8, 2024 6:48 PM

It’s sweet corn season: Here’s how to get the most out of every ear

Beth Dooley shares tips for finding the sweetest ears of corn and how to make the most of every part, cobs and all.

by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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August 8, 2024 5:33 PM

Walz’s 1995 DUI arrest in Nebraska: 5 questions, answered

Now that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has ascended to the national stage, details of his record and his past are getting more scrutiny. That includes a 1995 incident in which Walz was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving in Nebraska. Here’s what we know.

by MPR News Staff

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August 8, 2024 5:25 PM

David Hogg: Tim Walz ‘helps to represent the evolution’ of Democrats on gun violence issue

David Hogg, a gun control activist, has been vocal on social media about his support for Gov. Tim Walz as vice president since President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the presidential race. Hogg spoke about why he’s so fired up about Walz.

by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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August 8, 2024 11:34 AM

The planet’s temperature inches closer to a ‘tipping point’

A new study suggests that climate tipping points could be unavoidable if temperatures continue to climb and countries fail to meet net-zero targets.

by Paul Huttner and Matthew Alvarez

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August 8, 2024 4:00 AM

If these Walz could talk: Couple who bought VP candidate’s Mankato home reminisce

Some former Mankato neighbors of Tim and Gwen Walz said they thought the Minnesota governor was destined for bigger things. But Walz’s lawnmower obsession? It’s legit.

by Catharine Richert