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November 8, 2023 6:43 PM

Local group helps mobile homeowners save money and energy

Mobile homes may be affordable, but heating them is not. Joel Haskard of Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) offers advice on making manufactured homes more comfortable — both financially and physically.

by Lukas Levin and Tom Crann

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November 8, 2023 6:09 PM

Minnesota’s Ukrainian community commemorates the 90th Anniversary of Holodomor

Members of Minnesota’s Ukrainian community and Minnesota state legislators gathered Wednesday at the State Capitol to mark the anniversary of the Holodomor, the catastrophic famine inflicted by Joseph Stalin in 1932-33.

by Ben Hovland

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November 8, 2023 4:01 PM

Minnesota Supreme Court rejects bid to bar Trump from primary ballot

The court on Wednesday said that the primary is a party-run process. It didn’t rule out revisiting the issue later of whether former President Donald Trump can appear on Minnesota general election ballots in 2024 if he wins the Republican nomination.

by Dana Ferguson

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November 8, 2023 12:05 PM

EPA says 'further actions' needed to protect human health from nitrate in southeast Minnesota

Environmental groups petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying nitrate in the groundwater in southeast Minnesota’s karst region — largely from fertilizer and manure applied to crop land — poses an imminent danger to human health.

by Kirsti Marohn

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November 7, 2023 6:50 PM

‘My voice matters’: Felons vote at polls for first time after voting rights restored

Tuesday marked the first time roughly 55,000 Minnesotans with a convicted felony were able to go to the polls after having their voting rights restored in June.

by Nicole Ki

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November 7, 2023 4:00 AM

Mixing solar and farming could be key to clean energy future

As Minnesota and the nation shift to cleaner energy, there’s a growing demand for land for new solar farms. At the same time there’s growing interest in what’s known as agrivoltaics.

by Kirsti Marohn

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November 6, 2023 5:06 PM

Federal jury in Minneapolis convicts all three defendants in $300M telemarketing trial

A federal jury in Minneapolis convicted three people of mail and wire fraud for their roles in a decades-long telemarketing scam that targeted 150,000 mostly retired magazine subscribers.

by Matt Sepic

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November 6, 2023 10:00 AM

Adam Johnson's 'freak' hockey death sparks debate over neck protection

Adam Johnson, the 29-year-old hockey player who died nine days ago when his neck was cut by a skate blade, is being remembered Monday at a celebration of life in Hibbing, Minn. Johnson's death has sparked debate over whether neck laceration protectors should be required equipment, especially for young players.

by Dan Kraker

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November 3, 2023 5:58 PM

Jury to start deliberations in $300M telemarketing fraud trial

A jury in Minneapolis on Friday heard closing arguments in the case of three people charged in a nationwide telemarketing scam that ensnared more than 150,000 magazine subscribers and cost them $300 million.

by Matt Sepic

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November 3, 2023 5:01 PM

What to know about Metro Transit's new fare enforcement program

If you ride Metro Transit in the Twin Cities, expect to see agents enforcing fares on buses and light rail trains soon. The change is in response to a new law, called the Transit Rider Investment Program, or TRIP, that makes fare evasion a civil offense.

by Aaliyah Demry and Tom Crann

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