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Minnesota Vikings News and Links: No Time To Give Up!
After the Carson Wentz impending surgery and move to IR, the Vikings will need to add another QB to the team. The current raging topic is about how the team and, specifically, KOC handled Wentz in the Chargers game. There are plenty of fans who...
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Minneapolis educators overwhelmingly vote to authorize strike as mediation continues
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Minnesota school district settles sexual harassment complaint
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Human Rights says Osseo Area Schools violated state civil rights law after an assistant principal sexually harassed a 9-year-old student. Under a settlement-agreement, Osseo Area Schools will pay the...
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Minnesota, other states, sue USDA for its failure to use emergency funds to continue SNAP benefits
D.C. Memo | A recap of a week’s worth of Washington political news, journalism, and opinion, delivered with an eye toward what matters for Minnesota. (Oct. 28) WASHINGTON – As food stamp benefits are set to end for 42 million Americans – including...
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Minnesota preparing to cut as many as 100 state health workers, inspectors amid federal shutdown
As many as 100 Minnesota employees could receive layoff notices on Thursday, because the shutdown of the U.S. government has cut off federal funding for state inspections of health care facilities and nutrition and breastfeeding support for new...
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Election 2025: Northern MN school referendums seek budget, building fixes
A total of 13 school districts in rural Northern Minnesota are asking residents to support referendums in special elections this year. District officials are expressing needs ranging from increasing dollars used to support operating expenses and...
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Q&A: Why Does Saint Paul Have Dramatically Less Gun Violence Than Minneapolis?
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Our series on gun violence prevention made possible by the underwriting support of Protect Minnesota. Editor’s Note: While preparing the gun violence prevention stories in the November/December issue, we created a list of the shootings in Hennepin...
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Minnesota, 22 other states, sue Trump admin over suspending SNAP benefits
According to a statement from Ellison's office on Tuesday, roughly 440,000 Minnesotans per month rely on the government assistance program for food. ST PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison entered into a lawsuit with 22 other...
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Minnesota sues Trump administration over SNAP suspensions during shutdown
ST. PAUL — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and 22 other attorneys general sued the United States Department of Agriculture and Secretary Brooke Rollins on Tuesday, Oct. 28, alleging illegal suspension of the Supplemental Nutrition...
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Minnesota suing USDA for suspending SNAP benefits during shutdown
Keith EllisonST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota is among 22 states that have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, claiming the agency is unlawfully suspending the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. “It is hard to be...
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Minnesota women's hockey player quits after men allowed to compete in league
“If you want to say you’re a girl, go ahead. But you can’t force me to say it or believe it - and you can’t ask me to share my restrooms, my locker rooms or my sheet of ice. That would be infringing on my rights.” A veteran women’s hockey player...
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Minnesota has safeguards for police chases. Could similar policies make a difference in Texas?
Derrick Row was eager to chase cars who fled from him when he first became a Minnesota state trooper — but a pursuit early in his career changed his mindset. In the early morning hours, Row was chasing a driver on the freeway who fled to avoid a...
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Air traffic controllers seek public's help at MSP Airport to end government shutdown
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Air traffic controllers were at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Tuesday, rallying to keep travelers informed that they're going without a paycheck during the federal government shutdown. FOX 9's Rob Olson has the story....
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Top DOJ official threatens to punish states that don’t clean up voter rolls, follow law
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon announced that states that do not comply with Justice Department requests to examine voter rolls face lawsuits, eight of which have already been filed. "We've been asking states to...
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Duluth Among Minnesota Towns Hosting IIHF World Junior Exhibition Hockey Games
Exciting hockey news dropped today in the State of Hockey! It was officially announced that the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship is coming to Minnesota, and Duluth will be among a handful of cities hosting some...
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Minneapolis Braces Itself for the National Guard
Activism / October 28, 2025 Kristi Noem visited the Twin Cities and decried out-of-control crime. Is a federal occupation next? Ad Policy Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference at a federal office...
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Minnesota Senate control hangs on special elections
PlayListenPair of Minnesota Senate elections will decide chamber control, set tone for 2026 campaigns Like this? CloseThanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Save
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Childhood development program at risk in Minnesota as shutdown continues
Thousands of Minnesota children are at risk of losing Head Start services if the government shutdown continues. The Minnesota Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF) said 11,331 children are enrolled in Head Start programs. 86% of those...
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Man gets over 8 years in prison for fatal Minneapolis shooting
A man will spend over eight years behind bars for a fatal shooting in Minneapolis last summer. Kinglewes Edward McCaleb VI, 21, was sentenced on Tuesday to 8.3 years (100 months) in prison, according to the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office. He has...
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'Awful lot of anxiety': One Minnesotan's story amid SNAP benefit pause
JobyLynn Sassily-James is one of more than 440,000 Minnesotans impacted by the looming SNAP benefits pause on Nov. 1. MINNEAPOLIS — More than 40 million Americans are expected to lose federal food aid on Saturday amid the government shutdown....
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