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Apr 23 2024
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Minnesota State Senator Charged with Burglary After Allegedly Stealing Father’s Ashes Among Other Items
A state senator from Minnesota has been charged with burglary after she allegedly broke into her stepmother’s home to retrieve, among other things, her father’s ashes. Sen. Nicole Mitchell, 49, of Woodbury, was arrested early Monday at her stepmother’s home in Detroit Lakes, according to the Associated Press. The Democrat politician said she wanted to get some of her father’s items because her
Independent Journal ReviewApr 10 2024
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Muslims across Minnesota celebrate Eid al-Fitr Wednesday
PLYMOUTH, Minn. — After the month of fasting from sunrise to sunset for Ramadan, Muslims across Minnesota and around the world are ready to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. The celebration includes special morning prayers as people greet each other with "Eid Mubarak," meaning "Blessed Eid" and with formal embraces. RELATED: Minnesota Muslims prep to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr Sweet dishes are prepared at
CBS News (Online)Apr 23 2024
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Minnesota senator wanted late father's ashes when she broke into stepmother's home, charges say
Democratic State Sen. Nicole Mitchell, right, of Woodbury, speaks with Sen. Robert D. Farnsworth, a Republican from Hibbing, on the floor of the Minnesota Senate on April 2, 2024, at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski) A Minnesota state senator and former broadcast meteorologist told police that she broke into her stepmother’s home because her stepmother refused to
San Diego Union-TribuneApr 06 2024
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Weekend will start windy, end rainy for much of Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — An encroaching storm will bring gusty winds back to Minnesota on Saturday, but highs will approach 60 degrees again. Wind gusts could reach speeds up to 40 mph. We'll see plenty of sun before clouds increase later in the evening. Several western Minnesota counties will be under a red flag warning from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Gusty winds and dry conditions mean fires can spread quickly
CBS News (Online)Apr 23 2024
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Minnesota Vikings draft picks under Kwesi Adofo-Mensah: Hits and misses from 2022, 2023
MINNEAPOLIS — The Vikings' brass knows this is a crucial offseason. The team did not re-sign quarterback Kirk Cousins and might select a quarterback higher than ever in franchise history. General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has said he is comfortable with the uncertainty of their future. But one thing is certain: Adofo-Mensah and his staff must improve upon their first two drafts. Their
CBS News (Online)Apr 23 2024
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Minnesota and other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship. They’re banning the book ban
As a queer and out youth, Shae Ross was alarmed when she heard that conservative groups were organizing in her community to ban books dealing with sexuality, gender and race. So she and her friends got organized themselves, and helped persuade their school board to make it much harder to remove books and other materials from their libraries and classrooms.
Ross, an 18-year-old senior in
Associated PressApr 22 2024
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Minnesota and other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship. They're banning the book ban
At a time when book bans have soared to their highest levels in decades, a countertrend is emerging ST. PAUL, Minn. -- As a queer and out youth, Shae Ross was alarmed when she heard that conservative groups were organizing in her community to ban books dealing with sexuality, gender and race. So she and her friends got organized themselves, and helped persuade their school board to make it
ABC News (Online)Apr 05 2024
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Ukrainian-Americans from Minnesota to lobby Congress on aid
WASHINGTON — Congress was still on its spring break this week, but there was a lot of commotion behind the scenes focused on what to do about Ukraine. A group of Ukrainian-Americans from Minnesota plan to travel to Washington, D.C., next week to press for new aid to Ukraine as lawmakers continue a debate on whether the United States should continue to help that nation in its war against Russia
Apr 12 2024
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Minnesota’s only Alcoa aluminum home hits market at $925,000
For a listing agent whose specialty is midcentury modern, Jessica Buelow knew an aluminum-clad house in St. Louis Park she was listing was extra special. Built in 1958 by the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) and designed by prominent modernist architect Charles M. Goodman, the house is the only one of its kind in Minnesota. The house also is rare in that it is among one of 24 Alcoa Care-
Star TribuneApr 12 2024
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Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store, an iconic roadside shopping destination, to relocate
Minnesota's Largest Candy Store, an iconic roadside destination for treats from lollipops and chocolate to pasta and pickles, is planning to move to a new building on a new site. The relocation is driven by a long-discussed interchange project on Hwy. 169. Under Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) rules, the candy store would be too close to the updated highway and its access to the
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