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The Minneapolis City Council passed the measure last week. It requires landlords to give tenants 60 days’ notice before filing for eviction, instead of 30 days. The extension would expire at the end of July.
Mayor Jacob Frey has not yet said if he’ll support the policy.
A new Wall Street Journal investigation finds DHS is increasingly turning its wrath on U.S. citizens, punishing them for simply filming or observing officers.
Belle Cushing is one of the reporters behind the investigation. She spoke with MPR News guest host Emily Reese about it.
One parent who testified, Danielle Tirevold, who is a registered nurse, recognized her daughter was in cardiac arrest and said she performed CPR for so long her knees bled until an AED arrived to shock her back to life. She said she had to correct the first responders about proper AED placement.
A federal judge in Minnesota has denied a request to order U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to stop using practices alleged to be racially biased, while a lawsuit against the agency continues.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday would be the most intense day of strikes against Iran in the campaign so far.
At the address, Chairman Carlos Hernandez spoke on financial, community and government updates, including the conversations to remove the Secretary of the Interior from the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe’s constitution.
Hitting that post-"spring forward" wall? You're not the only one.
Dr. Liz Placzek, a pediatrician at Children's Minnesota, joined Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition to offer advice on helping kids get a good night's sleep.
GDP is up. Unemployment is low. Interest rates have inched down. But the average American isn't feeling it. And when sliced a different way, the numbers support their pessimism.
Live at 8, guest host Kerri Miller talks with two economists about how to make sense of the disconnect.
“It is not such a crucial part of anybody’s life that we can’t regulate it, and we can’t trust these companies to regulate themselves,” said Sen. Erin Maye Quade, DFL-Apple Valley, who cited numerous cases where children attempted suicide after asking chatbots about it.
Following a nearly four-hour negotiation around a sacred fire Sunday night at Mni Owe Sni, Indigenous youth leaders and Lakota spiritual leader Arvol Looking Horse agreed that the prayer camp near the Whipple Federal Building will close Wednesday evening.
Media reports suggest the president will speak on the Iran war and its impact on oil production and shipping in the Middle East.
You can watch his remarks on our website.
Anglers on Mille Lacs Lake can keep three walleye that are 17 inches or longer this summer. Only one can be longer than 20 inches.
The DNR says the popular central Minnesota lake’s fish population has shown signs of recovery since a low point two decades ago.
The average person calling into Minnesota’s Driver and Vehicle Services waits six to nine minutes on hold. DVS is looking at four potential new tunes for hold music. Find out how to weigh in here:
Jokingly called "Oregon Trail" era software, some Minnesota counties still use computer software from the 1980s to administer health care and food assistance to people in need.
State lawmakers are coalescing around funding an upgrade that would eliminate slow and inefficient processes.
Several Minnesota athletes have already made their 2026 Winter Paralympics debut in Milano Cortina during the first few days since the Friday start of the games.
Here’s a roundup of the events they’ve played so far, and what's coming up:
Just days after St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her and the Minnesota Wild announced the framework deal, attendees to the high school boys hockey state championships wondered how the money would be spent and if more could go towards supporting schools across the state instead.
Minnesotans are of a few minds when it comes to renovation plans for the Grand Casino Arena complex that includes an ask for more than $360 million in public money.
AAA reported that the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Minnesota on Monday was about $3.25 a gallon. That's up about 7 cents from Friday and an increase of more than 40 cents from a week ago.
Anthony Edwards scored 34 points, but it wasn't enough to keep the Timberwolves from having their five-game winning streak snapped.
Both the film and the minor league team are celebrating their 30th anniversaries, so the RedHawks had a different kind of red in mind.
One proposal aimed at improving attendance during slow months would add cross-country ski trails and expand new camping and lodging opportunities at the park.
This marks the second straight year Northern Minnesota has won both the Class A and Class AA championships.
A federal judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security to return or replace property taken from unlawfully arrested ICE detainees and released without their belongings, giving the government 30 days to comply.
North Dakota health officials say the state now has 23 confirmed measles cases this year, including new infections in Pembina and Traill counties. The state reported 36 cases last year. The most recent case before that was in 2011.
Filip Gustavsson made 30 saves and the Minnesota Wild scored three goals in a 3:07 span in the second period in a 4-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday night.
Dropkick Murphys and other bands performed at a free benefit concert in Minneapolis on Friday to raise money for families affected by ICE operations.
About two-thirds of the state is experiencing abnormally dry conditions or some level of drought. In the southwestern part of the state, the drought-affected area is widening.
The next time you go to the fridge to get something to eat, or to grab an ice cube to cool your drink, don't take it for granted. Before the hum of modern refrigerators populated kitchens everywhere, winter itself was the cold storage.
A new jazz-infused operetta premiering at Minneapolis’ Open Eye Theatre brings the dreamlike poetry of Pulitzer Prize–winning poet John Berryman to the stage.
The show grew out of composer Greg Brosofske’s long fascination with the University of Minnesota professor who once lived in Prospect Park.
