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Mn DOT starts Highway 169 project in Garrison, adds new roundabout
4+ hour, 12+ min ago (191+ words) GARRISON " The Minnesota Department of Transportation will begin a six-month, $12. 4 million project to improve 5 miles of Highway 169 from Crow Wing County Road 26 to Pike Avenue The work includes a new roundabout at Highway 18 in Garrison to improve safety and traffic…...
Bruce Springsteen to perform at 'No Kings' protest Saturday in St. Paul
3+ week, 4+ day ago (233+ words) ST. PAUL " Rock legend Bruce Springsteen will perform this weekend at a major "No Kings" rally at the Minnesota state Capitol, organizers said. The event is planned for Saturday, March 28, and Springsteen's appearance adds to a growing list of speakers…...
Minnesota State Fair is selling historic memorabilia and surplus equipment in online auction
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (174+ words) ST. PAUL " Want to own a piece of Minnesota State Fair history? The Fair is selling off a sizable collection of 20th-century Fairgrounds items in an online auction that runs through midday Monday, March 16. The auction also includes many of…...
Minnesota lawmakers consider state-funded food assistance bill
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (341+ words) ST. PAUL " Minnesota lawmakers are considering a bill that would create a state-funded food assistance program if federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program changes cause some residents to lose benefits. Supporters say the plan would help vulnerable Minnesotans avoid falling through…...
St. Paul mayor announces new strategy on Grand Casino Arena
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (786+ words) In downtown St. Paul, a major remodel of Grand Casino Arena, Roy Wilkins Auditorium and the adjoining River Centre convention center would cost $600 million, with funding potentially split between a $200 million request from the state Legislature and $162. 5 million each from…...
30 more indicted in anti-ICE protest at St. Paul church
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (434+ words) ST. PAUL " An additional 30 people have been federally indicted in an anti-ICE protest at a St. Paul church, the U. S. Attorney General announced Friday, Feb. 27. Nine people were indicted last month. They were charged under the 1994 Freedom of Access to Clinic…...
Fleet Farm settles Minn. lawsuit over straw purchasing, promises to make policy changes
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (473+ words) ST. PAUL " After a straw-purchased gun was used in a St. Paul bar shootout that injured more than a dozen people and killed a bystander, the Minnesota Attorney General's Office announced Tuesday they've reached a settlement with Fleet Farm. The…...
The firsts are hard: Lawmakers head into first session without Melissa Hortman
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (1595+ words) ST. PAUL " When Minnesota House DFL Leader Zack Stephenson grabbed his lunch order from the west doors of the Capitol on Thursday, he realized he wouldn't be able to do that in a week, because that entrance would no longer…...
Lawmakers return to St. Paul for 2026 session after unprecedented interim
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (1175+ words) ST. PAUL " Lawmakers are set to convene the 2026 legislative session on Feb. 17, and the months away from the Capitol were anything but a break. Days after lawmakers gaveled out on June 9, the interim became immediately marked by a series of…...
Journalist, activist plead not guilty in St. Paul church protest
2+ mon, 22+ hour ago (513+ words) ST. PAUL " Independent Twin Cities journalist Georgia Fort walked into the federal courthouse in St. Paul on Tuesday to people shouting outside, "Drop the charges, support free speech!" She and St. Paul activist Trahern Crews each pleaded not guilty Tuesday,…...