What's happening in Minnesota today
A look at what's going on around the state from MPR News, other trusted news sources and you. Tag your local stories on Twitter with #mntoday and check on this stream for your daily dose of news that affects you.






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One day after declaring that the U.S. will impose punishing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, Trump says "trade wars are good, and easy to win" mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/2/2018 2:55:09 PM
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Poll: Three-quarters say gun laws should be stricter than they are today mprnews.org/story/2018/03/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXSZOKoVoAAoM2i.jpg
by MPRnews via twitter 3/2/2018 2:55:25 PM -
A prominent Kremlin-linked Russian politician has methodically cultivated ties with leaders of the NRA, and documented efforts in real time over 6 years to leverage those connections and gain access deeper into American politics mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/2/2018 3:10:13 PM
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School officials say police are responding to a report of shots fired at a residence hall at Central Michigan University mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/2/2018 3:16:09 PM
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The university says the suspect is still at large, and police are urging students to take shelter. The city says the male suspect is considered armed and dangerous.by MPRnews via twitter 3/2/2018 3:16:25 PM
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Beginning at 10 p.m. tonight, I-35W in south Minneapolis will be closed until Monday morning mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/2/2018 3:35:13 PM
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"We've been degraded all our lives by society in thinking that we're, quote, 'retarded,' but we've proven that even being part of this class we're not, and we're exploring that even further" mprnews.org/story/2018/03/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXSkB8mXcAAgMSD.jpg
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A Blaine man was charged with three counts of criminal vehicular homicide for a Minnesota Highway 252 crash that killed a Minneapolis emergency dispatcher who was on her way to work mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/2/2018 3:54:35 PM
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Update: 2 people who aren't students have been fatally shot at a residence hall at Central Michigan University mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/2/2018 4:06:06 PM
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It's time to start getting your ice houses off Minnesota lakes. And please: take your trash with you mprnews.org/story/2018/03/… mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/2/2018 4:06:12 PM
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Once considered the hardest ticket in town to get, University of Minnesota men's hockey has seen a steep drop in fan interest over the past five years mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/2/2018 4:33:11 PM
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There are some moments that seem uniquely Minnesotan. This is one of them blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2018/0…by MPRnews via twitter 3/2/2018 4:51:13 PM
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From the “Because It’s Friday, That’s Why” file: There is now a polka version of "Hamilton" blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2018/0…by MPRnews via twitter 3/2/2018 5:09:12 PM
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Congress' Immigration push sputters as guns grab attention mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/2/2018 5:15:12 PM
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Minnesota may be a long way from Hollywood, but that doesn't mean Minnesotans have gotten the cold shoulder at the Oscars mprnews.org/story/2015/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/2/2018 5:36:12 PM
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For decades, social scientists and other researchers have pointed to a profound, and purposeful, lack of federal funding for gun research and a lack of federal data-gathering on guns as enormous impediments to studying gun violence.
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Lake ice won't hold you as temps rise. Here's why mprnews.org/story/2018/03/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXS7rrpWsAINbEB.jpg
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Time running short for Congress to stabilize individual insurance market
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How segregation shapes fatal police violence
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Just remember, Interstate 35W will close down starting tonight at 10 p.m.
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NewsCut: The people of River Falls are wearing orange in Francis Johnson's memory. blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2018/0…by MPRnews via twitter 3/2/2018 8:25:11 PM
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The company that owns 11 Twin Cities and Rochester radio stations, including KDWB and KFAN, is in dire financial straits.
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New research examines how structural racism shapes fatal police shootings. It creates a scale from zero to 100.
Wisconsin topped the researchers' list with a state racism index of 74.9, followed by Minnesota with 70.0.
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Workplace perk? The company tattoo parlor blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2018/0… via @newscutby MPRnews via twitter 3/2/2018 9:46:08 PM
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The renewable energy train has left the station and it's picking up speed twitter.com/UMNenergylab/s…by MPR Weather via twitter 3/2/2018 9:47:31 PM
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Son, mother charged in St. Paul cyclist's hit-and-run death
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To see if you're bending correctly, try this simple experiment mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/2/2018 10:01:12 PM
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To see if you're bending correctly, try this simple experiment mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/2/2018 10:05:10 PM
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Man accused of abducting and killing a 5-year-old girl from central Minnesota has been sentenced to life in prison without parole mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/2/2018 10:13:16 PM
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Trump's steel, aluminum tariffs could raise car, beer and candy prices
mprnews.org/story/2018/03/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXUKPkVW0AINP3S.jpgby MPRnews via twitter 3/2/2018 10:20:25 PM -
Now there's a "sign of the times." twitter.com/MattBeatonEEA/…by MPR Weather via twitter 3/2/2018 10:34:07 PM
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Today's Nor'easter as powerful as a Cat 1 hurricane in New England. twitter.com/NWSBoston/stat…by MPR Weather via twitter 3/2/2018 10:35:12 PM
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Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman told CNN that after speaking with an investigator hired by USA Gymnastics in 2015, she felt threatened and believed she would jeopardize herself if she continued to speak out mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/2/2018 10:36:05 PM
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88 mph wind gust is Category 1 strength on Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshws.php twitter.com/WX1BOX/status/…by MPR Weather via twitter 3/2/2018 10:38:23 PM
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Repairs to Minnesota's troubled vehicle licensing and registration system could start slowing down soon mprnews.org/story/2018/04/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/2/2018 10:50:16 PM
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Significant tree damage from Noreaster's high winds around Washington, D.C. twitter.com/islivingston/s…by MPR Weather via twitter 3/2/2018 10:52:49 PM
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Trees down all around #Bethesda @capitalweather https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXTuDj_W4AATu6e.jpg
by TomManatos via twitter retweeted by MPRweather 3/2/2018 10:55:26 PM -
Serious impacts from Nor'easter continue. This pilot did a great job aborting landing at DCA for another safer attempt. twitter.com/SweeneyABC/sta…by MPR Weather via twitter 3/2/2018 10:56:48 PM
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Ramsey County Sheriff Jack Serier says a juvenile and 2 adults are in custody after the search of a Vadnais Height… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…