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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Minneapolis police say they've determined the "unauthorized visitor" who entered Patrick Henry High School and triggered the emergency response about a possible gun has left building mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/27/2018 11:26:38 PM -
Why spring is closer than you think! blogs.mprnews.org/updraft/ #mnwx https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXFFw38UMAA78Hz.jpg
by MPR Weather via twitter 2/27/2018 11:41:39 PM -
Students still leaving Patrick Henry HS in small groups as police search building following possible armed intruder… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… -
Good perspective here from frequent #ClimateCast guest expert John Abraham. twitter.com/skepticscience…by MPR Weather via twitter 2/27/2018 11:47:30 PM
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High school grad rates show only slight gains
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U.S. Supreme Court: Immigrants, even those with permanent legal status and asylum seekers, do not have the right to periodic bond hearings mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/28/2018 12:25:12 AM
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As milk prices decline, worries about dairy farmer suicides rise mprnews.org/story/2018/02/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXFOWuPW4AAHOAl.jpg
by MPRnews via twitter 2/28/2018 12:46:15 AM -
The cost of developing MNLARS has already topped $90 million, now key Republican questions why state agencies want another $43 million to fix problems with the vehicle licensing and registration system mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/28/2018 1:00:14 AM
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Somehow, ticks native to East Asia have made it to rural New Jersey. They've been linked to the spread of SFTS virus and reproduce by essentially cloning themselves... how worried should we be? mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/28/2018 1:15:11 AM
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Audit finds 1,986 anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. last year, up from 1,267 in 2016 mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/28/2018 1:15:12 AM
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A promise of a higher wage in St. Paul has drawn some skepticism about the impact that increase would have mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/28/2018 1:30:12 AM
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Court records paint a sordid picture of an incestuous home in Minneapolis abuse case mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/28/2018 1:45:11 AM
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Family of man killed by deputy last year criticize investigation into his death
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City leaders in Forest Lake have again delayed a decision on whether to move forward with a residential psychiatric facility for children and teenagers mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/28/2018 2:42:11 AM
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Economist says debate about the minimum wage in the Twin Cities has proceeded without a key factor: a viable model of how higher wages will interact with other efforts to fight poverty mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/28/2018 3:00:14 AM
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"Here comes Diggins! Here comes Diggins!" mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/28/2018 3:30:13 AM
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Judge rules in favor of Met Council for Southwest light rail mprnews.org/story/2018/02/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXFeURoW4AAKpUq.jpg
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Gold-medal curlers receive hero's welcome in Duluth
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Dick's Sporting Goods ends sale of assault-style rifles, citing Florida shooting
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No blank checks to fix MNLARS licensing, key Republican says
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Students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., will once again walk the halls of their school.
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A wife’s death is ‘collateral damage’ from Mahnomen County shooting ift.tt/2Fb3ZX6by NewsCut via twitter 2/28/2018 1:32:48 PM
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This #SCOTUS case about what voters can wear to polling places has its origins in Minnesota:
mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/28/2018 1:36:21 PM -
Report updates landmark 1968 racism study, finds more poverty and segregation
mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/28/2018 1:52:01 PM -
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A new study finds that 41 million Americans are at risk of flooding from rivers, three times more than past estimates.
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MN lawmakers learn today if budget surplus is back
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Pregnancy rate might predict future recessions, researchers suggest
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Cambridge-Isanti schools close following "rumored, potential threat"
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Minnesota businessman Stewart Mills will not run again for Congress in Minnesota's 8th District.
mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/28/2018 3:42:43 PM -
Would you be more interested in using a cab if the service was more like Uber or Lyft?
mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/28/2018 3:48:44 PM -
Without yeast, bread wouldn't rise and beer wouldn't foam. Nicholas Money's new book, "The Rise of Yeast," points o… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… -
Hicks acknowledges 'white lies' for Trump, but not on Russia
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With closing of independent pharmacy, a sense of community dies ift.tt/2HTW8vGby NewsCut via twitter 2/28/2018 4:42:47 PM
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FBI names Jill Sanborn as next special agent in charge of the Minneapolis division.
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Now back in the U.S., Jessie Diggins said she's hoping to grow the sport's popularity, and bring a World Cup championship to Minnesota if the support is there.
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Nearly 1 in 3 Medicare patients undergoes an operation in the year before death, even though the evidence shows that many are more likely to be harmed than to benefit from it.
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Eagan cops offer 360-degree glimpse of a first responder’s life ift.tt/2F2rXVdby NewsCut via twitter 2/28/2018 6:12:37 PM