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Minnesota inmates find creative outlet, therapeutic benefit in writing programs
The nonprofit FreeWriters offers writing workshops in jails, encouraging expression and reflection as a means of addressing mental health struggles.
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Transgender health care is now protected in Minnesota
Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order protecting transgender health care in Minnesota.
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Why new development on Minneapolis Kmart site is at least four years away
A number of factors are behind the long timeline for the plans, which were halted by the riots after George Floyd's murder.
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Film Of Prince At Age 11 Discovered In Archival Footage Of 1970 Mpls. Teachers Strike
Deep in the WCCO film archives are hundreds, if not thousands of opportunities to travel back in time. And on one reel a treasure lay hidden, untouched, for 52 years.
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A Cave Kingpin Is Buying Up America’s Underground. What’s His Plan?
John Ackerman has spent millions procuring a majority of the known caves in Minnesota, which add up to dozens of miles of underground passageways and likely make him the largest cave owner in the U.S. He collects and charts them in the name of preservation, but his controversial methods have created many opponents.
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'Decolonise and re-indigenise': The Ojibwe language warrior
Anton Treuer is part of a movement of indigenous Americans reclaiming the power and authority of their people.
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Line 3 oil pipeline project faces prospect of more delays
Enbridge's proposed Line 3 oil pipeline replacement likely could see more delays, after two state agencies involved in the project said Tuesday that the permitting schedule for the pipeline needs to be revised.
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Minnesota program will pay homeowners to transform lawns into bee gardens as species inches closer to extinction
Minnesota lawmakers have greenlighted a new program to pay homeowners in the state to transform their lawns into bee gardens in efforts to counter the declining bee population.
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Marital rape is no longer legal in Minnesota with new law
Jenny Teeson accused her husband of drugging and raping her while she slept two years ago. The Minnesota woman found videos of the incident on her computer, according to the Star Tribune newspaper. However, when the couple went to court, Teeson's husband agreed to a plea deal, was convicted of invading her privacy and received only a 45-day jail sentence.
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Minnesota Could Be The First State To Pass A ‘Right To Repair’ Bill
Minnesota is closer than ever to becoming the first state to pass a “right to repair” bill, which would give independent repair shops access to fix electronics. Currently, consumers who have issues with devices ranging from smartphones to high-tech tractors can only bring broken devices to an authorized dealer, who will diagnose the problem, order parts and presumably fix it. Independent repair shops see that as unfair, saying it hurts their business as well as the consumers’ pocketbook.
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Guy Spends 6 Months Recreating A Van Gogh Painting Using Plants In A 1.2-Acre Field
Can you imagine seeing a Van Gogh painting sitting right off the freeway on your morning commute or aerial ride? One field in Egan, Minnesota got exactly this when the 64-year-old artist, Stan Herd, transformed it into Van Gogh’s 1889 “Olive Trees.” Herd has been doing similar types of artworks or ‘earthworks’ since 1981. His most recent project took six months and spans 1.2 acres. Plenty of mowing, digging, and planting was involved. All of which were sponsored by the Minneapolis Institute of Art. It can even be seen from the Minneapolis airport.
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'We are not robots': Amazon warehouse employees push to unionize
As Amazon’s workforce has more than doubled over the past three years, workers at Amazon fulfillment center warehouses in the United States have started organizing and pushing toward forming a union to fight back against the company’s treatment of its workers.
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Minnesota organization donates 10,000 books to help restore demolished Iraqi library
The generosity of Minnesotans reaches far and wide, now extending all the way to a library in Iraq. This week, thousands of books arrived at the library at the University of Mosul, a shipment organized by the Minneapolis-based Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project (IARP). The library was destroyed when ISIS militants occupied the city in 2014. The library had stood as a cultural and educational epicenter in Iraq until ISIS fighters demolished the building. They methodically destroyed almost all of the one million books, manuscripts and historic maps inside.
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Birds on berries are getting drunk and disorderly but police say they'll sober up soon
A group of youthful residents who are unable to handle their alcohol have been drifting around the town Gilbert, Minnesota, looking disoriented and narrowly avoiding getting hit by cars. But these aren't teenagers getting drunk. Instead, it's the local bird population. "The Gilbert Police Department has received several reports of birds that appear to be 'under the influence' flying into windows, cars and acting confused," said Police Chief Ty Techar in a statement. An early frost meant that berries had fermented earlier than usual, he explained, and birds were eating them and getting drunk.
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Teen escapes from the Mayo Clinic after hospital won't let her go
One winter afternoon last year, Duane Engebretson sat in his stepdaughter's hospital room at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, trying to figure out how she could escape. Alyssa Gilderhus, 18 and a senior in high school, had been a patient at Mayo for about two months, ever since having a ruptured brain aneurysm on Christmas Day.
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City rallies behind teen's hotdog stand
After a complaint threatened to shutter a young boy's hotdog stand, US city officials decided instead to rally behind him to keep it open. Jaequan Faulkner, 13, has been selling hotdogs outside his home in North Minneapolis, in the Midwestern state of Minnesota, since 2016. His stand was at risk of closure after someone reported him for not having a permit, local media say. Instead, city staff helped him obtain a permit and get back to work on Monday.
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Minnesota State Fair Butter Heads
Every year, an artist puts on a show sculpting butter-based busts.
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More Than 200 People Infected by Parasite Linked to Del Monte Vegetables
Two hundred twelve people have been infected with an intestinal parasite in four upper Midwest states after reportedly eating pre-packed vegetable trays under the Del Monte Fresh Produce brand, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The trays were purchased at various retailers including Kwik Trip or Kwik Star convenience stores. The outbreak was first tracked by the CDC in mid-June, and is most severe in Wisconsin. As many as 54 cases have also been reported in Minnesota...
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Raccoon triumphs over skyscraper in a climb that captivated the internet, celebrates with cat food
The #MPRraccoon somehow found itself trapped on a building ledge — and apparently decided the only way to go was up.
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Bill would remove statute of limitations for sex offenses in...
If American culture is finally grappling with the realities of sexual abuse, the law may not be far behind. A bill introduced in the Minnesota Legislature last month would remove the statute of limitations for felony sex crimes, meaning victims can report when they are ready and not when the law says they need to be, supporters say. "Reporting one's own experience to the police is a choice that every survivor deserves, and they deserve to have that choice their entire lives," Sarah Super said at a Capitol news conference March 8.
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