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• Walz details plan to expand economic opportunities as part of new budget package

  20-01-2022 22:54
  
  Payments would include a married couple earning up to $273,470 per year would receive $350, while a single person making up to $164,400 would get a $175.
  
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• Wisconsin man convicted of killing, dismembering his parents

  20-01-2022 22:50
  
  A jury on Thursday convicted a Wisconsin man accused of killing and dismembering his parents last summer.
  
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• Wisconsin unemployment hits record low of 2.8%

  20-01-2022 22:15
  
  Wisconsin's unemployment rate hit a record low of 2.8% in December, after tying the previous low of 3% in November, the state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday.
  
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• Health official: Omicron has not peaked in Wisconsin

  20-01-2022 21:55
  
  The COVID-19 omicron variant has yet to peak in Wisconsin, even as there are encouraging signs it is waning in parts of the northeastern United States where it was first detected, the state's chief medical officer said Thursday.
  
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• St. Louis Park Police investigating baby's death

  20-01-2022 21:07
  
  The 3-month-old's death is under investigation by the St. Louis Park Police Department, while waiting on autopsy results from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner.
  
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• Minnesota infectious disease director Kris Ehresmann to retire

  20-01-2022 20:53
  
  Kris Ehresmann, a key architect of the state's response to the COVID pandemic, will retire in February after more than 30 years at the state's health agency.
  
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• MDH Infectious Disease Director Kris Ehresmann to retire

  20-01-2022 20:47
  
  The high profile state health leader will leave the department Feb. 2 after more than three decades dedicated to keeping Minnesota healthy.
  
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• Jury selection begins in federal trial over Floyd's killing

  20-01-2022 20:25
  
  Jury selection began Thursday in the federal trial of three Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's killing, with the judge stressing repeatedly that fellow Officer Derek Chauvin's conviction on state murder charges should not influence the proceedings.
  
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• Georgia DA asks for special grand jury in election probe

  20-01-2022 20:20
  
  The Georgia prosecutor looking into possible attempts to interfere in the 2020 general election by former President Donald Trump and others has asked for a special grand jury to aid the investigation.
  
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• Assembly OKs GOP-authored bills expanding gun rights

  20-01-2022 20:20
  
  The Wisconsin Assembly approved a package of Republican-authored bills on Thursday that would dramatically expand gun rights in the state, moving forward with the proposals even though Democratic Gov. Tony Evers will almost certainly veto them.
  
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• Washington justices uphold $18M fine in GMO-labeling case

  20-01-2022 19:30
  
  The Washington Supreme Court has narrowly upheld an $18 million fine levied against an association of large food brands that funneled dark money into a state political campaign.
  
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• Potential teacher strike could be looming in Minneapolis, St. Paul

  20-01-2022 18:48
  
  Both teachers' unions are in mediation with district leaders, negotiating over class sizes, wages and COVID-19 issues, among other things.
  
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• KARE in the Kitchen: Mama Lew's 'Boozy' Rum Cake

  20-01-2022 18:35
  
  The best kind of cake to eat is one you need to show your ID for! Mama Lew shares one of her most requested cakes, her "Boozy" Butter Rum Cake!
  
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• Minnesota's unemployment rate is lower than it was before the pandemic

  20-01-2022 18:24
  
  Despite the state losing jobs in December, upward growth from a pandemic rebound outnumbered the loss for the highest growth since 2019.
  
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• Sheriff Hutchinson was driving over 120 mph while drunk in Alexandria crash, patrol says

  20-01-2022 16:17
  
  The Minnesota State Patrol also said Hennepin County Sheriff David Hutchinson did not have his seat belt on and initially claimed not to be the driver.
  
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• Patrol: Sheriff Hutchinson was driving over 120 mph while drunk in Alexandria crash

  20-01-2022 16:17
  
  The Minnesota State Patrol also said Sheriff David Hutchinson did not have on his seat belt and initially claimed to not be the driver.
  
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• Marketplace meet-up leads to robbery, shots fired

  20-01-2022 15:16
  
  The victim told Brooklyn Park police they were robbed while selling shoes in a deal brokered using an online marketplace.
  
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• Jury selection underway in federal trial for the other officers in George Floyd death

  20-01-2022 14:56
  
  U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson said he expects the 12 jurors and six alternates to be selected in two days — far faster than the two weeks needed in the criminal trial of Derek Chauvin.
  
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• Jury selection begins today in federal trial for the other officers in George Floyd death

  20-01-2022 14:56
  
  U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson said he expects the 12 jurors and six alternates to be selected in two days — far faster than the two weeks needed in the criminal trial of Derek Chauvin.
  
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• Heirloom Collaborative turns treasured family recipes into a cookbook

  20-01-2022 14:31
  
  Sharing a family recipes link us together from one generation to the next, so a local woman had the idea to turn Grandma's cookbook into a special family heirloom.
  
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• Crash involving two semi-trucks closes I-94 near Albertville

  20-01-2022 14:16
  
  All eastbound lanes are closed Thursday morning after one of those semis spilled a load of potatoes all over the interstate, and the scene may take hours to clear.
  
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• Minnesota Ukrainians on edge about looming war

  20-01-2022 09:56
  
  Ukrainian Americans in the Twin Cities are watching Europe anxiously as Russia edges closer to an invasion of its neighbor to the west.
  
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• Oh my Wordle! What is it and why is it so popular?

  20-01-2022 05:21
  
  During the omicron surge, the word game is offering people a chance to connect and compete in a fun way.
  
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• Several restaurants revert to take out only amid proof of vaccination mandate in Twin Cities

  20-01-2022 05:18
  
  While some establishments saw success after the first day of the mandate, others have chosen to shut down their dine-in services and revert back to take out only.
  
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• New indoor dining mandates for Minneapolis, St. Paul go into effect

  20-01-2022 05:09
  
  Customers have to show proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID test to eat or drink on site.
  
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• Man charged with armed carjacking, sexual assault, while on conditional release from Hennepin Co.

  20-01-2022 05:09
  
  The complaint states Carl Williams carjacked, abducted and assaulted a woman who had been pumping fuel at a BP gas station in south Minneapolis.
  
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• MN Attorney General Keith Ellison files lawsuit against 2 COVID testing companies

  20-01-2022 03:28
  
  The complaint alleges people failed to get timely results or any at all. Others said they received results for tests they didn’t take.
  
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• Omicron finally declining in the Twin Cities? The sewage says so.

  20-01-2022 02:38
  
  After weeks tracking a sharp rise of COVID in our wastewater, the Met Council has some encouraging news about a potential peak.
  
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• Multi-agency effort leads to arrest of two connected to violent crimes across metro

  20-01-2022 02:17
  
  Authorities say they'd been tracking the suspects' vehicle and their activity over the last 10 days. That came to a head when they arrested the two in St. Paul.
  
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• Mother & daughter duo to hit Duluth streets as police officers

  20-01-2022 02:15
  
  Duluth PD investigator Angela Robertson was sworn into the force in 2009, and 11 years later, her daughter Maddy joined the department.
  
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• Here are the finalists for the 2022 MnDOT 'Name a Snowplow' contest

  20-01-2022 01:57
  
  Agency managers and staff have whittled down 11,000 "creative" suggestions to a list of 50, which you can vote on starting Wednesday.
  
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• MPCA: Air quality back to pre-pandemic levels

  20-01-2022 01:47
  
  During the lockdowns of 2020, experts say air quality improved, but what does this mean long term?
  
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• Mall of America adds 10 new stores

  20-01-2022 01:19
  
  The megamall kicked off the new year with plenty of new additions to its lineup.
  
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• 'We have a lot to lose': 16 Minnesota cities declare climate emergency, urge legislative action

  20-01-2022 00:41
  
  An emerging coalition urging legislative action crosses the urban-rural divide at a time when the state has experienced record extreme weather.
  
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