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Permit #26-470: HWY 12 Fiber Installation

The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) is currently reviewing a permit application for a project along Highway 12. The project, proposed by MNDOT, involves the installation of conduit for fiber optic cables, dynamic message signs, and Non-Intrusive Detection signs. MCWD reviews for compliance only with applicable MCWD rules. This project...

Minnetonka, MN · 1d
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Sahan Journal

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From Kao Kalia Yang to Queer & Funny Improv: Three Twin Cities arts events to explore this weekend

For centuries, Minnesota artists have depicted the people who call the state home through portraiture. This weekend, the Minnesota History Center brings out select works from its portrait collection for a new exhibition stretching back to the 1850s. Also on Saturday, writers and readers converge at St. Paul’s Union Depot...

Minneapolis, MN · 1d

dasselcokato.com

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Election results including commissioner races, school boards and local contests

Voters in Wright and Meeker counties decided several county, school district, city and township races in the Nov. 3 general election, with all precincts reporting in the contests provided. The results included contested county commissioner races in Wright County, school board elections in Dassel-Cokato and Litchfield, and municipal elections in...

Wright County, MN · 2d

Newser

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Voters Remember Alex Pretti, Renee Good on Election Day

(This content was created with the help of AI.) Minnesota voters turned a simple sticker into a silent political statement. On Election Day, "I Voted" decals began appearing on two Minneapolis memorials honoring Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good, US citizens fatally shot by federal immigration agents during a January enforcement sweep. Some voters said leaving the stickers felt like attaching their ballots to the deaths that helped galvanize local resistance to President Trump's immigration enforcement operations, the Guardian reports. A retired physician who worked with Pretti recalled him as...

Minneapolis, MN · 2d

Womens Overview

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Republican Senate nominee Michele Tafoya told a room of suburban women in Minnesota this is a “unique opportunity” to reach women voters directly before Election Day.

Republican Senate nominee Michele Tafoya skipped the usual campaign-event backdrop for her final push — a coffee shop in White […]

Minnesota · 3d

Sahan Journal

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U.S. Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar was elected Tuesday as Minnesota’s first female governor. Twin Cities residents react to her historic election and share what they hope to see from her leadership. #Minnesota #AmyKlobuchar ...

Minnesota · 16h

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Two Northern Minnesota House seats flip blue, reshaping Northland representation in St. Paul

Two Northern Minnesota House seats flip blue, reshaping Northland representation in St. Paul.

St Paul, MN · 2d

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MN Christmas Market Hits 11 Years With Three Stops in St. Paul, Cottage Grove, Red Wing

The MN Christmas Market is marking its 11th year with three holiday pop-up events across the state this November and December, bringing together local makers, artisans and small brands for a trio of $1 markets in St. Paul, Cottage Grove and Red Wing. The first stop lands Saturday, November 21, at Union Depot in St. Paul, running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with $1 cash or Venmo entry.

Red Wing, MN · 1d

Vogue Magazine

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Deb Haaland and Peggy Flanagan Mark Their Historic Wins in Intentional Earrings

Last night, the 2026 midterm election results delivered plenty of historic firsts. It was a particularly powerful night for Native American representation: Democrat Deb Haaland became the first Native American woman to be elected as Governor of New Mexico, while Peggy Flanagan—the current lieutenant governor of Minnesota—became the first Native woman to win the U.S. Senate seat in her state. (And there could even be a third victory for the Indigenous community today: at the time of publishing this story, Alaska’s Mary Peltola is currently leading the race for a Senate seat, too.)

Minnesota · 2d

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Cities Church defendants head to court to challenge charges

Hearings continued Thursday for people federally indicted in connection with the January anti-ICE protest at Cities Church in St. Paul. Defendants and their supporters packed the St. Paul Federal Courthouse this week for hearings addressing more than five dozen motions filed in the case, including requests to have charges dismissed. Two more hearings are scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Nov. 9 and Nov. 10.

St Paul, MN · 2d

CBS Minnesota

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Melissa and Mark Hortman honored with memorial highway

Highway 610 in the northern Twin Cities suburbs was officially renamed Thursday in honor of former DFL Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman.

Brooklyn Park, MN · 1d

monitorsaintpaul.com

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Noecker beats Perez-Vega in close Ramsey County District 5 race

Current Ward 2 St. Paul Council member Rebecca Noecker beat state District 65B Representative Maria Isa Perez-Vega by just 119 votes to become the next Ramsey County District 5 Commissioner. The total votes for Noecker were 15,829 anad for Perez-Vega 15,710. There were 22 write-ins. The seat was vacated by Rafael Ortega who did not seek reelection.

Ramsey County, MN · 2d

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Anderson, Syed, and Ward elected to St. Paul School Board at-large seats

Seven candidates were running for three at-large St. Paul School Board seats. The winners are: Stephanie Anderson with 22.32%, Omar Syed with 21.25%, and Uriah Ward with 20.21%. Also running were Tamara Mattison who garnered 10.89%, Teresa Glass with 10.37%, Michael Schell with 7.26% and Kris Taylor with 7.01%. Write-ins got 0.69%.

St Paul, MN · 2d

The Cool Down

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Some Minnesota families report SNAP cuts from $800 to $200 a month as food shelf demand climbs

"Everybody's kind of going through it these days with prices and everything."

Minnesota · 1d

CBS Minnesota

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Defendants in protest at ICE pastor's Minnesota church return to court

Dozens of people charged in connection to January's protest inside a Twin Cities church during the height of Operation Metro Surge returned to federal court on Thursday.

St Paul, MN · 1d

hoodline.com

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St. Paul Exhibit Puts 170 Years of Minnesota Faces Side by Side

According to the Sahan Journal, sixty-eight portraits pulled from an estimated collection of 1,000, spanning nearly 170 years of Minnesota life, go on public view Saturday at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul. As reported by the Pioneer Press, the new exhibition, ‘See & Be Seen: The Evolving Power of Portraits,’ opens at 10 a.m. and runs through June 13, with an opening celebration from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring a hands-on art activity and a photo booth for guests to make their own portraits.

Minnesota · 13h

Minnesota Reformer

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3M settles chemical contamination claims for $7.35 billion, while admitting no guilt

3M, which is responsible for widespread groundwater contamination from so-called forever chemicals in the eastern Twin Cities metro, will pay $7.35 billion to settle the vast majority of outstanding personal injury claims against it. The Minnesota corporate behemoth and a group of plaintiffs’ lawyers announced the settlement on Tuesday. As many as 120,000 people who […]

Minnesota · 1d

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City of Eagan is suing IronGate Data Center (Dakota County)

The city of Eagan is suing data center company Eagan Capital LLC, due to alleged code violations at IronGate Data Center, according to Mayor Mike Maguire’s update at the Nov. 2 City Council meeting. “The city is taking legal action regarding the continued operation of four temporary chillers at...

Eagan, MN · 2d

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Mankato Bakers Square Appears to Shut Down, Leaving Minnesota Just One Location

Minnesota’s Bakers Square footprint may now be down to one full-service restaurant. The Mankato location at 1861 Madison Avenue appears to have closed, based on unavailable online ordering and unanswered phone calls Monday morning. If the closure is confirmed, Coon Rapids would be the state’s only remaining full-service location.

Minnesota · 3d