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Police respond to ‘shots fired’ at Mall of America in Minnesota

Police say suspect fled on foot and no victim has yet been found

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, other Minnesota mayors endorse Don Samuels over Rep. Ilhan Omar

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Thursday endorsed Democrat Don Samuels' primary election bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, backing the congresswoman's challenger after she supported his mayoral opponents last year.

Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022

Hundreds attend vigil for Minnesota teen killed while tubing

Hundreds of people gathered at a Minnesota golf course to remember a 17-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed during a recreational tubing trip on a Wisconsin river

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022

Minnesota sees fewer U.S. House candidates this year than in 2020 and 2018

The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Minnesota was May 31, 2022. Thirty-two candidates are running for Minnesota’s eight U.S. House districts, including 18 Democrats and 14 Republicans. That’s four candidates per district, less than the 4.63 candidates per district in 2020 and the 4.75 in 2018.

Ballotpedia · Aug 2, 2022

Newcomers will represent at least 31% of Minnesota’s state legislative districts next year

Sixty-three state legislative districts up for election in Minnesota this year are open, meaning no incumbents filed to run. This represents 31% of the state’s legislature, a marked increase compared to recent election cycles.

Ballotpedia · Aug 2, 2022

Fewer Minnesota doe permits in some areas after deep-snow winter

DULUTH, Minn. — Deer hunters across Minnesota will have about the same opportunities to bag a deer or two this fall compared to last, except in parts of northern Minnesota, where a deep-snow winter pushed the Department of Natural Resources to reduce the number of antlerless deer permits in an…

Tribune News Service · Aug 2, 2022

Minnesota man charged in deadly Wisconsin attack on tubers

A 52-year-old Minnesota man has been charged in a weekend stabbing attack on people who were tubing on a river in western Wisconsin, including a teenager who was killed and four other people who were wounded

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022

'Green' programs encourage Minnesota farmers to fight water pollution

A few years ago, Chisago County, Minnesota, farmer Max Gustafson needed a way to stop his cattle from wandering into a nearby wetland and polluting it in the process.

Tribune News Service · Aug 1, 2022

5 stabbed at Apple River, Minnesota teen dead, Wisconsin sheriff says

A 17-year-old Stillwater boy was killed and four others injured Saturday in a knife attack on the Apple River in western Wisconsin. A 52-year-old Prior Lake, Minnesota, man was arrested, St. Croix County Sheriff Scott Knudson said.

Tribune News Service · Aug 1, 2022

Trial begins for Minnesota woman who sued after being denied morning-after pill

In a case believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, an Aitkin County jury this week will decide whether the human rights of a rural Minnesota woman were violated when her local pharmacist refused to fill a prescription for emergency contraception.

Tribune News Service · Aug 1, 2022