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Minnesota Public Radio 6247 - State rep. pleads guilty to driving while intoxicated; Hospital merger moves forward

Minnesota Today from MPR News brings you the most important stories from around the state. All on your schedule. Get updated on the latest news in about five minutes, every weekday morning and evening.

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Published 28 Aug 2026

Duration 04:41

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6247-

State rep. pleads guilty to driving while intoxicated; Hospital merger moves forward

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28 Aug 2026

6246-

ICE agent charged with shooting, wounding a man released from Texas jail

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28 Aug 2026

6245-

ICE agent charged in Minnesota assault case released from Texas jail

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27 Aug 2026

6244-

Minneapolis marks 1 year since shooting at Annunciation Church and School with a day of service, remembrance

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27 Aug 2026

6243-

Minneapolis holds listening sessions about new police chief

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26 Aug 2026

6242-

Leaders at Annunciation ask public to spend Thursday in reflection, service

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26 Aug 2026

6241-

No felony charges in Minneapolis rally; Minnesotans remember Dolly Parton

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25 Aug 2026

6240-

Federal judge in Texas to hear arguments on ICE agent extradition to Minnesota

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25 Aug 2026

6239-

Lindell faces deadline to put up money by Monday for a hand recount of Minnesota’s primary ballots

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24 Aug 2026

6238-

Appleton forum on new ICE detention facility

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21 Aug 2026

6237-

A proposed data center in NE Minneapolis faces continued pushback from residents

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21 Aug 2026

6236-

Hermantown data center debate; Minnesota to shut down some group homes

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20 Aug 2026

6235-

Walz authorizes state disaster assistance for 6 southern Minnesota counties after severe storms and floods

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20 Aug 2026

6234-

Mike Lindell says he’ll pay for recount after losing Republican primary for governor

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19 Aug 2026

6233-

Long-term impact of Walz's executive order blocking mining depends on his successor

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19 Aug 2026

6232-

Hopkins, Burnsville communities remember family killed in apparent murder-suicide

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18 Aug 2026

6231-

The state of Minnesota has paid $36 million dollars to group home companies linked to a high-ranking government official in Liberia, investigation finds

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17 Aug 2026

6230-

Iranian-linked hacker group claims responsibility for Minnesota water system cyberattack

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14 Aug 2026

6229-

St. Paul mayor proposes 2027 budget

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14 Aug 2026

6228-

Secretary of State says federal election monitors did not interfere in Minnesota's primary election

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13 Aug 2026

6227-

2 adults, child dead at Hopkins daycare in apparent murder-suicide

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13 Aug 2026

6226-

Record turnout for Minnesota primary election

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12 Aug 2026

6225-

Klobuchar and Demuth face off for governor. Flanagan and Tafoya get nods for U.S. Senate

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12 Aug 2026

6224-

Tuesday is primary election day in Minnesota

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11 Aug 2026

6223-

Election Day tomorrow; Power failure likely led to outages

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10 Aug 2026

6222-

Drought may not impact crop yield as much as expected

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10 Aug 2026

6221-

Minnesota's drought will stay awhile, but recent rain does help BWCA firefighters

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07 Aug 2026

6220-

Twin Cities woman sues Chipotle after salmonella poisoning

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07 Aug 2026

6219-

Businesses financially hurt by wildfires; Drought reduced slightly in Minnesota

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06 Aug 2026

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Food shelves are now able to accept donated eggs past their 'sell-by' date

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06 Aug 2026

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Farmfest gubernatorial debate; Walz wildfire update

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05 Aug 2026

6216-

St. Paul set to clear homeless encampment at Pig's Eye Park

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05 Aug 2026

6215-

Firefighters make progress on Minnesota wildfires; Aging infrastructure led to cyber attacks

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04 Aug 2026

6214-

Minnesota water systems have blocked multiple hacking attempts since last week's cyberattack

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04 Aug 2026

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Minnesota wildfires continue burning; More states report cyberattacks on water systems

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03 Aug 2026

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Vance Boelter due in court Monday for first appearance on state charges

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03 Aug 2026

6211-

Wildfires burn nearly 73,000 acres in U.S. and Canada as crews watch for new lightning fires

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31 Jul 2026

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Hundreds of thousands of Haitians across the country face uncertainty as their Temporary Protected Status ends

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31 Jul 2026

6209-

Drought now covers 76 percent of Minnesota after recent heat waves

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30 Jul 2026

6208-

Parts of the BWCA reopen to overnight camping

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30 Jul 2026

6207-

St. Paul police chief accuses mayor of sexual harassment

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29 Jul 2026

6206-

Elon Musk challenges anti-nudification law. St. Paul Mayor Her accused of inappropriate comments

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29 Jul 2026

6205-

Minnesota wildfires continue; Cyberattack targets Minnesota water

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28 Jul 2026

6204-

Wildfires in northeastern Minnesota are more than 50 percent contained, firefighting officials say

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28 Jul 2026

6203-

U.S. Senate candidates debate on MPR News; Walz talks special session

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27 Jul 2026

6202-

DFL U.S. Senate hopefuls Craig, Flanagan to debate live at 11 a.m. on MPR News

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27 Jul 2026

6201-

Vance Boelter sentenced to life in prison for attacks on Minnesota lawmakers and their families

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24 Jul 2026

6200-

Friday marks 6 months since Alex Pretti was shot and killed by a federal agent

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24 Jul 2026

6199-

Vance Boelter sentenced to life in prison

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23 Jul 2026

6198-

Vance Boelter to be sentenced in shootings of Minnesota lawmakers. Officials developing plans to reopen parts of the BWCA

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23 Jul 2026