Minnesota Today

The trial of Nicolae Miu, a Minnesota man charged with fatally stabbing a teenager during a tubing trip in western Wisconsin, is entering its second week. And the Minneapolis City Council gets an update this afternoon on reuse of the old 3rd Precinct police headquarters.

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Minneapolis plans community safety center, police precinct under same roof

Testimony continues at trial for man charged in Apple River stabbing

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Discipline records from the Minneapolis Police Department show that about a dozen officers were disciplined for actions during unrest following George Floyd's murder in 2020.

And the state Legislature would take the responsibility for building future light rail projects away from the Met Council and assign it instead to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

Lawmakers and rideshare companies are working to avoid service disruptions in the Twin Cities spurred by a new Minneapolis ordinance. And native Minnesotan Paige Bueckers and her UConn Huskies face player of the year Caitlin Clark and her Iowa Hawkeyes tonight in the Final Four.

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Lyft attempts negotiation on Minneapolis drivers’ wage increase

Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers have been in each other’s orbit for years. The Final Four beckons

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Rideshare companies say lawmakers are getting closer to an agreement that would convince them to stay in Minnesota.

And a nurse who tried the save the life of a Stillwater teenager stabbed while tubing on a western Wisconsin river testified today at the trial of the man charged with killing him.

Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

It's the Twins home opener Thursday in Minneapolis. They play the Cleveland Guardians at Target Field just after 3 p.m. And U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was in Mankato Tuesday, talking about a new grant program. 

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What to know about Minnesota Twins home opener vs. Cleveland Guardians

USDA announces $1.5 billion investment to help farmers with conservation, climate-smart agriculture

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A Minnesota House committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would send monthly checks to low-income people.

And a northwestern Minnesota project to reduce phosphorus pollution flowing to the Red River is being used as an example of how to address a long-standing pollution problem.

Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

The mother of a Stillwater teenager fatally stabbed while tubing on the Apple River testified Monday at the trial of the man charged with killing him.

And attorneys for the state trooper charged in the shooting death of a motorist last summer are asking the judge to dismiss the charges against him. Ryan Londregan is charged with murder, manslaughter and assault. He fatally shot Ricky Cobb II during a traffic stop on Interstate 94 in Minneapolis.

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Testimony continues at trial for man charged in Apple River stabbing

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Witnesses testified Tuesday in the trial of a Minnesota man charged with fatally stabbing a teenager during a tubing trip in western Wisconsin. Nicolae Miu is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the death of Isaac Schuman of Stillwater during a confrontation in 2022. Also, affordable housing developments could be coming to Bemidji and St. Cloud.

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Metro Transit plans to have 24 non-police agents to enforce light rail fares and rules — but right now, they only have half that number. And the Minnesota State Patrol says the patrol needs an updated headquarters. Currently, the patrol has offices across state, but it says those offices are outdated and far too small. 

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Justices on the Minnesota Supreme Court are again being asked to decide when people with felony records can regain voting rights.

And a federal judge has approved 3M's $10 billion settlement with drinking water suppliers over "forever chemicals."

Those stories and more in today’s evening update. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.