Minneapolis police are investigating links between six separate violent incidents that resulted in two people being shot and wounded early Tuesday on the city's south side. And a Twin Cities man listed as Feeding Our Future's board president testified Tuesday he had no knowledge of the nonprofit and was surprised to see his signature on its documents.

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The interim leader of the state's effort to start a retail cannabis market says Minnesota is close to a launch date.

And a credit union with branches across central and northern Minnesota says nearly 100 of its customers were victims of debit card fraud.

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January was a down month for Minnesota state finances. A monthly update from the state agency that manages the budget says tax collections were about 2 percent lower than expected last month — about $64 million less.

A Becker County attorney has added a second burglary charge against Woodbury state Sen. Nicole Mitchell linked to an alleged attempt to remove items from her stepmother's house in Detroit Lakes in April of last year.  The new charge is one count of possession of burglary or theft tools. Both charges against Mitchell are felonies. If convicted, the DFL senator could face prison.

And Gov. Tim Walz says it feels like the Minnesota Legislature has turned a page with the House organized following a weekslong boycott by Democrats in the chamber.

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The Becker County attorney today added a second burglary charge against Woodbury state senator Nicole Mitchell linked to an alleged attempt to remove items from her stepmother's house in Detroit Lakes last year.

And jurors heard opening statements today in the trial of Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock and one of her co-defendants.

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Opening statements are set for Monday in the second trial to stem from what federal prosecutors say was the “single largest” fraud scheme in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar defended the U.S. Agency for International Development on CBS's “Face the Nation” Sunday. The agency has been at the center of a controversy over how much the U.S. should help other countries with foreign aid — and how that aid is spent.

And the University of Minnesota could lose millions of dollars in medical research funding under a new Trump administration policy that goes into effect Monday.

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DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar says tariffs President Donald Trump has imposed — or plans to impose — will end up making life more expensive for Americans.

And the latest defendant to be sentenced in the Feeding Our Future case is headed to federal prison for 3 and a half years.

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The Minnesota House on Thursday convened for its first session with both Democrats and Republicans in attendance. It happened after a power-sharing agreement was struck by legislative leaders Wednesday night. Republican Rep. Lisa Demuth will wield the speaker's gavel for the next two years.

The Minneapolis City Council voted to delay a plan for George Floyd Square. A council committee voted 4-2 Thursday in favor of tabling the city’s plan and will instead consider a pedestrian-only design. City officials say the decision may delay construction until 2026.

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The Minnesota House has relaunched with a power-sharing deal.

At the same time as Minnesota House leaders were unveiling that deal to get the chamber running again, Minnesota Supreme Court justices were hearing arguments in a lawsuit over problems that arose during the three-plus week standoff.

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Leaders in the Minnesota House are holding separate news conferences Thursday to announce a joint deal to reboot a chamber stalled since mid-January.

Gov. Tim Walz has scheduled a special election for a Minnesota House vacancy for March 11. It's the seat that will determine whether the House is tied 67 to 67 or if Republicans lock in a majority that allows them to pass bills on their own.

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$25 million in outside spending flowed into races for the Minnesota Legislature in 2024. Groups that operate independently from candidates funneled $25.3 million into races for 134 House seats and one Senate seat, according to an MPR News analysis of campaign reports.

And Republican Congressman Pete Stauber has reintroduced legislation that could pave the way for copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

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