Another busy week on the campaign trail awaits Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic nominee for vice president. Walz is headed to Georgia and North Carolina, two swing states on the East Coast.

And Minneapolis-based Target is going on a pre-holiday season hiring spree.

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The FBI says former president Donald Trump was the target of an “attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Fla. Nine weeks ago, the Republican presidential nominee survived an attempt on his life at a campaign event in Pennsylvania.

Minneapolis police have released the ages of the victims in Saturday's hit-and-run in downtown. A 16-year-old girl was killed and five people were injured by a driver who drove the wrong way on Fifth Street and plowed into bystanders at the corner of Fifth and Hennepin.

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Trump was the subject of an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf club, the FBI says

Hit-and-run vehicle plows into crowd, kills 16-year-old girl and injures others

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Responders are fighting two small wildfires in northern Minnesota. The Wood Lake fire is burning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and another blaze is going near Burntside Lake not far from Ely.

And the Minnesota Board of Animal Health has confirmed the state's first positive case of West Nile virus in a horse this year.

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The U.S. Senate has confirmed a veteran prosecutor as Minnesota’s newest federal judge.  President Joe Biden in June nominated Assistant U.S. Attorney Laura Provinzino to replace retiring Judge Wilhelmina Wright. The Senate approved the president’s choice in a bipartisan vote. Provinzino, from St. Cloud, has served as an assistant U.S. Attorney since 2010 focusing on human trafficking cases.

And dozens of Minneapolis residents Thursday voiced their opinions at a city council committee hearing about the proposed Blue Line extension plan. Kristel Porter, executive director of the West Broadway Business and Area Coalition, says the route — which goes down West Broadway — needs a safety plan before it can go forward. Municipalities where the route will be located are holding public hearings on the preliminary design plans before they vote on it. The vote must take place before Oct. 10.

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In bipartisan vote, Senate confirms Minnesota’s newest federal judge

Minneapolis residents express concerns about proposed Blue Line extension plan

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A Twin Cities business owner Wednesday urged U.S. House members to focus on tougher penalties as they weigh public safety policy. Brian Ingram runs Purpose Driven Restaurants. He told a Republican-led panel he has had several burglaries in recent years and he pushed for tougher sentences to deter people from reoffending. Democrats on the committee said the hearing was a political stunt and should have also included a discussion about gun violence.

And the Minneapolis City Council is considering an ordinance amendment requiring the city to consistently report what happens when homeless encampments are cleared. That includes information on how often clearings happen, the number of people who may have been impacted and if those people were immediately connected to a shelter. It would also include reporting on how much clearings cost taxpayers.

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Minneapolis City Council considers requiring data collection on encampment clearings

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A review of criminal cases that involved the former Ramsey County medical examiner has entered its third and final phase. The review started three years ago, sifting through 215 cases that Dr. Michael McGee played some part in.

And a Minneapolis man was sentenced to over 30 years in prison today for the murder of a transgender woman last November.

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Our top story is last night’s presidential debate. MPR reporters Mark Zdechlik and Ellie Roth attended Republican and Democratic watch parties to get reactions from Minnesotans.

The Wayzata Police Department is seeking the public's help in finding an artifact that was part of a 9/11 memorial. The Wayzata Crime Prevention Coalition is offering a $1,000 reward for the return of a glass piece that was part of a granite memorial in Panoway Plaza Park. Police learned of the vandalism last week and say evidence at the scene indicates the piece was removed.

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Cheers, jeers and minds already made up at Minnesota debate watch parties

Harris presses a more forceful case against Trump than Biden did on abortion, economy and democracy

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Authorities have identified the Minneapolis police officer who shot and injured a man Saturday. The man was allegedly firing a weapon in an apartment building.

And insights from a new report released by United Ways of Minnesota and United for ALICE show that 63 percent of households under the age of 25 have high rates of financial hardship.

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Former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris meet in a debate Tuesday night. Top Minnesota officials say they will be watching closely. And members of the Minneapolis City Council voted Monday to extend the city’s contract for a controversial gunshot detection technology. The city has contracted with what’s commonly referred to as ShotSpotter since 2007.

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Harris and Trump debate in Philadelphia Tuesday night. Here’s what you need to know

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