Lino Lakes council members voted Monday night to put a Muslim-centered housing development on hold for a year. 

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board held a special meeting Monday to discuss contract negotiations with the park workers union — they’ve been on strike since the Fourth of July.

And a Minneapolis City Council committee voted Monday to move forward with a tentative police union contract that would give Minneapolis police officers a substantial boost in pay.

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One-year development moratorium halts Muslim-oriented project in Lino Lakes

Minneapolis parks commissioners to hear about contract negotiations as workers’ strike continues

Minneapolis City Council moves forward with tentative police contract

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It’s going to start feeling more like summer across Minnesota by this weekend. MPR meteorologist Sven Sundgaard says the region will see a change in the pattern that’s been dominating the weather in recent weeks.

The Mississippi River dropped below flood stage at Saint Paul last night as water levels on most rivers across the state continue to slowly fall.

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Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Angie Craig over the weekend joined a growing chorus of lawmakers saying President Joe Biden should step aside an not seek reelection. And the Minneapolis Park Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting Monday night to hear from negotiators as a strike by park workers continues this week.

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Minneapolis parks commissioners to hear about contract negotiations as workers' strike continues

Rep. Angie Craig says Biden should abandon his reelection run

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The endorsed Minnesota Republican Party candidate for U.S. Senate is coming under fire for comments regarded as antisemitic.

A nonprofit in St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood said today that it’s canceling its partnership with Justin Sutherland after prosecutors charged the celebrity chef with making violent threats toward his girlfriend. Sutherland’s attorney says the charges are “riddled with false truths.”

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Minneapolis Parks workers began a week-long strike Thursday with a kickoff party, rally and march. The union represents about three hundred workers, and it says the strike follows seven months of unsuccessful contract negotiations with the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board. Workers say they’re asking for better pay and safety protections.

And the Bloomington Police Department is looking into how artificial intelligence can help them, after the Mall of America announced it will start using AI facial recognition.

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Hundreds of Minneapolis park workers poised to strike for a week beginning July 4

Bloomington police chief discusses police car karaoke and AI facial recognition at Mall of America

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Several drug companies filed lawsuits in federal court this week challenging a Minnesota law governing the price of medication.

And Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit today alleging that tobacco companies underpaid the state by nearly $58 million.

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Gov. Tim Walz meets with President Joe Biden and other Democratic governors Wednesday.  The president invited the governors to the meeting after the state leaders held a conference call this week — following the president's poor performance in last week's debate.

Walz also visited the damaged site of the Rapidan Dam Tuesday and shared updates on disaster relief for the area.

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Biden’s candidacy remains a discussion point for Walz, other Democratic governors

‘Minnesotans are resilient’: Flooding assessments continue; Walz visits flood-damaged Rapidan Dam site

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Gov. Tim Walz is due to meet with President Joe Biden and other Democratic governors tomorrow.

And new federal legislation co-sponsored by Democratic U.S. Rep. Angie Craig aims to stop drug trafficking on social media.

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More rain moving through the state during the overnight hours. Some of it heavy. On Tuesday, Gov. Walz is in southern Minnesota to visit the Rapidan Dam and provide an update on flood conditions across the state. And Minnesota's e-bike rebate application program open again today at 11 a.m. Round one of the online effort ended last month when the website crashed.

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Minnesota e-bike rebates: Window set to reopen

Floodwaters receding, cleanup continues across much of Minnesota; more heavy rain possible

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Many thousands of state birth records become available to adopted people for the first time Monday.

Minnesota’s congressional delegation is politically split over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to provide former President Donald Trump more legal protection against criminal charges.

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