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Duluth police say five people were found dead Thursday in an apparent murder-suicide at two homes in the city. Officers made a welfare check just after 2 p.m. and found a 47-year-old woman and a child dead from gunshot wounds. Police say they identified a suspect and went to his home about a mile away. Inside they found a 45-year-old woman and another child who also fatally shot. The suspect, a 46-year-old man, was also found dead. 

And after a three-week trial, a Mankato jury has found Adam Fravel guilty on all four charges for the 2023 murder of Madeline Kingsbury. Kingsbury was the mother of Fravel's children. David Kingsbury, Madeline's father, says justice has been served — but it won't bring his daughter back.

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Five people, including two children, found dead at two homes in Duluth

Adam Fravel found guilty on all charges in Kingsbury murder

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After a three-week trial, a jury found Adam Fravel guilty of four charges for the murder of Madeline Kingsbury. Kingsbury was the mother of Fravel's children. The case attracted national attention and was moved from Winona to Mankato as a result.

And Democrats are assessing their party’s poor showing in Tuesday’s election. That includes a further erosion of support for Democratic candidates in rural areas.

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

The results of Tuesday's election is expected to produce a tie in the Minnesota House of Representatives; DFL and Republican Party leaders say they are looking at how to share power. And voters Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment that diverts tens of millions of dollars in Minnesota lottery proceeds annually to environmental projects around the state. 

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Expecting a tie in the Minnesota House, party leaders look to share power

A deadlocked Minnesota House? We’ve been here before

Voters overwhelmingly back Minnesota lottery spending on environmental projects for another 25 years

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The race for Minnesota's House of Representatives could well result in an even 67-67 split between parties, with two anticipated recounts. The last — and only time — the house was tied was in 1979.

And it was another election with high voter turnout in Minnesota. About 76 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots, according to the state's initial estimates.

Republican Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States. The Associated Press called the race after Trump’s victory in key battle ground states including Wisconsin. It's an extraordinary comeback for the former president, who becomes the first person convicted of a felony to win the White House.

In Minnesota, Democrat Kamala Harris won the vote for presidency, beating Trump 51 to 47 percent.

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar won reelection for her fourth term. She beat GOP opponent Royce White easily. But, in lamenting the GOP's nationwide success, Klobuchar said Americans want Washington to find common ground.

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Trump wins the White House in political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters

Election 2024 live updates: Control of Minnesota House still unknown

By the numbers: In Minnesota politics, the more things change, the more they stay the same

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Minnesota’s Secretary of State says early voter turnout on election day has been high.

Steve Simon said he’d been able to reach 20 of Minnesota’s 87 counties by noon, all of whom were reporting that the voting process was going well.

Those stories and more in today’s evening update on Election Day, November 5. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

It's Tuesday, Nov. 5 — Election Day. Polls are open between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.

A Crow Wing County woman is marking 74 years of service as an election judge.

The man accused of killing five young women in a high-speed crash along Lake Street last year rejected a plea deal Monday and will go to trial in February. Derrick Thompson was allegedly driving a rented SUV when he exited Interstate 35W and crashed into a Honda Civic, killing the women inside as they were running errands ahead of a friend's wedding.

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'I thought it would be fun.' 92-year-old election judge has served voters for 7 decades

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More than one million Minnesotans have already cast their ballots for the 2024 election. The Minnesota Secretary of State's Office reports more than 1,170,000 voters have already cast their ballots ahead of Election Day.

And Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz is taking his final campaign blitz on the road to two battleground states today: Wisconsin and Michigan.

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

Tuesday is Election Day. A new law in Minnesota is meant to protect poll workers from harassment. The measure prohibits threatening and intimidating anyone involved in administering elections. A handful of federal election monitors will be observing voting at Twin Cities polling places Tuesday.

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Minnesota campaigns, volunteers make their final play for votes as clock ticks down

Minnesota law bans harassment, intimidation of election workers

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Nearly a million Minnesotans have already cast their ballots in the presidential election. Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon said at this point Minnesotans voting via absentee ballot should not risk putting the ballot in the mail. Also on the ballot is a measure to renew a constitutional amendment that sets aside 40 percent of lottery proceeds for conservation projects.

This is the afternoon MPR News update, hosted by Emily Reese. Theme music by Gary Meister.