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Free and low-cost insulin now flowing to Minnesota clinics after settlement
ST PAUL, Minn. — Free and low-cost insulin is now flowing into Minnesota, after an agreement negotiated between the Minnesota Attorney General's Office and pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly. In a news release issued Thursday, the AG's office said Eli Lilly is shipping free insulin for use by Minnesotans with...
Indigenous Food Lab to debut new menu items at the Minnesota State Fair
ListenIndigenous Food Lab to debut new menu items at the Minnesota State Fair. The Minnesota State Fair is known for many iconic foods: Pronto Pups, Sweet Martha’s Cookies, corn on the cob and more. Each year, many eagerly await the announcement of new foods and vendors that will have thousands scrambling to be the first in line to try.
Art Hounds: Fantastic true stories from Carlisle Evans Peck
From MPR News, Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what’s exciting in local art. Their recommendations are lightly edited from the audio heard in the player above. Want to be an Art Hound? Submit here. Cabaret of ancestors.
Tim Walz’s 2006 campaign falsely described details about his arrest for drunk driving in 1995
When Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz first ran for Congress in 2006, his campaign repeatedly made false statements about the details of his 1995 arrest for drunk and reckless driving.
This Famous Minnesota Actor Gets His ‘Hollywood Star’
Famous Minnesota born Actor Vince Vaughn, known for his roles in many popular comedy movies like Dodgeball from 1996 and Wedding Crashers from 2005, was just honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this past Monday, August 12th, 2024. FUNNY MAN VAUGHN. Vince and his family all...
Tim Walz’s China ties fuel GOP attacks he’ll go soft on foreign adversary
Republicans are doubling down on accusations that Gov. Tim Walz’s (D-MN) long history with China presents political liabilities for the Democratic vice presidential candidate to take on the foreign adversary should he be elevated to the White House. As a 1989 college graduate and Army National Guard member, Walz embarked to China through a Harvard […]
After 50 Years, the Minnesota State Patrol is Making a Big Change
The Minnesota State Patrol has announced that they'll be making a change that will debut this week. It'll definitely be a big and noticeable change but it shouldn't really come as a surprise, either. History of the Minnesota State Patrol. The Minnesota State Patrol started, no surprise, when the boom...
Minnesota family's wrongful death lawsuit alleges suspect cut off ankle monitor, drove 11+ hours to victim
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota family is fighting for change after their son died in a horrifying home invasion.Kassie and Ryan Peterson woke up to a frightening sound one morning in 2022."They were just laughing and being goofy," Ryan Peterson's mother, Janet, said. "Then they heard pounding on the door. The door was being broken in."Janet Peterson says the Minneapolis couple knew the man at the door. She says it was Franklin White, a high school classmate of Kassie Peterson's in Ohio.A new lawsuit filed by the Petersons says White was "obsessed" with Kassie Peterson.Janet Peterson says White stabbed her son...
Developers of stalled Minnesota copper-nickel mine plan studies that may lead to significant changes
The developers of a long-delayed copper-nickel mining project in northeastern Minnesota announced Wednesday that they plan to conduct a series of studies over the next year on potential ways to improve environmental safeguards and make the mine more cost- and energy-efficient, which could lead to significant changes to the design.The plan is for a $1 billion open-pit mine near Babbitt and a processing plant near Hoyt Lakes that would be Minnesota's first copper-nickel mine and produce minerals necessary for the clean energy economy. It is a 50-50 joint venture between Swiss commodities giant Glencore and Canada-based Teck Resources. The project...
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