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March 17, 2023

Disgraced ex-Minneapolis cop Chauvin pleads guilty in tax evasion case

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, currently serving an over two-decade sentence for the killing of George Floyd, has pleaded guilty to two tax evasion counts.

March 17, 2023

Minnesota regulators monitor 400,000-gallon radioactive water leak cleanup

Minnesota regulators said that they are monitoring cleanup efforts by utility Xcel Energy following a leak of 400,000 gallons of radioactive water from its nuclear power plant.

March 17, 2023

Minnesota elementary school music teacher claims 'the goal' is to confuse students about gender: video

Social media is abuzz with reactions to a viral video of an elementary school teacher explaining that "the goal" of their self-presentation is to confuse children about gender.

March 16, 2023

Minnesota cop bitten by K-9 sues sheriff's deputy

Champlin, Minnesota, police officer Daniel Irish is suing a Hennepin County sheriff's deputy after being bitten by his K-9 following a vehicle pursuit.

March 16, 2023

Minnesota Lt. Gov. ripped for saying parents must ‘believe’ when kids ‘tell us who they are’

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a Democrat, argued parents must "believe" their children when they "tell us who they are" in a now-viral clip.

March 15, 2023

Minnesota bill that would make breakfast, lunch free for students approved by state Senate

A bill to give Minnesota students free lunch and breakfast was approved by the state Senate. The program is expected to cost the state $400 million in a two-year period.

March 15, 2023

Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic announces she has cancer

Kari Dziedzic, the Senate majority leader of Minnesota, announced that she has cancer. She says she had a successful surgery and a cancerous tumor was removed.

March 14, 2023

Roof of Minnesota shopping mall collapses under heavy snow

The roof at Duluth, Minnesota's Miller Hall Mall partially collapsed under the weight of several inches of snow Tuesday morning. No injuries were reported.

March 14, 2023

Feds drop death penalty push for Minnesota man convicted of college student's 2003 murder

North Dakota U.S. Attorney Mac Schneider dropped his effort to seek the death penalty for Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., who in 2003 kidnapped and killed college student Dru Sjodin.

March 14, 2023

Legal immigrant who served in Iraq enraged after state allows driver's licenses for illegal immigrants

Somali-born Army veteran argues Minnesota's new law allowing driver's licenses for illegal immigrants is "absolutely outrageous" after she waited years to obtain hers.