| Good afternoon! Remember that blast that shook Mankato, Minn., in April? The one officials said was caused by blasting at a quarry and not an earthquake? Turns out, it was an earthquake. At least, that's what an engineering consultant hired by the quarry says. | NewsCut | Forecast |
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| A Minneapolis man was charged with third-degree murder in the heroin overdose death of one of the people who bought heroin from him, according to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office. | Minnesota's opioid epidemic |
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| State lawmakers want MnDOT to study toll roads. It's an idea that seems in line with President Donald Trump's vision for transportation, but some state leaders say toll roads aren't the answer for Minnesota. |
| Counter Stories is our regular conversation here on MPR News by people of color, for people of color and everyone else. We discuss race, identity and social justice in the context of current events. | 74 Seconds |
| The FBI says a gunman acted alone when he shot and wounded a top House Republican and four other people on a northern Virginia baseball field. |
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| There has been a rising storm of high dudgeon among the national media in recent days because the daily briefings have been closed to cameras - when the briefings happened at all. |
| One building owner wants a waiver to close the skyway in one of her buildings at 8 p.m instead of 2 a.m. "It's a disaster. (People) use my skyway as a toilet, a place to do drugs, have sex, cook, sleep, eat ... just vandalize," Jaunae Brooks says. |
| Police say the search for the boy Tuesday was difficult because of the tall reeds, cattails and water and muck. A State Patrol helicopter was launched and the child was spotted from the air. |
| Senate Republicans will release a draft of their legislation Thursday, with a vote likely next week. Republicans have been coy -- or simply out of the loop -- on specifics. But it sounds a lot like the House bill. |
