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We enjoy another sunny day Tuesday across most of Minnesota. Highs will reach the 30s again in most areas. Get the latest on Updraft.

🎧 Public transit has had a challenging last few years. When riders slowed to a trickle during the pandemic, troubling behavior slipped in the door. Coming up at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, MPR New host Angela Davis talks with Metro Transit leaders about how we got here and how to rebuild the system.
 
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Despite mounting legal costs, Mille Lacs County plans to appeal ruling in tribal case.

The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe sued the county in 2017, after the county terminated its cooperative law enforcement agreement with the band.

Although the lawsuit was over policing, the real issue at stake is whether the band's 61,000-acre reservation, established nearly two centuries ago by federal treaties, still exists


 
What else we're watching:
Minn. U.S. attorney charges 10 more people in Feeding Our Future case. The charges are spread across multiple indictments and criminal information documents, and include charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering and bribery.

What to know about the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, takeover and fallout. The collapse has sent shockwaves across the financial industry. And now, the pressure is on the Federal Reserve to dial back its interest rate increases even as inflation persists.

LGBTQ troubles and joy: Chanhassen Dinner Theatres take a gamble on 'The Prom.' Chanhassen Dinner Theatres presents a musical about lesbian students attending prom during a time of increased social and political activism against the LGBTQ community.

From Fargo to The Bachelor mansion: Local contestant shares her reality TV story. With two bags full of dresses, Madison Johnson boarded a plane at Fargo’s Hector International Airport in September. It wasn’t your average trip. “It was a secret,” the 27-year-old says. “It was a good-kept secret.”

Listen: Confusion over ZIP codes in Birchdale results in more than just lost mail. Birchdale, Minn. is an unincorporated community about one mile south of the Canadian border. It’s small — but it does have it’s own ZIP code. At least, it used to.

— Sam Stroozas, MPR News
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