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Highs Thursday will reach 95 to 100 degrees across most of southern Minnesota, including the Twin Cities. Scattered thunderstorms will provide some relief from the heat Thursday evening and Friday. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.

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Beltrami County Historical Society pushes to return sacred Indigenous artifacts to communities

In addition to preserving the area’s rich history, the Beltrami County Historical Society may now be making it.

Recently a court granted the museum permission to break up arguably its most important collection — the John Morrison collection — so that culturally sensitive artifacts could be repatriated back to the Indigenous communities from where they originated.
 
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22 attorneys general oppose 3M settlement over water systems contamination with 'forever chemicals.' The attorneys general urged a federal court Wednesday to reject a proposed $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of U.S. public drinking water systems with potentially dangerous chemicals, saying it lets manufacturer 3M Co. off too easily.

Minnesota heat wave: Tips to stay cool and safe during extreme heat. It is the second day of hot temperatures in Minnesota. Here are our tips to make it through the week.

McConnell says he's 'fine' after abruptly stopping press conference. On Capitol Hill, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell abruptly stopped speaking at a press conference with reporters on Wednesday. He was later escorted away but then returned, saying he's "fine."

It Happens Here: The trouble with categories. Categories are a convenient way to organize information — but they come with problems. It Happens Here: The Roots of Racial Inequity on the North Shore takes a closer look at this idea. The series comes to us from WTIP in Grand Marais, Minn.

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