Coming up on Morning Edition | The two major presidential candidates have very different approaches to health policy. What are they, and how might they shape health care access over the next four years?
A south Minneapolis iron foundry will partially shut down over the next year under a settlement with federal regulators. This comes a year after the Environmental Protection Agency reported air quality law violations at the facility. Reporter Estelle Timar-Wilcox has been following the investigation and joins host Phil Picardi this morning.
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Coming up at 11 a.m. | 📚Dystopian novels aren’t known for being hopeful. But that’s exactly what Leif Enger brings to the genre with his new book, “I Cheerfully Refuse.”
The beloved Minnesota author joined MPR News host Kerri Miller at the Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing on June 4 for a special “on the road” version of Talking Volumes. |
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| Residents complain of water problems after Elko New Market pumping test | The residents say the changes occurred late last year, the same time the city was conducting an aquifer test by pumping groundwater at higher-than-normal rates. The pump test was prompted by a proposal by a California-based company, Niagara Bottling, to build a facility in Elko New Market to produce bottled water.
“We’re concerned about the quality of our drinking water, and if it’s going to be affected when they turn on the pumping permanently,” said New Market Township resident Janelle Kuznia. | |
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| Man was on the run for gun charge when he fatally shot Minneapolis officer | Mustafa Ahmed Mohamed was legally barred from using guns. Yet he kept getting them, even doing time in federal prison for it. He was on the run for yet another gun charge when he fatally shot Jamal Mitchell.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says officer Jamal Mitchell was responding to a reported shooting at a nearby apartment building on Blaisdell Avenue when he saw Mohamed and a bystander outside on the street, both apparently injured. Mitchell asked Mohamed if he needed help, and Mohamed allegedly started shooting, according to the bureau. | |
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| Red Lake Nation College expands to Minneapolis, students feel sense of home | Red Lake Nation College will serve more students from all backgrounds with its latest expansion to Minneapolis. Native students from the Twin Cities say they have found a sense of belonging at the tribal college’s new site.
“I didn’t grow up on the reservation. Being able to come somewhere where you feel welcome, you feel included — it’s just amazing,” said Eliza Washington, who is a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. | |
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