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ICE deports immigrant awaiting prosecution in fatal Minneapolis crash
Star Tribune - Minnesota
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July 2, 2025
An undocumented immigrant charged with killing a woman while driving drunk in Minneapolis last year has been deported to his native country before his fate in a Minnesota courtroom could play out. “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed...
Minnesota DNR officials discover school of invasive carp gathering near La Crosse
WKBT - Wisconsin
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LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says it's found a school of invasive carp gathering in Pool 8 of the Mississippi River at the confluence of the Root River. The DNR and its partners located the invasive fish after...
National TV news largely failed to connect the record-breaking eastern U.S. heat dome to climate change
Media Matters For America
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Media Matters searched transcripts in the SnapStream video database for all original episodes of ABC’s Good Morning America and World News Tonight, CBS’ Mornings and Evening News, and NBC’s Today and Nightly News, as well as all original...
Minneapolis Homeowner Uncovers Incredible Blast From the Past
Racket - Minneapolis
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July 1, 2025
Welcome back to The Flyover, your daily digest of important, overlooked, and/or interesting Minnesota news stories. House Siding Project Leads to Historic Find Surprise "discoveries" are rarely a good thing when working on home improvements. But...
June was an active month for tornadoes in Minnesota
Go Watertown - South Dakota
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July 2, 2025
July 2, 2025 ST. PAUL, Minn. — June lived up to its reputation as the peak month for tornadoes in Minnesota. Pete Boulay of the State Climatology Office says there more last month than all of 2024. The preliminary count shows 39 tornadoes in June,...
4th Of July 2025 Gas Prices Across Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota
97.3 KKRC - South Dakota
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July 2, 2025
Travelers planning Independence Day road trips across Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota will see some higher gas prices. GasBuddy says the national average for a gallon of gas will be ticking up just a bit to around $3.17 a gallon on July 4....
Minnesota farmer bullish on sustainable aviation fuel
Brownfield Ag News
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News Minnesota farmer bullish on sustainable aviation fuel A Minnesota corn and soybean farmer is bullish on the market potential of sustainable aviation fuel. Rob Tate of Cannon Falls says crops could become a major SAF feedstock. “I’m hopeful...
In Chicago, a Landmark Environmental Justice Bill Inches Toward Passage
Inside Climate News
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July 2, 2025
CHICAGO—Cheryl Johnson’s perspective on the Hazel Johnson Cumulative Impacts Ordinance is that it’s been a long time coming. It’s not just the two years that community groups collaborated with the city’s revived Department of Environment to craft...
US north-east sees record tick season as climate crisis sparks arachnid boom
The Guardian
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July 2, 2025
Ticks have been flourishing recently in the United States. This year, as compared to recent years, there has been an increase in the reported number of blacklegged ticks, the number of such ticks that carry Lyme disease and visits to the emergency...
MINNESOTA SEEING ACTIVE TORNADO SEASON
Ingstad Media - Minnesota
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July 1, 2025
It’s been a busy season so far for emergency managers and storm chasers across Minnesota. The State Minnesota Climatology Office says the preliminary tornado count through the end of June stands at 48 – already surpassing the state’s average of 46...
5 things to know for July 2: USAID, Ukraine munitions, Trump megabill, Climate change, Paramount settlement
KRDO - Colorado
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July 2, 2025
By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Tennessee teens who pick on their classmates may soon have to walk to school. A new state law that took effect this week will give courts the ability to suspend a minor’s driver’s license for up to a year if found...
Human composting legalized in Minnesota
Northern News Now - Minnesota
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July 2, 2025
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Minnesota has a slew of state laws taking effect, but one in particular may be unfamiliar to many: terramation, also known as human composting. Upon its legalization, Washington state-based company Return Home...
Sustainable: Solar industry lost a champion in Hortman
Finance & Commerce - Minnesota
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June 30, 2025
Minnesota had a small, fledgling solar industry for the first decade of the 21st century. The momentous 2013 Minnesota legislative session changed the trajectory of the industry, generating the creation of dozens of new businesses and igniting an...
Outdoor School for All funding passed during legislative session
WDIO - Minnesota
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July 3, 2025
Minnesota has joined the movement to fund Outdoor School for All. This passed during the challenging legislative session. The DNR will administer the grant funding, which totals $848,000. Pete Smerud, Executive Director for Wolf Ridge...
How SCOTUS decision on LGBTQ+ books in schools will affect Minnesota’s classrooms
Minnesota Public Radio News
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July 1, 2025
NINA MOINI: The US Supreme Court has sided with parents who want to pull their children out of the classroom. When public schools use LGBTQ+-themed books and lessons. In recent years, there's been an uptick in parents asking school boards to ban...
‘Loon lady’ turns passion into action to protect Minnesota’s iconic bird
Austin Daily Herald - Minnesota
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July 1, 2025
Published 5:31 pm Tuesday, July 1, 2025 In every corner of Minnesota, there are good stories waiting to be told of places that make our state great and people who in Walt Whitman’s words “contribute a verse” each day. That’s the theme of our...
Environmental group sues over tailings basin expansion
Duluth News Tribune - Minnesota
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June 30, 2025
SILVER BAY — An environmental group is suing to stop construction on the expansion of a tailings basin holding back mine waste near Lake Superior. In a June 16 lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Northshore Mining...
Survey Says: Minneapolis is a Happy Place to Live
Twin Cities Business - Minnesota
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July 1, 2025
Gensler’s global City Pulse survey finds residents of Minneapolis are more optimistic than most cities, , despite challenges. Minneapolis residents are generally happy with their quality of life—70% said they feel the city provides a great...
Minnesota #DNR Conservation Officer Reports June 30, 2025
KFGO - North Dakota
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June 30, 2025
CO Tom Hutchins (Crookston) reports taking various bear and nuisance beaver related complaints this week. Time was further spent contacting anglers and watercraft operators. Various fishing and boating related violations were encountered. CO...
48 tornadoes documented in Minnesota this year
KFGO - North Dakota
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July 1, 2025
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO) – It has been a busy season for emergency managers and storm chasers so far in Minnesota. The State Climatology Office says the preliminary tornado count through the end of June was 48. That surpassed the average number of...