@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialPINE ISLAND | Lincoln Industries will permanently close its southeastern Minnesota plant, eliminating about 55 jobs. Most workers will leave Oct. 29, with final layoffs by April 2027.
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@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialOPERATION ZERO | Cars, motorcycles, music, food and fireworks come to Anoka Saturday for a larger mission: preventing veteran suicide and connecting those who served with community and resources.
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@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialTHIS WEEKEND IN THE TWIN CITIES™ | What's your plan Sept. 11–13? Festivals, jazz, Greek and Polish food, Latino culture, Indigenous tradition, art, sports, fireworks and lots of family activities.
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@minneapolimedia.bsky.social25 YEARS AFTER 9/11 | Minnesota remembers Bloomington's Tom Burnett and all who were lost. But remembrance also requires confronting what followed: war, surveillance, security and suspicion toward Muslim communities.
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@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialMOUNDS VIEW | Need food, health care, housing help or other support? A free Community Resource Fair on Sept. 17 will bring local organizations and services together in one place.
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@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialBROOKLYN CENTER | 23 arrested. 31 search warrants. Four hotels. Police recovered at least 7 guns, 1.5 pounds of drugs and $9,000 after a yearlong investigation.
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@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialFEEDING OUR FUTURE | A Shakopee couple who admitted obtaining $8.8M through fraudulent child-meal claims have been sentenced to a combined 97 months in federal prison.
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@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialNORTHWEST METRO | A major wastewater expansion would boost capacity 56%, from 43M to 67M gallons a day, replacing a Brooklyn Park lift station with a larger Fridley facility.
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@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialNORTHERN MINNESOTA | After two months, wildfires that burned more than 71,000 acres in and around the Boundary Waters are now 100% contained. But contained does not mean extinguished.
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@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialASSISTED LIVING | A Minnesota audit found significant problems with inspection delays, public transparency and coordination in state oversight of assisted-living facilities.
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@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialCONSUMER ALERT | Minnesota regulators are trying to identify customers of a wildlife-control company accused of taking payments for work it never completed. The state is asking affected customers to come forward.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialST PAUL| Proposed expansion of police drone use has been stopped by the City Council, which rejected a $600,000 federal grant amid concerns about surveillance, privacy and public trust.
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@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialMINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | Minnesota's AI nudification law remains enforceable, but its constitutionality is far from settled. xAI's appeal could help define where victim protection meets the First Amendment.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialBLAINE | Housing or jobs and commercial tax base? Pulte wants to turn 82.77 acres planned for industrial and commercial development into Wellington, a 106-home neighborhood.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialHIAWATHA AVENUE | Drivers, prepare for months of delays. Highway 55 is down to one lane each way near 45th and 46th streets as MnDOT begins pedestrian-safety improvements through December.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialMINNESOTA | Homelessness among people leaving prison has fallen 57% since 2023, state officials say. The improvement follows expanded housing support, but hundreds still leave custody without stable housing.
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@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialCOMMUNITY INTERVIEW | Clint “Scooter” Draughn knows what it means to build community from the ground up. His journey through service, relationships and leadership is ultimately about showing up.
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@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialANOKA COUNTY | A $13,743 funding request points to something much bigger: a 1,500-acre technology corridor where six cities and two counties must solve a 6.5-mile infrastructure puzzle before development can advance.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialOAK GROVE | Who decides whether voters use paper or electronic rosters? Oak Grove says cities do. State and Anoka County officials say counties control statewide elections. Now Minnesota's Supreme Court will decide.
@minneapolimedia.bsky.socialMINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | 1.9M people came to the 2026 Minnesota State Fair. The next goal should not simply be MORE. Better transit, accessibility, crowd flow, affordability and transparency matter too.
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