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The Park Tavern in Saint Louis Park reopened today following a deadly crash on the restaurant's patio last weekend.

And environmental groups are raising awareness for a constitutional amendment on November ballots that would continue earmarking Minnesota Lottery funds for natural resources projects.

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The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office Tuesday charged 56-year-old Steven Frane Bailey with criminal vehicular homicide and other charges, following a fatal crash Sunday evening at a St. Louis Park restaurant. And Minnesota officials say wildfire smoke will be in the unhealthy range for sensitive groups in northwestern Minnesota this week. 

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Man accused of driving car into outdoor patio in St. Louis Park faces 11 criminal charges

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Reporters travelling in Wisconsin Monday with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz were injured in a traffic crash.  Walz, who was heading to a campaign stop in Milwaukee, was not hurt.

Two people were killed and several people were injured when a man drove a vehicle into the patio at the Park Tavern in St. Louis Park on Sunday.

And Minnesota health officials are concerned about more people becoming infected with measles.

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Walz unharmed after some of the vehicles near the back of his motorcade crash in Milwaukee

Two people killed, several injured as man drives car into outdoor restaurant patio

Measles outbreak affects at least 30 in Minnesota, closes Somali religious school

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The National Weather Service Twin Cities office says it has confirmed at least one tornado touchdown from yesterday’s storms.

And in Minnesota, July through September is the highest risk season for mosquito borne diseases like West Nile virus.

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Twin Cities Muslim leaders are asking police to investigate a recent mosque burglary as a possible anti-Muslim bias crime. And “Star Wars: A New Hope” in Ojibwe is showing in some Minnesota theaters starting Friday.

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3M will be required to remove forever chemicals from the water it discharges from its Cottage Grove plant. And former President Donald Trump is campaigning in western Wisconsin Thursday evening.

Storm-weary Minnesotans will get a respite from any wild weather today, but there will be another chance for strong storms across much of the state tomorrow afternoon and evening.

And utility crews are back out today across the Twin Cities and surrounding areas, as 25,000 Minnesotans remain without power in the wake of storms earlier this week.

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The Blue Earth County Board has voted to remove the Rapidan Dam and to replace a nearby bridge. State Sen. Mitchell is entering a plea of not guilty in a felony burglary case. And Minnesota Sen. Klobuchar talks about her reelection prospects.

It’s been a day of cleaning up on the grounds of the Minnesota State Fair, after not one but two rounds of severe storms pummeled the Twin Cities.

The fair gates usually open at 7:00 each morning, but fair officials delayed today’s opening until 9 a.m. to give time to assess and clean up damage from this morning’s severe storms.

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Severe storms Monday night downed trees, dropped torrential rain and knocked out power to more than 100,000 homes and businesses across Minnesota. And the St. Paul Police Department renames a building after an officer killed 30 years ago.

The Minnesota appeals court sided today with Life Time Fitness over a candidate for governor in a free-speech case.

And COVID-19 has been on the rise since the Fourth of July in Minnesota and that has some Minnesota pediatricians concerned as the new school year draws near.

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Cooling centers in the Twin Cities metro are open to the public amid dangerously hot weather Monday. And Minneapolis police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old girl on Saturday.

The estranged wife of Department of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell, Julie Myhre-Schnell is accused of giving their adult disabled son a high dose of anti-anxiety medication. Also, state officials continue to investigate two mysterious sheens on the Mississippi River northwest of downtown Minneapolis.

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The Democratic National Convention is over and party leaders say the focus now turns to getting the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz ticket across the finish line in November. Harris called on Americans to join her to “chart a new way forward” as she accepted the Democratic nomination on Thursday.

Xcel Energy is modifying its controversial proposal to charge customers more for electricity used during peak times of the day. The initial proposal would have charged roughly seven times more for using electricity during summer peak hours than off-peak periods.

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Kamala Harris at DNC summons Americans to reject divisions and defeat threat of Trump's candidacy

After feedback, Xcel changes plan to charge more for electricity during peak hours

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Authorities say a second sheen was spotted on the Mississippi River in the northern Twin Cities metro area yesterday.

And the Minnesota State Fair opened this morning, and visitors are getting the first tastes of the new foods. Fairgoers joined long lines at Lulu's Public House to try the new deep-fried ranch.

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Gates at the Minnesota State Fair open Thursday in Falcon Heights. Hundreds of thousands of people will stream through those gates over the next 12 days.

The Minnesota Supreme Court has decided not to review the environmental lawsuit against Minneapolis’ 2040 Comprehensive Plan. The plan increases housing density in the city and ends single-family zoning. The lawsuit filed by two citizen groups alleges that city leaders failed to do the required environmental review. 

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Minnesota State Fair 101: Your guide to the Great Minnesota Get-Together for 2024

2040 plan continues after Minnesota Supreme Court decides not to look into lawsuit

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Gov. Tim Walz has a big speech to deliver tonight at the Democratic National Convention.

And work on the state's next two-year budget and other policy provisions continues behind the scenes while Walz is on the campaign trail.

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz takes center stage at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago Wednesday night. Walz and his wife Gwen this week detailed their use of a fertility treatment to grow their family.

And the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of murdering George Floyd has been moved to another prison.

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‘Lunch pail kind of guy’: Walz aims to hone image as GOP paints different picture of VP hopeful

Gov. Tim Walz and wife Gwen Walz detail experience with fertility treatment, explain it wasn’t IVF

Ex-officer convicted in George Floyd's killing is moved to new prison

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