(MNN)-The trial of a former Minnesota state trooper accused of causing a deadly crash in Rochester is postponed while the judge considers a change of venue request. Thirty-three-year-old Shane Roper of Hayfield is facing criminal vehicular homicide and other charges in the May 2024 death of 18-year-old Olivia Flores of Owatonna. Investigators say Roper was driving more than 80 miles per hour without his emergency lights activated when he collided with the vehicle Flores was riding in. His defense attorney argued Thursday that Roper cannot get a fair trial in Olmsted County due to extensive media coverage. His trial was set for early March.
Cannabis Sales Strong
(MNN)-Minnesota's legal recreational cannabis market has crossed a major early milestone, with sales now exceeding $50 million, according to state officials. The growth follows the rollout of licensed retail operations that began last fall, marking t...
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MN Shortlist, April 3-9: Artists rethink how stories are carried
Artists across Minnesota use form itself - from ceramics and printmaking to captions and repertory film - to reinterpret history, place and collective experience as something active rather than fixed.
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Half of those arrested by federal agents in Minnesota this winter have already been deported
The federal government moved at a rapid pace to deport nearly 1,700 people picked up during a surge of immigration enforcement in Minnesota this winter, according to data analyzed by APM Reports and MPR News.
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Twin Cities dogsled race canceled by warm winters
Minnetonka's annual Klondike Dog Derby is coming to an end, after three years of cancellations in a row due to lack of snow and ice.
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