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7 years to Lazzaro accomplice; Racial covenants proposal rejected

Aug. 23, 2023

🌡️ Hottest day of the year? Yup. The heat index reached to almost 120 degrees across most of the state. However, temps are in the 60s across northeastern Minnesota. Want to know how's that possible? Check our latest Updraft.

Feds seek 7 years for Lazzaro accomplice

Prosecutors are seeking a seven-year prison sentence for a woman who sought out and groomed five teenage girls for convicted sex trafficker Tony Lazzaro.

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Stearns County board rejects proposal to help property owners get rid of racial covenants

The proposal stemmed from research conducted last spring by students at the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University, who uncovered dozens of discriminatory covenants in Stearns County.

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🚑 Allina halts policy denying non-emergency care to debtors

Allina Health said Wednesday that it will no longer prohibit people with outstanding medical debt from making new appointments.

💸 THC gummy money starts to roll into Minnesota tax coffers

Preliminary data released Wednesday shows Minnesota collected $594,000 during the first month of a tax tied to hemp-derived THC products. That means state sales of THC-infused gummies, seltzers and other products totaled nearly $6 million in July.

🏘️ Duluth celebrates first 'cottage village' to provide mixed-income housing

Fairmount Cottages takes advantage of a 2019 zoning change in Duluth that allows clusters of homes grouped together on a single parcel of land.

🏛️ Walz picks Natalie Hudson as new Minnesota chief justice

Justice Natalie Hudson will move into the role as Minnesota’s judicial branch leader. Gov. Tim Walz also selected Karl Procaccini to fill out the seven-member high court.

Officials say a jet crash in Russia kills 10 and Wagner chief was on passenger list

A business jet en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg crashed Wednesday, killing all 10 people on board, Russian emergency officials said. Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list.

🏫 Minnesota school districts are struggling to find teachers, fill open positions

Both school and state leaders acknowledge teachers have not had it easy over the pandemic — and many are suffering from burnout.

- Nicole Johnson, MPR News

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