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Defendants in church protest suspect others may also be wrongfully charged
The federal government is facing pushback for failing to tell the judge overseeing the cases of 38 defendants charged for a protest at a St. Paul church in January that they'd wrongly charged one woma...
Jon Collins Mar 23, 2026

No Kings rallies planned across Minnesota, Twin Cities
Organizers of Saturday's planned No Kings rally in St. Paul say they expect more than 80,000 people to march and gather at the Minnesota Capitol.The St. Paul event - featuring local officials and acti...
Nicole Ki and MPR News Staff Mar 23, 2026

Minn. lawmakers move toward repeal of César Chavez
State lawmakers moved Monday toward a quick repeal of a law celebrating the late labor movement leader Cesar Chavez following reports that he had sexually abused women and girls.A group of legislators...
Dana Ferguson Mar 23, 2026

Bill to ease THC testing backlog clears Legislature
The Minnesota Senate gave final legislative approval Monday to a bill that allows the state's hemp-THC industry to continue testing low-dose beverages and edibles out of state.The bill is now headed t...
Nicole Ki Mar 23, 2026

WNBA players unanimously approve a new 7-year collective bargaining agreement through 2032
WNBA players unanimously approved the new collective bargaining agreement on Monday with more than 90 percent participating in voting over the weekend.The seven-year CBA, which will begin this season ...
The Associated Press Mar 23, 2026

Mapping ICE's expanding footprint, and the communities fighting back
The Trump administration's unprecedented expansion of migrant detention facilities is igniting fierce opposition in communities across the political and geographic spectrum, as the administration...
Eric Westervelt, Anusha Mathur, and Brent Jones Mar 23, 2026

Trump says the U.S. is in talks with Iran to end the war. Iran denied having talks.
Commercial vessels are seen in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, in northern Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday.Getty ImagesPresident Trump says the United States is negotiating with I...
NPR Staff Mar 23, 2026

Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Boston Celtics 102-92
Bones Hyland scored 23 points, Jaden McDaniels had 19 and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Celtics 102-92 to snap an 18-game losing streak in Boston.Ayo Dosunmu added 17 points, eight rebounds and ...
The Associated Press Mar 23, 2026
5 people killed in crash along southwest Minnesota highway
Five people - including four members of the same family - died in a head-on crash along a southwest Minnesota highway on Friday afternoon.The Minnesota State Patrol said the crash happened just after ...
MPR News Staff Mar 23, 2026

Minnesota hockey reporter Jessi Pierce and her 3 children found dead in White Bear Lake house fire
Longtime Minnesota hockey reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children were found dead following a house fire early Saturday in White Bear Lake, friends and colleagues said Sunday.Pierce's hockey cove...
MPR News Staff and The Associated Press Mar 23, 2026