A memorial is seen on the desk of DFL State Rep. Melissa Hortman in the House chambers at the Minnesota State Capitol on June 16, 2025 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Locked Capitol doors and more cash for security are the new normal after Minnesota assassination

Evers signs a law legalizing online sports betting in Wisconsin
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Evers signs a law legalizing online sports betting in Wisconsin

Minnesota lawmakers are already preparing for what looks to be a contentious legislative session on the heels of - or perhaps still ongoing - "Operation Metro Surge."
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Minnesota lawmakers are already preparing for what looks to be a contentious legislative session

House DFL Floor Leader Jamie Long says lawmakers won't be able to ignore the federal government's presence
by Mark Freie, Lindsey Peterson, Scott Bauer, Jonathan Mattise
Democrats propose state laws to limit ICE after the shooting of a woman in Minneapolis
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Democrats propose state laws to limit ICE after the shooting of a woman in Minneapolis

Republicans are pushing back, blaming protesters for impeding enforcement of immigration laws
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Wisconsin Gov. Evers casts doubt on his lieutenant governor's ICE proposal
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Wisconsin Gov. Evers casts doubt on his lieutenant governor's ICE proposal

Proposal would ban federal immigration actions around courthouses, schools, day cares and other locations
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Somber ceremony under a bright blue sky remembers the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald at Split Rock Lighthouse
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Somber ceremony under a bright blue sky remembers the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald at Split Rock Lighthouse

“The church bell chimed 'til it rang twenty-nine times," sang Gordon Lightfoot in the song which honors lives lost
by Taylor Rivera, Lindsey Peterson, Scott Bauer
Without the song, ‘The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’ may have been largely forgotten
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Without the song, ‘The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’ may have been largely forgotten

Monday marks 50 years since the tragic sinking of the Fitzgerald in Lake Superior which took all 29 lives on board
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'The legend lives on': Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald still resonates 50 years later
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'The legend lives on': Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald still resonates 50 years later

On its final voyage, the Fitzgerald departed Duluth-Superior, sinking Nov. 10, 1975 and taking all 29 of her crew
by Scott Bauer