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International student enrollment soars at small Mankato college, bucking national decline

11:30 AM

The Trump administration’s travel bans and restrictions on student visas is causing international student enrollment at colleges and universities in the U.S. to plummet. But, a small southern Minnesota school is bucking that trend and is welcoming its largest incoming class of international students ever.

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Duluth-based short film features local Ojibwe stories, dark comedy
9:00 AM
Native News
The film “Ish Meets a Mermaid” is inspired by artist Jonathan Thunder’s love for mythology and life in the Duluth area.
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Famine confirmed in northern Gaza says U.N. backed agency
10:43 AM
Middle East
Famine has been officially declared in northern Gaza, a U.N.-backed group warns — marking the first such confirmation in the Middle East.
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Minnesota DFL rescinds Minneapolis mayoral endorsement
9:50 PM
Minneapolis News
The Minnesota DFL is rescinding its endorsement of State Sen. Omar Fateh in the Minneapolis Mayor’s race after a committee found problems with the endorsement process held earlier this summer. The party will not endorse a candidate in the race.
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Trump DOJ hired lawyer who compared Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust
11:39 AM
Politics and Government News
Before joining the Justice Department this year, attorney Jonathan Gross said Jan. 6 prosecutors were "evil people. They will put you on a cattle car to Auschwitz without batting an eye."
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Photos: Check out the some of the 451 pieces of crop art at the Minnesota State Fair
Updated at 9:27 PM
State Fair
Crop art, the much-adored Minnesota tradition, only continues to boom in popularity. This year saw a record-breaking number of registrations and submissions.
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Woman, two kids injured by hit-and-run driver in Eden Prairie
11:45 AM
Crime, Law and Justice
Eden Prairie police say a woman and two children were injured — one of them critically — after they were hit by a car while crossing a street on Thursday night. The driver fled the scene.
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Opening day of the State Fair: Record breaking crop art, a wedding, food reviews and more
Yesterday
State Fair
The Great Minnesota Get-Together kicked off Thursday at 7 a.m. Here’s what MPR News journalists saw at the State Fair on opening day.
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Final defendant in Feeding Our Future juror bribe plot pleads guilty
7:45 PM
Crime, Law and Justice
Said Farah, a defendant in the first Feeding Our Future trial who was found not guilty in the underlying fraud case, pleaded guilty on Thursday to trying to bribe a juror.
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Minneapolis woman, 79, hurt by gunfire block away from home
11:34 PM
Crime, Law and Justice
A 79-year-old Minneapolis woman is recovering after she was shot from a block away over the weekend while inside her home. Officers arrested two suspects Wednesday in St. Paul.
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Shakopee’s new venue name announced, Mystic Lake Amphitheater to open next summer
5:45 PM
Native News
Live Nation announced the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community has purchased the naming rights to its new outdoor music venue south of the Twin Cities. Mystic Lake Amphitheater is expected to open in 2026.
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Wright County’s Malorie Thorson crowned 72nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way
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State Fair
A 20-year-old college student from Waverly was crowned the 72nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way on Wednesday, the night before the Minnesota State Fair began. The winner, Malorie Thorson, studies dairy production at South Dakota State University.
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Walmart says tariff costs are rising 'each week' and will continue
5:49 PM
Business and Economic News
The world's largest retailer — like many others — has been absorbing most of the increased costs, but raising prices of some goods.
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International student enrollment soars at small Mankato college, bucking national decline

Duluth-based short film features local Ojibwe stories, dark comedy

Famine confirmed in northern Gaza says U.N. backed agency

Minnesota DFL rescinds Minneapolis mayoral endorsement

Trump DOJ hired lawyer who compared Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust

Photos: Check out the some of the 451 pieces of crop art at the Minnesota State Fair

Woman, two kids injured by hit-and-run driver in Eden Prairie

Twin Cities Weather

Opening day of the State Fair: Record breaking crop art, a wedding, food reviews and more

Final defendant in Feeding Our Future juror bribe plot pleads guilty

Minneapolis woman, 79, hurt by gunfire block away from home

Shakopee’s new venue name announced, Mystic Lake Amphitheater to open next summer

Wright County’s Malorie Thorson crowned 72nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way

Walmart says tariff costs are rising 'each week' and will continue

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