
Minnesota Now: Aug. 20, 2026
Google has its eye on two rural Minnesota towns. It wants to develop data centers in Pine Island and Hermantown. The company held open houses Wednesday about their plans and faced big push back. In Hermantown, some peopl

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Google has its eye on two rural Minnesota towns. It wants to develop data centers in Pine Island and Hermantown. The company held open houses Wednesday about their plans and faced big push back. In Hermantown, some peopl

Google is trying to smooth over some ruffled feathers in two small Minnesota towns where the tech giant hopes to build a couple of massive data centers. Wednesday evening, Google hosted what it called a community celebra

As kids start looking ahead to the new school year, health officials are looking at new immunization data – and it’s showing rates have continued to fall over the last year especially in Minnesota. Kindergartners in our

This weekend is a first for Minnesota’s literary scene. The inaugural Midwest Black Book Fair will bring Black authors and booksellers to north Minneapolis on Saturday. There will be food for sale, and books as well as w

There were two winners out of last week’s primary: Former federal prosecutor and Acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Anders Folk and state Rep. Cedrick Frazier. It sets up a November matchup for the seat being vacated by

Minnesota's gas prices are higher than the national average, after seeing a 20 cent spike in the past week. An expert explained what's behind the prices at the pump and what it would take for prices to decrease. A federa

There were two winners out of last week’s primary: Former federal prosecutor and Acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Anders Folk and state Rep. Cedrick Frazier. It sets up a November matchup for the seat being vacated by

How do teens imagine the future of our country and world? That's the question a group of youth poets will answer at a reading taking place Thursday at the Bell Museum. It's the culmination of a program that spanned sever

It’s the fine print of federal laws that has made — and potentially unmade — the hemp-derived THC industry. Most recently, the U.S. Senate voted to delay a nationwide ban on these products from Nov. 12 to Dec. 12. The mo

Gas prices are on the rise again. According to AAA , Minnesota's average on Wednesday sat at $4.14. That's 20 cents higher than a week before and higher than the national average. University of St. Thomas economics profe

Gov. Tim Walz issued an executive order Tuesday blocking mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. If it holds up, the move will be the end of a proposed underground copper-nickel mine in the region. Minneso

Tuesday evening, a Twin Cities church is hosting facilitated discussions about the surge of federal immigration agents to Minnesota this winter and the increased scrutiny, arrest and detention of refugees. The federal go

Minnesota’s tourism arm is trying to jumpstart the state’s film industry — and a brand-new fund is helping local filmmakers get to the silver screen. The “10,000 Stories Fund” by Explore Minnesota Film and FilmNorth has

Neighbors in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis are coming together this week to discuss a proposed data center. Developer Legacy Investing has signed a deal to buy the old Minnesota Star Tribune printing facilit

Gov. Tim Walz issued a state executive order Tuesday prohibiting copper-nickel mining over about 350 square miles in the Rainy River watershed in northeast Minnesota. The action comes just four months after Congress vote

An undercover operation by federal agents at a Minneapolis church may have violated a court order that barred immigration enforcement agents from being there. Plus, a look at the wave of Minnesota cities and counties tha

Wildfires have now been burning for six weeks in northeast Minnesota, in the Boundary Waters. The fires have burned more than 66,000 acres. And there are more than 650 fire personnel working to put the fires out. Putting

The Minnesota Vikings named Kyler Murray starting quarterback for the upcoming season. They played their first pre-season game against the New York Giants this weekend and won 13-10. But it came with the loss of a vetera

A new MPR News and APM Reports investigation reveals that the man behind a Medicaid-funded network of group homes in Minnesota is also a high-ranking government official in a country thousands of miles away from here. It

An undercover federal operation at a Minneapolis church this spring may have violated a federal court order that blocks the government from enforcing civil immigration laws on the church’s properties. Jon Collins broke t
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