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2 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Alanna Elder

The first recreational cannabis dispensary off tribal land in Minnesota is expected to open as early as this weekend. White Earth Nation’s cannabis company, Waabigwan Mashkiki, will run the store in Moorhead. This comes after White Earth and the state signed an agreement earlier this week. It’s the first of its kind in the United States, because it recognizes the authority of a tribal nation to regulate dispensaries off reservation land.

2 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Alanna Elder

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Five years ago, the murder of George Floyd by then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin turned the corner of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue into an epicenter of worldwide calls to change policing. It was at that intersection where witnesses filmed Floyd’s final moments as he cried out repeatedly that he couldn't breathe.

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Alanna Elder

The Rochester Police Department says it completed an investigation into a video posted on social media that showed a woman calling a child a racial slur at a local park last week. The investigation has been submitted to the Rochester City Attorney's office, which will decide whether or not to charge the woman. MPR News has a policy to not name suspects until they are charged. The situation has drawn national attention and outrage.

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Alanna Elder |Estelle Timar-Wilcox

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. The social media platform X, run by Elon Musk, has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Minnesota law barring the use of deepfakes to influence an election. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday against Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, claims the law — passed with bipartisan support in the Legislature in 2023 — violates free speech rights.

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Alanna Elder

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. On Minnesota Now, we get to hear from so many different people in Minnesota over the phone and in the studio. But we don’t often meet them in the community, where news — and life — happens. In our series Out to Lunch, we sit down for a meal with people from Minnesota news and culture to get to know them better.