Annie Baxter
Editor at MPR News (Saint Paul, MN)
Editor of Talking Sense from Minnesota Public Radio.
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1 month ago |
mprnews.org | Annie Baxter
More than three years after a family of four from India froze to death while trying to enter the U.S. along a remote stretch of the Canadian border in a blizzard, two men convicted in an international human smuggling plot were given prison sentences in Minnesota on Wednesday. Federal prosecutors had recommended nearly 20 years for Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, and nearly 11 years for the driver who was supposed to pick them up, Steve Anthony Shand, who got 6 1/2 years Wednesday.
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1 month ago |
mprnews.org | Dan Kraker |Kirsti Marohn |Annie Baxter |Gretchen Brown
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. Six days after major wildfires ignited in the forests north of Duluth, the blazes continue to burn, leaving people who have been displaced anxiously waiting to be allowed to return to their homes — or what is left of them. The fires remain uncontained, but fire officials say they are making progress controlling them.
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mprnews.org | Dan Kraker |Annie Baxter |Kirsti Marohn
As hundreds of firefighters and emergency crews have descended on northeastern Minnesota, a neighborhood bar in Brimson called Hugo’s is not just a hub for community gathering. It’s also a de facto distribution center for the donations pouring in to help keep the crews fed and hydrated. “So we’ve got fruit snacks. We’ve got granola bars like crazy,” said Erin Aho, who owns a candle shop in Two Harbors. She said she brought up $1,500 worth of donations from her friends and neighbors.
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1 month ago |
mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Annie Baxter |Aleesa Kuznetsov
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. President Donald Trump has now been in office for 100 days. He held the first rally of his current tenure last night in Michigan to mark the milestone. MPR News has been fanning out across the state to find out what Minnesotans think of Trump’s job performance so far. MPR News editor Annie Baxter spearheaded the effort and joins MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about it.
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1 month ago |
mprnews.org | Annie Baxter
President Donald Trump marked his first 100 days in office with a rally in Michigan on Tuesday. The 100-day milestone comes at a time when surveys, including one from the Pew Research Center, show support for Trump slipping, though he continues to get high marks from his strongest supporters. MPR News spoke with Minnesotans around the state about how they are gauging Trump’s tenure so far.
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