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Coon Rapids Wed. Aug 19 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Sues Texas Governor to Force Extradition of ICE Agent Charged in Minneapolis Shooting

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed a federal lawsuit seeking Texas Governor Greg Abbott to authorize the extradition of a federal immigration agent

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Sues Texas Governor to Force Extradition of ICE Agent Charged in Minneapolis Shooting

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Coon Rapids Tue. Aug 18 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | Minnesota’s Flock Backlash Is a Warning About the Limits of High-Tech Policing

Minnesota cities are rethinking Flock license-plate cameras as privacy, data-sharing and oversight concerns challenge the expanding reach of high-tech policing.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | Minnesota’s Flock Backlash Is a Warning About the Limits of High-Tech Policing

Tom Akaolisa Editor

Coon Rapids Tue. Aug 18 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids Offers Free Drop-In Help With Mental Health, Housing and Other Needs

Coon Rapids residents can get free, no-appointment help today with mental health, housing, food, finances and other needs from embedded social workers.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids Offers Free Drop-In Help With Mental Health, Housing and Other Needs

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Minnesotans Fought for the Right to Grow Their Own Cannabis. A Federal Rule Could Take It Back.
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Coon Rapids Tue. Aug 18 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minneapolis Failed to Inspect Public Housing Units for Nearly 30 Years, Court Records Show

Minneapolis went nearly 30 years without inspecting public housing units despite a city ordinance requiring rental inspections, court records show.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minneapolis Failed to Inspect Public Housing Units for Nearly 30 Years, Court Records Show

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Coon Rapids Tue. Aug 18 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Attorney General Files 17 Felony Charges in Two Medicaid Fraud Cases

Minnesota’s attorney general has filed 17 felony theft charges in two separate cases alleging more than $1.5 million was improperly taken from Medicaid.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Attorney General Files 17 Felony Charges in Two Medicaid Fraud Cases

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Coon Rapids Tue. Aug 18 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Twin Cities PBS to Become Minnesota PBS as KSMQ Joins Expanded Network

Twin Cities PBS will become Minnesota PBS Sept. 1 as KSMQ joins the network, preserving southern Minnesota public television and expanding statewide service.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Twin Cities PBS to Become Minnesota PBS as KSMQ Joins Expanded Network

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Coon Rapids Tue. Aug 18 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Hopkins Community Gathers to Remember Mother, Daughter and Grandmother Killed in Domestic Violence

More than 200 people gathered in Hopkins to remember Kristen Brown, her daughter Evie and Alice Brown, three generations killed in domestic violence attacks.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Hopkins Community Gathers to Remember Mother, Daughter and Grandmother Killed in Domestic Violence

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Coon Rapids Tue. Aug 18 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Agriculture Department Seeks 11 Members for Emerging Farmers Working Group

Minnesota is seeking 11 members for its Emerging Farmers’ Working Group to help shape state agricultural programs and address barriers facing new farmers.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Agriculture Department Seeks 11 Members for Emerging Farmers Working Group

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Coon Rapids Tue. Aug 18 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Jonas Brothers Add November 2 St. Paul Concert to Expanded North American Tour

The Jonas Brothers will return to St. Paul on Nov. 2 with their expanded Burning Up Tour All Over Again. General ticket sales begin Friday at 10 a.m.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Jonas Brothers Add November 2 St. Paul Concert to Expanded North American Tour

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Coon Rapids Tue. Aug 18 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Inaugural Midwest Black Book Fair to Celebrate Black Literature in North Minneapolis

The inaugural Midwest Black Book Fair brings Black authors, publishers and readers to North Minneapolis Saturday for panels, workshops, readings and more.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Inaugural Midwest Black Book Fair to Celebrate Black Literature in North Minneapolis

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Coon Rapids Mon. Aug 17 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | Minnesota Will Elect Its First Woman Governor. The Harder Task Is Governing a Fractured State

Minnesota will elect its first woman governor, but the deeper test is whether Klobuchar or Demuth can govern a divided state and rebuild public trust.

Tom Akaolisa Editor

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | Minnesota Will Elect Its First Woman Governor. The Harder Task Is Governing a Fractured State

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Coon Rapids Mon. Aug 17 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Anoka County Warns Residents About Fake “Senior Freeze” Property Tax Videos

Anoka County warns residents that viral “senior freeze” property tax programs are fake and urges homeowners to use official Minnesota tax-relief resources.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Anoka County Warns Residents About Fake “Senior Freeze” Property Tax Videos

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