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Coon Rapids Wed. Sep 16 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Updated Federal Data Show More Than 2,300 People Arrested During Operation Metro Surge Were Deported or Left the Country

Updated federal data show at least 2,384 people arrested in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge were later deported or otherwise left the United States.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Updated Federal Data Show More Than 2,300 People Arrested During Operation Metro Surge Were Deported or Left the Country

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Coon Rapids Wed. Sep 16 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Cannabis Sales Surpass $250 Million During First Year of State-Licensed Adult-Use Market

Minnesota cannabis sales surpassed $250 million in the first year of state-licensed adult-use retail, including about $150 million in recreational purchases.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Cannabis Sales Surpass $250 Million During First Year of State-Licensed Adult-Use Market

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Coon Rapids Wed. Sep 16 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Hmongtown Marketplace Faces Foreclosure Lawsuit Over Nearly $6.6 Million in Allegedly Unpaid Debt

Hmongtown Marketplace faces a foreclosure lawsuit after Stearns Bank alleged nearly $6.6 million in unpaid debt, creating uncertainty for more than 200 vendors.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Hmongtown Marketplace Faces Foreclosure Lawsuit Over Nearly $6.6 Million in Allegedly Unpaid Debt

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Coon Rapids Wed. Sep 16 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Hennepin County Blocked Fraudulent Applications to Operation Metro Surge Business-Relief Fund

Hennepin County says it blocked fraudulent applications to its $2 million Operation Metro Surge business-relief fund, preventing any public money from being lost.

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Coon Rapids Wed. Sep 16 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Inver Grove Heights Exempts Proposed Data Center From Moratorium After Developer’s $20 Million Legal Threat

Inver Grove Heights exempted a proposed data center from its moratorium after officials warned the city could face $20 million in damages from the developer’s lawsuit.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Inver Grove Heights Exempts Proposed Data Center From Moratorium After Developer’s $20 Million Legal Threat

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Coon Rapids Tue. Sep 15 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | Removing One Camera Is Not Enough. Minnesota Needs Rules for License Plate Surveillance

Minnesota already regulates license plate readers, but this editorial argues statewide rules must go further on retention, transparency, audits and interstate data sharing.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | Removing One Camera Is Not Enough. Minnesota Needs Rules for License Plate Surveillance

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Coon Rapids Tue. Sep 15 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS UPDATE | Allina Doctors Begin Four-Day Strike at Mercy and Unity as Hospice Nurses Continue Separate Walkout

More than 150 Allina physicians began a four-day strike at Mercy and Unity hospitals as a separate seven-day walkout by more than 60 hospice nurses continues.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS UPDATE | Allina Doctors Begin Four-Day Strike at Mercy and Unity as Hospice Nurses Continue Separate Walkout

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Coon Rapids Tue. Sep 15 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Concordia University, St. Paul Cuts Undergraduate Tuition by $5,500 Beginning in 2027

Concordia University, St. Paul, will cut undergraduate tuition by $5,500 to $21,700 beginning in 2027-28, while retaining merit scholarships.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Concordia University, St. Paul Cuts Undergraduate Tuition by $5,500 Beginning in 2027

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Coon Rapids Tue. Sep 15 2026

BUILDERS OF MINNESOTA | Mhonpaj Lee Grew Up Wanting to Escape Farming. She Returned to Help Other Families Find Land.

Mhonpaj Lee once wanted to escape farming. She returned to build Mhonpaj’s Garden and help immigrant families gain land, food security and a place to call home.

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BUILDERS OF MINNESOTA | Mhonpaj Lee Grew Up Wanting to Escape Farming. She Returned to Help Other Families Find Land.

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Coon Rapids Tue. Sep 15 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Elon Musk’s xAI Asks Appeals Court to Block Minnesota Law Targeting AI-Generated Nude Images

xAI is asking a federal appeals court to block Minnesota’s AI nudification law while its constitutional challenge proceeds, after a district judge refused to suspend enforcement.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Elon Musk’s xAI Asks Appeals Court to Block Minnesota Law Targeting AI-Generated Nude Images

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Coon Rapids Tue. Sep 15 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Sues to Block Federal Rule Allowing Legal Use of Public Benefits to Count Against Immigrants

Minnesota has joined a multistate lawsuit challenging a federal public-charge rule that would broaden consideration of immigrants’ use of public benefits in green-card cases.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota Sues to Block Federal Rule Allowing Legal Use of Public Benefits to Count Against Immigrants

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Coon Rapids Tue. Sep 15 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS UPDATE | Minneapolis Superintendent to Present Three School-Transformation Options That Could Include Closures

Minneapolis Public Schools will present three restructuring options that could close schools, move programs or change attendance patterns beginning in 2027-28.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS UPDATE | Minneapolis Superintendent to Present Three School-Transformation Options That Could Include Closures

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