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Coon Rapids Wed. Jul 22 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | Minnesota’s Jobs Rebound Is Real. So Is the Workforce Crisis Beneath It

Minnesota added 13,200 jobs in June, but this editorial argues retirements, labor shortages and immigration disruptions threaten the state's long-term growth.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | Minnesota’s Jobs Rebound Is Real. So Is the Workforce Crisis Beneath It

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Coon Rapids Wed. Jul 22 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids City Council Meets as Watershed Board Nomination and City Business Come Before Members

The Coon Rapids City Council met Tuesday to consider a watershed board nomination and conduct routine city business, with official actions expected in meeting minutes.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids City Council Meets as Watershed Board Nomination and City Business Come Before Members

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Coon Rapids Wed. Jul 22 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids Pet Fair Seeks Final Vendors as September Event Takes Shape

Three apartment-management employees were killed in a St. Paul leasing office, and a tenant has been charged after prosecutors linked the shootings to a parking dispute.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids Pet Fair Seeks Final Vendors as September Event Takes Shape

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Coon Rapids Wed. Jul 22 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | St. Paul Leasing-Office Triple Homicide Leaves Three Employees Dead; Tenant Charged in Killings

Three apartment-management employees were killed in a St. Paul leasing office, and a tenant has been charged after prosecutors linked the shootings to a parking dispute.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | St. Paul Leasing-Office Triple Homicide Leaves Three Employees Dead; Tenant Charged in Killings

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Coon Rapids Wed. Jul 22 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Eagan Battery-Recycling Plant Faces Lawsuit Over Children’s Alleged Lead Exposure

An Eagan battery recycler faces a lawsuit alleging lead dust carried home by workers exposed their children, renewing scrutiny of workplace safety.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Eagan Battery-Recycling Plant Faces Lawsuit Over Children’s Alleged Lead Exposure

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Coon Rapids Wed. Jul 22 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Maple Grove Fire Chief Resigns Following Felony Charge Connected to Blaine-Area Cadet Program

Maple Grove’s fire chief has resigned after being charged with felony criminal sexual conduct tied to allegations involving a former fire cadet from a Blaine-area program.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Maple Grove Fire Chief Resigns Following Felony Charge Connected to Blaine-Area Cadet Program

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Coon Rapids Wed. Jul 22 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Federal Government Defers $199 Million in Minnesota Medicaid Payments Pending Review of High-Risk Claims

Federal officials have deferred $199 million in Minnesota Medicaid payments while reviewing high-risk claims, with funding to be released if the state verifies eligible expenses.

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Federal Government Defers $199 Million in Minnesota Medicaid Payments Pending Review of High-Risk Claims

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Coon Rapids Tue. Jul 21 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA EDITORIAL | Minneapolis Cannot Accept a City Behind Locked Doors

After two mass shootings left 14 people shot, this editorial urges Minneapolis to restore public safety so residents and businesses no longer live behind locked doors.

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Coon Rapids Tue. Jul 21 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids Invites Residents to Help Shape City’s Growth Through 2050

A new community survey seeks public priorities for housing, transportation, development, parks, water resources and future public facilities

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Coon Rapids Invites Residents to Help Shape City’s Growth Through 2050

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Coon Rapids Tue. Jul 21 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Brooklyn Park Farmers Market Returns Wednesday With Local Produce and Specialty Foods

The weekly market at North Hennepin Community College supports local growers, food businesses and convenient midweek shopping

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Brooklyn Park Farmers Market Returns Wednesday With Local Produce and Specialty Foods

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Coon Rapids Tue. Jul 21 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Three People Killed Inside St. Paul Apartment Leasing Office, Person of Interest in Custody

Police evacuated residents from the Highland Park complex while homicide investigators searched for evidence and executed a warrant

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Three People Killed Inside St. Paul Apartment Leasing Office, Person of Interest in Custody

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Coon Rapids Tue. Jul 21 2026

MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota DNR Records 202 Fish-Kill Reports as Heat Pushes Lake Temperatures to Dangerous Levels

Warm water, declining oxygen and algae are creating dangerous conditions for northern pike, muskies and other fish across Minnesota

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MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Minnesota DNR Records 202 Fish-Kill Reports as Heat Pushes Lake Temperatures to Dangerous Levels

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