DFL state Sen. Nicole Mitchell was absent from the State Capitol on Wednesday after being charged with first-degree burglary a day earlier.

911 transcript gives more detail of Sen. Mitchell's alleged burglary

A caller now identified as Mitchell's stepmother told a dispatcher she "tripped over" a person who was on the floor next to her bed. That person was later identified as the DFL senator.

Minnesota DFL wants faster clean energy permits, but some are wary of shortcutting public input

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Sen. Nick Frentz, DFL-North Mankato, speaks on the Senate floor in the State Capitol on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 in St. Paul, Minn.
Lawmakers promise an effort to cut red tape for clean power won't result in meaningfully less oversight or public involvement.

U.S. Bank Stadium gets new executive director

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Fans arrive at U.S. Bank Stadium before an NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Giants Monday, Oct. 3, 2016, in Minneapoli
Ed Kroics has worked at the stadium for operator ASM since 2016
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The Latest | Trump waves a fist as he returns from break in hush money trial

Donald Trump returned to court Thursday for the third day of witness testimony in his hush money trial.
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The National Enquirer was the go-to American tabloid for many years. Donald Trump helped change that

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Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers

The FCC on Thursday restored ''net neutrality'' rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and AT&T from favoring some sites and apps over others.
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Judge reject's Trump's bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case

A federal judge in New York rejected Donald Trump's request for a new trial on Thursday after a jury awarded $83.3 million in damages to a longtime magazine columnist who sued the former president for defamation for calling her claim that he had sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan department store a lie.
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Marchers listed to speakers at the Minnesota State Capitol. Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL) held a march in front of the Minnesota State

New TV ad rails against Minnesota abortion ballot initative that hasn't passed the Legislature yet

Democrats in control of the Legislature have been negotiating language differences on the measure for months.
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As Biden celebrates computer chip factories, voters wait for the promised production to start

President Joe Biden has a great economic story to tell voters a decade from now, less so in 2024.
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The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday took up Donald Trump's bid to avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
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Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump's claim of absolute immunity but decision's timing is unclear

The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared likely to reject former President Donald Trump's claim of absolute immunity from prosecution over election interference, but it seemed possible Trump could still benefit from a lengthy trial delay, possibly beyond November's election.
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Fellow reservists who served with Maine killer before mass shootings say they warned of his decline

Fellow U.S. Army reservists who witnessed the mental and physical decline of a colleague who would commit Maine's deadliest mass shooting told a commission investigating the killings Thursday that they tried to intervene before the tragedy.
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TikTok has promised to sue over the potential US ban. What's the legal outlook?

Legislation forcing TikTok's parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. received President Joe Biden's official signoff Wednesday. But the newly minted law could be in for an uphill battle in court.
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Former President Donald Trump speaks outside a construction site in Manhattan, on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Trump faces a high-pressure day on Thursda

Trump is in New York for the hush money trial while the Supreme Court hears his immunity case in DC

A reluctant Donald Trump returned to a New York City courtroom Thursday as his hush money trial resumed at the same time that the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Washington over whether he should be immune from prosecution for actions he took during his time as president.
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Hungary's Orbán urges European conservatives, and Trump, toward election victories at CPAC event

Hungary's nationalist prime minister, addressing a conservative conference in Budapest on Thursday, said upcoming European and U.S. elections were a chance for right-wing forces to defeat the ''progressive world spirit,'' and encouraged former U.S. President Donald Trump to defend ''his own truth'' in his ongoing criminal trial.
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What to listen for during Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump and presidential immunity

The Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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US abortion battle rages on with moves to repeal Arizona ban and a Supreme Court case

Action in courts and state capitals around the U.S. this week have made it clear again: The overturning of Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion did not settle the issue.
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April 24

Biden just signed a bill that could ban TikTok. His campaign plans to stay on the app anyway

When President Joe Biden showed off his putting during a campaign stop at a public golf course in Michigan last month, the moment was captured on TikTok.
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April 24

Arizona indicts 18 in election interference case, including Giuliani and Meadows

An Arizona grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump 's chief of staff Mark Meadows, lawyer Rudy Giuliani and 16 others for their roles in an attempt to overturn Trump's loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
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April 24

Arizona House advances a repeal of the state's near-total abortion ban to the Senate

A proposed repeal of Arizona's near-total ban on abortions won approval from the state House Wednesday after two weeks of mounting pressure on Republicans over an issue that has bedeviled former President Donald Trump's campaign to return to the White House.
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Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s seat was empty at right when GOP Sen. Eric Lucero brought a motion to compel the Rules Committee to expedite an ethics compla

Minnesota Senate GOP files ethics complaint against Sen. Nicole Mitchell

Republicans moved to expedite a hearing on their ethics complaint after the Woodbury DFLer was charged with burglary, but the motion failed in a tie vote.
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April 24

Ohio lawmakers negotiate to assure Biden makes the state's fall ballot

Republican legislative leaders in Ohio say they are negotiating with Democrats to assure President Joe Biden appears on the state's November ballot, but the exact shape of the solution remains murky.
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April 24

New California rule aims to limit health care cost increases to 3% annually

Doctors, hospitals and health insurance companies in California will be limited to annual price increases of 3% starting in 2029 under a new rule state regulators approved Wednesday in the latest attempt to corral the ever-increasing costs of medical care in the United States.

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