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After nation-leading rate hikes for auto insurance in ’24, Minnesota may see mild increase this year

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After nation-leading rate hikes for auto insurance in ’24, Minnesota may see mild increase this year

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Four correctional officers injured in attack by inmate, prompting lockdown of Rush City prison

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Four correctional officers injured in attack by inmate, prompting lockdown of Rush City prison

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Musicians rally around sidelined songwriter for Walker’s Sound for Silents

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After nation-leading rate hikes for auto insurance in ’24, Minnesota may see mild increase this year

Business

After nation-leading rate hikes for auto insurance in ’24, Minnesota may see mild increase this year

Minnesota led the nation last year with 58% average increases last year. This year, tariffs may lead to small net increases, a report from Insurify found.

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Ditch a normal 9-to-5 by embracing the freelance life

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Ditch a normal 9-to-5 by embracing the freelance life

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After nation-leading rate hikes for auto insurance in ’24, Minnesota may see mild increase this year

Business

After nation-leading rate hikes for auto insurance in ’24, Minnesota may see mild increase this year

Minnesota led the nation last year with 58% average increases last year. This year, tariffs may lead to small net increases, a report from Insurify found.

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Culture

After 38 seasons, the Walker Art Center’s Summer Music and Movies series changed from a month of weekly concerts and film screenings at Minneapolis’ Loring Park to a single event on Aug. 17 on the museum’s hillside.
Now called Sound for Silents: Film + Music on the Walker Hillside, the free event starts at dusk. This summer’s event featured local supergroup Marijuana Deathsquads performing a live score to accompany a series of experimental short films from the 1920s b