Ilhan Omar became the first Somali-American elected to a state legislature representing Minneapolis' district 60B.
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Minnesota law enforcement cites 1,100 unbelted motorists in one week
Law enforcement across the state wrote tickets during a September campaign.
Two-vehicle collision in Burnsville leaves one driver dead
An SUV hit a car from behind, police said.
Rochester
2 Rochester sisters who fled Honduras reach $80K settlement over border treatment
The sisters said they spent nine days in a cage, were permitted to shower just once, and often were hungry and cold.
Science
This butterfly disappeared from Minnesota. Biologists now fight to save the last few in the world.
Beginning in the early 2000s, the Poweshiek skipperling population suddenly cratered in Minnesota, for reasons that aren't yet fully clear. Researchers at the Minnesota Zoo are part of a last-ditch effort to stop the species from dying out.
Minneapolis
Litany of motions ahead of ex-MPD officers' trial for Floyd's killing
Former officers J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao did not appear at hearings Thursday and Friday, virtually or in-person, as they waived their right to appear later this month at they're being held in federal prisons outside Minnesota.
