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Minnesota Today from MPR News brings you the most important stories from around the state. All on your schedule. Get updated on the latest news in about five minutes, every weekday morning and evening.

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Minnesota Today from MPR News brings you the most important stories from around the state. All on your schedule. Get updated on the latest news in about five minutes, every weekday morning and evening.

    Flooding emergency funding; U of M no confidence vote

    Flooding emergency funding; U of M no confidence vote

    The peacetime emergency declared by Gov. Tim Walz has been extended. Minnesota's Executive Council voted to extend the emergency from five to thirty days due to severe flooding.

    And the University of Minnesota's faculty senate gave a vote of "no confidence" yesterday to interim president Jeff Ettinger and provost Rachel Croson in protest of their actions regarding the hiring of a director of the U's Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.

    Those stories and more in today’s evening update. Hosted by Kelly Bleyer. Music by Gary Meister.

    • 4 min
    Officials watch Rapidan Dam for structural damage. Prosecutors aim to safeguard jurors

    Officials watch Rapidan Dam for structural damage. Prosecutors aim to safeguard jurors

    County, state and federal officials continue to monitor the Rapidan Dam near Mankato, as the rain-swollen Blue Earth River carves a wider channel around the structure. And Minnesota's U.S. attorney Andrew Luger says federal prosecutors will take steps to safeguard juror identities after an attempted scheme to bribe a juror in a recent Feeding Our Future fraud trial. 

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    Erosion continues after rain-swollen Blue Earth River claims home near Rapidan Dam

    New Feeding Our Future charges: Prosecutors say 5 tried to bribe juror with $120K

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    Juror bribery charges; State funding for climate change preparations

    Juror bribery charges; State funding for climate change preparations

    Federal prosecutors have charged five people in connection with a plot to bribe a juror to sway a verdict in a major nutrition aid fraud case.

    And eight small Minnesota cities will receive state funding to prepare for extreme weather caused by climate change.

    Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

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    Southwest Minnesota continues to fight back flooding. E-bike rebates return July 2

    Southwest Minnesota continues to fight back flooding. E-bike rebates return July 2

    Officials in the southwestern Minnesota community of Windom are dealing with flooding on the Des Moines River. In Jackson, residents and volunteers have been shoring up levees along the Des Moines River with sandbags.

    The house perched over the eroding Blue Earth River near the Rapidan Dam fell into the rain-swollen river Wednesday night.

    After viewing flood damage in southern Minnesota by helicopter yesterday, Gov. Walz and Sen. Amy Klobuchar said the state is likely to be eligible for federal disaster aid.

    And Minnesotans will have another shot at applying for an electric bicycle rebate next week on July 2. 

    Find these headlines and more at Mprnews.org.

    Video: House near Rapidan Dam falls into Blue Earth River

    Minnesota flooding: Rapidan Dam near Mankato holds, roads and state parks closed

    Minnesota e-bike rebates: Window set to reopen

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    Flooding update; Lino Lakes development moratorium

    Flooding update; Lino Lakes development moratorium

    Officials in Blue Earth County say the Rapidan Dam on the Blue Earth River upstream from Mankato remains under threat of failure. But they also report the water flow around the structure is down slightly from yesterday.

    Highway 60 through Windom is among many southern Minnesota highways closed due to flooding.

    And the Lino Lakes City Council last night backed a one-year development moratorium that would temporarily stall a proposed housing development that includes a mosque.

    Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

    • 5 min
    Rapidan Dam still facing floodwaters. State park closes mine tours due to flooding

    Rapidan Dam still facing floodwaters. State park closes mine tours due to flooding

    As of 6 a.m. Tuesday morning, a house was still teetering on the edge of the newly-cut channel of the Blue Earth River by the Rapidan Dam. Flooding clogged the dam’s spillways with debris, and the river pushed around the dam and burst through the eroding ground to the river's lower stretches Monday. And Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park has closed tours to the mine due to flooding. Last week, the mine was hit with nearly 8 inches of water in less than 24 hours.

    This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Phil Picardi. Music by Gary Meister.

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    Flooding pushes Blue Earth County dam to ‘imminent failure condition’

    Historic northern Minnesota state park partially closes due to flooding

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