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Tuition increasing at the University of Minnesota. Police investigate a break-in at the home of late Rep. Melissa Hortman and husband
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:05:16
Publish Date: 2025-06-19 11:34:00
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Tuition is going up at the University of Minnesota this fall. The Board of Regents yesterday approved a 6-and-a-half percent increase — the largest in a decade and a half. In-state tuition for undergrads on the Twin Cities campus will be just over 16-thousand dollars in the next academic year. That does not include additional fees — which are also going up.


Brooklyn Park police are investigating a break-in at the home of DFL leader Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark. The incident comes days after the Hortmans were shot and killed in their home in what authorities are calling a politically motivated attack. Police say they discovered pried-off plywood that was covering the home’s rear window. The window was also broken to gain entry by an unknown individual.


A new law requires some Minnesotans to get a permit before operating a boat or personal watercraft.


The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa recently celebrated the completion of a new heating facility. The facility will use locally sourced hardwood chips to heat the tribe's community center.


The Minneapolis City Council passed an honorary resolution Wednesday commemorating Juneteenth. The federal holiday celebrates the end of slavery in the United States.
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