The White House aims to increase U.S. production of critical minerals that China and other countries with weaker environmental standards have come to dominate. But local opposition is complicating the effort. VOA's Steve Baragona looks at the battle over one such mine in the northern U.S. state of Minnesota.

Biden government's plan to focus on minerals

A Minnesota state prison was put on lockdown on Sunday as nearly one hundred inmates refused to return to their cells. The mark of protest driven by understaffing during Labour Day weekend eventually died down and the dispute was peacefully resolved, according to officials.

US jail in Minnesota on lockdown as inmates refuse to go back to their cells

The first day of the fifth month of 2023 should have been normal for a Minnesota lawmaker, but the technology had to intervene and make him viral for reasons he won't like.

Watch: US lawmaker appears shirtless and lying in bed during official Zoom call

Multiple law enforcement officers were shot in western Minnesota while responding to a domestic dispute call on Saturday night, the Pope County Sheriff's Office said.

One law enforcement officer dead, two injured in Minnesota while responding to domestic call

For his dangerous manoeuvres of aiming a laser at a Delta Airlines aircraft, 43-year-old Nicholas James Link of Rochester city in the US state of Minnesota is sentenced to two years in prison, as per a press release by the US Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Wisconsin.

'Dangerous, reckless': Man sentenced to two years in prison for aiming laser at Delta Airlines plane

A train carrying ethanol derailed and several cars erupted in flames early Thursday in Raymond, Minnesota, triggering an evacuation of residents living near the crash site, officials said.

Minnesota: Train carrying ethanol derails and catches fire, forcing residents to evacuate

A 22-car train carrying ethanol derailed in Raymond Minnesota and several cars caught fire, said reports in American media citing officials. NBC News reported that Kandiyohi Sheriff's Office was notified about the derailment around 1 am local time on Thursday (March 30).

US: Train carrying ethanol derails in Minnesota, several cars catch fire, locals evacuated

A father from the US state of Minnesota has confessed to killing a 77-year-old sex offender he claimed stalked his daughter. Citing court documents, a report by Fox News on Saturday (March 11) said 27-year-old Levi Axtell walked into a police station in Minnesota on Wednesday covered in blood and told police he beat a man with a shovel 15 to 20 times and "finished him off" with a moose antler.

Minnesota father kills 77-yr-old sex offender he claims was stalking daughter: Reports

A time-lapse shows winter storm battering a Minnesota neighbourhood.

Winter storm covering Minnesota in snow

Minnesota snow storm: As Minnesota braces for a snowstorm that could be one of the biggest in the state's history, residents are rushing to stock up on supplies and make preparations.

Minnesota snow storm: One of the deadliest winter storms is about to hit the American state this week

The New Year 2023 might start with potential blizzard conditions across counties in South Dakota and Minnesota. According to the National Weather Service of Sioux Falls, From Monday afternoon to Tuesday evening, Minnehaha County and surrounding areas will be under a winter storm warning as a "significant winter storm" moves through the area.

Sioux Falls weather forecast: South Dakota and Minnesota brace for New Year’s deadly snowstorm 

The Bloomington Police Department has arrested five people for the fatal shooting at the Mall of America in Minnesota that took the life of a 19-year-old. On Saturday, the police arrested five young males aged between 17 to 18 years, according to Police Chief Booker Hodges.

Five suspects arrested for death of 19-year-old in shooting at Minnesota’s Mall of America

A 19-year-old male was killed in a shooting at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota on Friday night, police said. The shooting happened around 8 pm, two days before Christmas, amid a busy shopping day, said police.

US: Teen killed in shooting after group clash at Mall of America in Minnesota, cops hunt for suspects

Wild rice is sacred to indigenous people in Minnesota because it is part of their creation story. But the changing in climate patterns, invasive species and pollution end up threatening the plant.

WION Climate Tracker | Sacred wild rice in Minnesota under threat

Thousands of nurses in Minnesota, USA are on a 3-day strike while complaining of low salaries and understaffing. Almost 15,000 nurses were on a strike. Staff shortages are a big concern in US right now.

US nurses strike over low pay, staff shortages

Most 90-year-old individuals will like to ring in their birthday by sitting in a cosy home, surrounded by their loved ones, enjoying food and drinks and later getting to their bed early.

USA: Woman goes skydiving to celebrate her 91st birthday in Minnesota

Two people came across a human skull while kayaking on the Minnesota River and further investigation and testing showed that the skull was around 8000-year-old. The Renville County authorities said that the discovery was made last summer, and the county sheriff Scott Hable sent it to the medical examiners in order to determine whether it was related to a missing persons case.

Part of skull dating back almost 8,000 years found in Minnesota River

One person was killed and at least 14 others were wounded during a shooting early Sunday inside a crowded bar in St. Paul, Minnesota, authorities said. When police arrived at the bar, identified as Seventh Street Truck Park, shortly after 12:15 am, they said they encountered a chaotic scene, with the victims scattered on the sidewalk, in the street and inside.

1 killed and at least 14 wounded in shooting in Minnesota bar: Police

Aquarium owners have been urged to not abandon their pet goldfish into the open waters in Minnesota. “A few goldfish might seem to some like a harmless addition to the local water body – but they’re not,” the Minnesota department of natural resources advised.

Miniature to monstrous: Goldfish abandoned in lakes grow bigger in size

Hundreds mourn Daunte Wright, Black man killed by Minnesota police

20-year-old Daunte Wright who died in a police shooting on 21 April, has been laid to rest. Hundreds of mourners including relatives of George Floyd and top politicians of Minnesota attended the young black man's funeral.

Daunte Wright laid to rest after Minnesota police shooting

The Minneapolis cop who shot Daunte Wright has said that she mistook her gun for her taser. How plausible is this version of events? What does it say about police training in the U.S.? WION's Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas: US cop 'mistook' gun for teaser

The third night of protests comes after the officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year old Black man who struggled with police after a traffic stop, and the police chief both resigned.

Minnesota protests: Stun grenade, tear gas used to disperse demonstrators

Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets as angry protests erupted in a Minneapolis suburb after a 20-year-old Black man was shot dead during a traffic stop. Outside of the Brooklyn Center Police Department on Sunday night, (April 11) smoke billowed as a line of police officers fired rubber bullets and chemical agents at protesters, some of whom lobbed rocks, bags of garbage and water bottles at the police.

Tear gas and flash bangs fired in Minnesota protest after police shoot Black man

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