· Sunday, November 1, 2026

Minnesota Midday: Hermantown Data Center, Union Depot Evacuation and Early Voting Record

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Hermantown approves Google data center despite protests

The Hermantown City Council voted unanimously late Friday, October 30, to approve a special use permit and a development agreement for a 1.7 million-square-foot Google data center on a site just outside Duluth, after a meeting originally set for Monday was…

✔ Sources: MPR News, Duluth News Tribune, FOX 9

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Fight forces evacuation of St. Paul's Union Depot

Police were called to St. Paul's Union Depot around 9 p.m. Saturday after a fight at a private ticketed event, the Bundle Halal Fall Market. Reports of possible gunfire led to a large evacuation. Police say they found no evidence of a shooting, and report…

✔ Sources: FOX 9, KSTP

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Minnesota sets early voting record before Election Day

Minnesota's Secretary of State's Office says officials had accepted 728,961 absentee ballots, 483,520 in person and 245,441 by mail, as of Thursday, October 29. That is 61.3 percent above the same point in the 2022 midterm, when the record was 451,992.…

✔ Sources: FOX 9, MPR News

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