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Minnesota weather: Patchy sunshine, quiet and comfortable Friday

Minnesota weather: Patchy sunshine, quiet and comfortable Friday

Friday brings a mostly dry day across Minnesota as clouds attempt to thin for some filtered afternoon sunshine, though m...

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Minnesota Lynx playoffs: Can team shake off late season funk and bring home elusive fifth WNBA title? 

Minnesota Lynx playoffs: Can team shake off late season funk and bring home elusive fifth WNBA title? 

After appearing unbeatable this summer, the last few weeks exposed doubts as the Lynx head into the WNBA playoffs. The p...

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Ken Barlow is forecasting a cloudy…but mild Friday

Ken Barlow is forecasting a cloudy…but mild Friday

Good Friday morning! Today will be a cloudy, mild and dry day. Areas of fog this morning will thin out, but it will rema...

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CDC vaccine recommendations are at a standstill, and unanswered questions are piling up

CDC vaccine recommendations are at a standstill, and unanswered questions are piling up

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine recommendation process has been blown up in the past year, and ...

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Netanyahu, defiant and isolated, speaks at UN in New York as he seeks reelection at home

Netanyahu, defiant and isolated, speaks at UN in New York as he seeks reelection at home

Many in Washington associate Netanyahu with the unpopular fight with Iran, straining his relationship with President Don...

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A big dam problem in Scandia

A big dam problem in Scandia

Plus: Striking doctors win tentative contract agreement; U of M cuts budget; and more in your Minnesota news roundup. Th...

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Across the country, election officials are preparing for the possibility of federal intervention

Across the country, election officials are preparing for the possibility of federal intervention

County officials worry the Trump administration could try to seize voting equipment or send ICE agents to the polls. The...

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MN Shortlist: Sept. 25-Oct. 1

MN Shortlist: Sept. 25-Oct. 1

“Merciless: Indigenous Lands Since 1776” exhibition opens at the Weisman Art Museum, the 15th annual Lake Superior 20/20...

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New Richland residents frustrated with recurring floods

New Richland residents frustrated with recurring floods

Some New Richland residents disrupted a briefing by the city administrator on flood recovery efforts Thursday, saying th...

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Two Ojibwe tribes say pollution timeline too long

Two Ojibwe tribes say pollution timeline too long

A draft permit would require U.S. Steel's Minntac mine to meet Minnesota's wild rice sulfate standard for the first time...

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Here are the lyrics to the 4 new Taylor Swift songs off 'The Life of The Showgirl: The Encore'

Here are the lyrics to the 4 new Taylor Swift songs off 'The Life of The Showgirl: The Encore'

A tribute to her newly adopted hometown and a new single were among the four tracks....

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Yemen’s civil war returns and overwhelms hospitals with ‘a very dangerous situation’

Yemen’s civil war returns and overwhelms hospitals with ‘a very dangerous situation’

Hospitals in Yemen are struggling as civil war returns to the Arab world's poorest nation. Children are sharing emergenc...

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It's officially Dolly Parton Day, with parades, pink lights and book drives

It's officially Dolly Parton Day, with parades, pink lights and book drives

Communities worldwide are dedicating Friday to honoring Dolly Parton. The day falls on Sept. 25, a wink at her hit song ...

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Powerful Hurricane Polo drenches Mexico's coast as Nolo takes aim at Hawaii

Powerful Hurricane Polo drenches Mexico's coast as Nolo takes aim at Hawaii

The National Hurricane Center said parts of Hawaii will likely start experiencing hurricane conditions by Friday night....

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Clouds and more rain chances ahead – Chris

Clouds and more rain chances ahead – Chris

Good Thursday night! Clouds will be pretty stubborn as we head into the final weekend of September, with several rain ch...

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Dassel's Mushroom Building brings people together, from oil mushroom to community landmark

Dassel's Mushroom Building brings people together, from oil mushroom to community landmark

The Mushroom Building in Dassel is hard to miss. It has been a community fixture since 1931, when it first opened as a W...

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So Minnesota: Mary Tyler Moore House now available for events and rentals

So Minnesota: Mary Tyler Moore House now available for events and rentals

The house on Kenwood Parkway in Minneapolis will forever be known as the Mary Tyler Moore House and it's now available f...

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Minnesota schools review standardized tests as students opting out of them climb

Minnesota schools review standardized tests as students opting out of them climb

Minnesota is reviewing its statewide school testing program as many students skip the exams meant to show how they are d...

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North St. Paul woman's yard is a magnet for monarchs, bees

North St. Paul woman's yard is a magnet for monarchs, bees

A North St. Paul woman's award-winning yard is grabbing the attention of area researchers thanks to all her Minnesota na...

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Mayville State QB Matthew Donovan fights to recover from brain bleed: ‘Just tough as nails’

Mayville State QB Matthew Donovan fights to recover from brain bleed: ‘Just tough as nails’

Matthew Donovan, a quarterback for Mayville State University in North Dakota and a former standout at Kasson-Mantorville...

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Renters on Nicollet Island organize to buy historic homes

Renters on Nicollet Island organize to buy historic homes

The nonprofit that owned several apartments on the island announced plans to sell its six buildings. The renters and res...

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St. Paul police chief seeks full report on harassment investigation, calls summary a 'whitewash'

St. Paul police chief seeks full report on harassment investigation, calls summary a 'whitewash'

St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry wants a copy of the full report detailing the city’s investigation into the sexual hara...

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Lynx flex their top-seed muscle without Miles, push Clark and the Fever to 6th for the WNBA playoffs

Lynx flex their top-seed muscle without Miles, push Clark and the Fever to 6th for the WNBA playoffs

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kayla McBride scored 22 points on 6-for-10 shooting from 3-point range as the top-seeded Minnesota Ly...

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Bob Pettit, imposing Hawks great and first NBA MVP, dies at 93

Bob Pettit, imposing Hawks great and first NBA MVP, dies at 93

Pettit was an All-American at LSU before going on to the NBA, where he was an All-Star for each of his 11 seasons....

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Oakdale pizzeria ranked among the top 10 best gluten-free pizzas in the country

Oakdale pizzeria ranked among the top 10 best gluten-free pizzas in the country

Randy's Pizza in Oakdale has been ranked among the best gluten-free pizzerias by USA Today....

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Minnesota Renaissance Festival celebrates 55 years of medieval merriment

Minnesota Renaissance Festival celebrates 55 years of medieval merriment

Head to Shakopee this weekend (or the next) for the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, the largest in the United States, dr...

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New Jersey governor calls for resignation of her lieutenant governor

New Jersey governor calls for resignation of her lieutenant governor

Investigators found Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell engaged in sexual harassment and violated state rules, according to a newly r...

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Michigan nurse accused of breaking bones and bruising premature infant at children's hospital

Michigan nurse accused of breaking bones and bruising premature infant at children's hospital

A nurse is accused of beating a prematurely born 4-month-old baby girl at a Michigan hospital, leaving the infant with b...

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Kirill Kaprizov misses his friend Mats Zuccarello. The Wild are confident he'll be just fine

Kirill Kaprizov misses his friend Mats Zuccarello. The Wild are confident he'll be just fine

Kirill Kaprizov quickly became close friends with Mats Zuccarello when he joined the Minnesota Wild. The pair of wings w...

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Opinion: Social media microtrends are getting exhausting

Opinion: Social media microtrends are getting exhausting

The current rise of whimsy-maxxing, or adding rhinestones to everyday objects, has me thinking about how fast popular cu...

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Why are Minnesota’s property tax increases so much more than Wisconsin’s?

Why are Minnesota’s property tax increases so much more than Wisconsin’s?

Wisconsin counties are weighing smaller property tax levy increases than many Minnesota counties, as leaders point to di...

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Daycare provider accused of hitting 3-year-old, blamed it on birth control

Daycare provider accused of hitting 3-year-old, blamed it on birth control

A Morrison County daycare provider is facing charges after she allegedly abused a child, and later blamed it on birth co...

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What happens next in St. Paul police chief’s lawsuit against Mayor Kaohly Her

What happens next in St. Paul police chief’s lawsuit against Mayor Kaohly Her

One day after St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry filed a lawsuit accusing Mayor Kaohly Her of sexual harassment and retali...

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Latest office-to-residential redevelopment opens in downtown St. Paul

Latest office-to-residential redevelopment opens in downtown St. Paul

Thursday marked three openings in downtown St. Paul - an Aldi grocery store, 176-unit Stella Residences and Wabasha Park...

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New developments in Saint Paul mark the start of downtown's transformation

New developments in Saint Paul mark the start of downtown's transformation

A new grocery store, apartment complex, and park are some of the new additions to downtown's landscape....

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In Minnesota's key races, candidates negotiate over when and where to hold debates

In Minnesota's key races, candidates negotiate over when and where to hold debates

The candidates for governor and Senate have agreed to some debates so far, despite disagreements on location and format....

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Week four: Gophers prepare for first Big Ten matchup against Washington

Week four: Gophers prepare for first Big Ten matchup against Washington

The Gophers are ready to face the Washington Huskies at Husky Stadium on Saturday at 10 p.m. It will be the first Big Te...

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Ex-bodyguard of Kyrsten Sinema arrested on suspicion of damaging the former senator's home

Ex-bodyguard of Kyrsten Sinema arrested on suspicion of damaging the former senator's home

The bodyguard was a former romantic partner and allegedly wanted Sinema to post a video on her social media....

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Gold Star Distribution in Minneapolis can’t sell FDA-regulated goods until it’s pest-free

Gold Star Distribution in Minneapolis can’t sell FDA-regulated goods until it’s pest-free

A Minneapolis-based distributor can no longer sell any FDA-regulated goods until they prove to the federal government th...

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Family releases statement, photo of Ole Miss student from Atlanta found dead

Family releases statement, photo of Ole Miss student from Atlanta found dead

Robert Strang, 20, was a junior at Ole Miss. He was reportedly found at an off-campus house....

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