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Minnesota weather: Chilly, blustery Friday before widespread frost overnight
Friday brings a chilly and blustery day to Minnesota as morning showers give way to afternoon sunshine before widespread frost and freezing conditions arrive overnight....
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Minnesota closed the sexual assault ‘loophole’ that roiled Cornell
Despite the change in state law, advocates say the justice system is still hard on victims.
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University of Minnesota budget cuts could now top $262 million
Faculty and students were already concerned about $225 million in cuts needed over the next two years, announced by officials last month.
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The 5 best things our food writers ate this week
A vegetarian pho, tuna melt, meat pie and onion rings were among dishes that won our hearts. Plus, a place to get those apple fries beyond the State Fair....
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Twin Cities Horror Fest brings South Asian mythology and Mexican ghost stories to Minneapolis
(Left) Actors Jayashree Karthikeyan, Madhu Bangalore, Anshul Chawla, and Sameeksha Mishra rehearse for “Kalinga: Feast of the Fallen,” which premieres Saturday at the Twin Cities Horror Festival. (Right) Actors from South Asian Arts and Theater House rehearse for “Kalinga: Feast ...
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RandBall: These 5-0 Vikings resemble 2016 team that collapsed. Will history repeat?
A decade after the Vikings started 5-0 and missed the playoffs, this year’s team faces eerily similar circumstances. But there are also key differences....
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Ken Barlow is forecasting a very windy day today with a frost or freeze possible tonight
Good Friday morning! The wind is the big weather story today. Any leftover showers will end this morning. Skies will slowly clear toward midday. Sunshine returns this afternoon. Northwest winds will gust to 40 mph at times and temperatures will struggle to reach 50-degrees. This ...
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Iowa cheers a $15 billion steel mill deal. Minnesota offers a warning.
Midwest Republicans, and even some Democrats, say Iowa scored a coup with a $15 billion steel plant powered by a Minnesota iron ore mine. The history is messier....
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A relentless boss, Klobuchar would bring her intense style to running Minnesota
Former aides describe a detail-driven leader whose intense style has persisted even after public scrutiny. It raises questions about how she would manage the sprawling state government....
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Minnesota banned book bans, so why are books still being pulled from shelves?
A recent accounting of a northern Minnesota public school book ban has highlighted a 2024 state law meant to prohibit such bans.