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Good evening. The plan to get somewhere is a powerful force. It can make you do things you know you shouldn’t do. But we do them anyway. Sometimes you get lucky. Sometimes you don’t. Bob Collins warns about standing water on the road today on NewsCut | Forecast | Updraft 
3 Illinois men face new federal hate crime charges in Bloomington mosque bombing
Three Illinois men face new charges in the bombing of the Dar Al Farooq Islamic Center on Aug. 5, 2017. All three are from the small town of Clarence, Illinois, about two hours south of Chicago.
GOP-led House narrowly passes farm bill
The bill passed by a vote of 213-211. Democrats unanimously opposed the measure, saying it would toss too many people off government food assistance. But 20 Republicans also voted no, giving GOP leaders a brief scare in what was their second attempt to pass a farm bill.
Video: Minneapolis police pleaded with man to drop knife before they shot him
State investigators released police body camera videos Thursday showing officers shooting a suspect after he stabbed himself in a police interview room last year.
Come hungry: Food and drink festivals across Minnesota
Foodies and beer lovers have a lot to celebrate this summer with an abundance of festivals planned across the state. Here's where to find the good stuff.
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Minnesota, other states plan to sue over family separations
Washington and more than a half-dozen other states said Thursday that they plan to sue the Trump administration over a policy of separating immigrant families illegally entering the United States.
White House proposes merging Education and Labor Departments
The White House unveiled a plan today to merge the Education and Labor Departments into a single Cabinet agency: the Department of Education and the Workforce.
Fact check: President Trump's Duluth rally speech
The shiny creature, named "Bing," is the work of artist Dale Lewis of Hastings, Minn. He fashions his sculptures from salvaged materials. | NPR fact check: President Trump's Duluth rally claims
Groups sue feds over mineral leases near the Boundary Waters
A group of nine northeastern Minnesota businesses and an environmental group sued the U.S. Department of the Interior Thursday, seeking to overturn the reinstatement last month of two federal mineral leases to a company seeking to build a copper-nickel mine near the border of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
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