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Good morning! Dry and mostly sunny today with highs in the upper 70s. Well, some sad news. The nearly weeklong saga of a bison on the loose in the Rochester area came to an end on Friday evening. And we say sad because the story does not have a happy ending. The Olmsted County Sheriff's Office says the animal was put down "due to safety concerns."  | Forecast

As baby boomers head for the exits, businesses worry about the workforce
Especially in rural Minnesota where the population is older, businesses are trying to hang onto the experienced workers in their ranks. | Baby boomer retirement to transform rural Minnesota
Wolves, deer and a new state bee: How the environment fared at the Legislature
There was a lot of give-and-take at the last minute between the DFL-controlled House and Republican-controlled Senate. Some provisions -- like establishing grants to get kids outdoors -- made it through, while others -- like lifting the state's ban on new nuclear power plants -- were abandoned.
Ask a 'sotan: How racially diverse is Minnesota?
A Minnesotan answers an audience question about the diversity of state's population. | Have a question about life in Minnesota? Submit it now
Virginia Beach attacker notified boss of plans to leave city job
The gunman who attacked his colleagues at a Virginia Beach government office building resigned by email hours before the shooting, a city official said Sunday as authorities sought a motive in the assault that killed 12 people.
Trump kicks off British trip with tweet against London mayor
The agenda for Trump's weeklong journey is mostly ceremonial: a state visit and an audience with Queen Elizabeth II in London, D-Day commemoration ceremonies on both sides of the English Channel and his first presidential visit to Ireland, which will include a stay at his coastal golf club.
Duluth renames city park in the Ojibwe language
What was previously Lake Place Park is now Gichi-Ode' Akiing, which means "a grand heart place." 
'It's a challenge, but that's what I'm here for'
Five years since its founding, Twin Cities nonprofit Mile in My Shoes continues to forge bonds between people who are homeless or living in halfway houses, and mentors from the local running community. Those partnerships were on display Sunday at a 5K race. 
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