| Good afternoon! The morning weather forecast models show a slight southward shift of the heaviest snow Friday evening into early Saturday. That means the Twin Cities may not see as much snow, but Mankato will likely see a decent amount, Check out the forecast on Updraft. | Forecast | NewsCut |
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| | Claiming abuse, lawyers try to halt deportation flight | | A group of immigration attorneys are asking federal authorities to launch an investigation into the treatment of 80 African detainees, many of them Somalis from Minnesota, after dozens of them reported verbal and physical abuse in a Texas detention facility. One of the men, Guled Muhumed, a Somali native from Rochester, Minn., says he was exposed to active tuberculosis. | |
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| Bodies of 2 fishermen missing since November recovered | | The bodies of two fishermen missing in northern Minnesota since November have been recovered. Red Lake Police say the body of a 17-year-old boy was found in Lower Red Lake Wednesday. Searchers found the body of 29-year-old Deland Beaulieu on Thursday morning about 150 feet from where the boy's body was recovered. | |
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| Trump signs $1.3 trillion budget after threatening veto | | President Donald Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending measure Friday averting a government shutdown at midnight, acting just hours after saying he was considering a veto. Trump complained that the legislation does not fully fund his plans for a border wall with Mexico and does not address some 800,000 "Dreamer" immigrants who are now protected from deportation under a program that he has moved to eliminate. | |
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| | Wanted: Infant day care in rural Minnesota | | Working parents in rural Minnesota are struggling to find day care. And the younger the child, the harder it is. Research from the Center for Rural Policy and Development shows a massive day care shortfall, especially in the northern and central parts of the state. In northwestern Minnesota alone, they estimate roughly 2,500 children need day care, and can't get it. | We want to hear from you: What is your experience with day care in Minnesota? | |
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