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Happy Thursday, 

The best chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning is in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin.  A few scattered showers and an isolated thunderstorm could drop as far south as the Twin Cities metro area, west-central Wisconsin, and points to the southeast.  | Forecast

Farmers' loyalty to Trump tested over new corn-ethanol rules
AP
The trigger wasn't President Trump's China tariffs, but the waivers the administration granted this month to 31 oil refineries so they don't have to blend ethanol into their gasoline. Since roughly 40 percent of the U.S. corn crop is turned into ethanol, it was a fresh blow to corn producers already struggling with five years of low commodity prices and the threat of mediocre harvests this fall after some of the worst weather in years. 
In Rollag, steam threshing is a ‘family reunion — we’re just not all related’
Dan Gunderson | MPR News
What started as a family reunion to celebrate steam power is now an annual event that draws tens of thousands of people to a tiny Minnesota town. The Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion is run by generations of volunteers drawn by fascination with the past, and enduring friendships. 
Conversations on dying well: Group tackles tough topics with clear eyes
Peter Cox | MPR News
A senior apartment building has found much resident interest in opportunities to discuss some grim topics concerning the end of life. 
Florida governor declares state of emergency as Hurricane Dorian moves north
Bill Chappell | NPR
Current predictions show Dorian's center hitting Florida's coast late Sunday/early Monday. 
Deaths caused by drivers running red lights at 10-year high
AP
It's the highest death toll since 2008 and 28% higher than in 2012. AAA says two people are killed every day in the U.S. by drivers who don't stop for the signals. 
Body of Minnesota man who fell to death recovered from Montana peak
AP
Bad weather delayed the retrieval of the body of a 65-year-old Minnesota man who fell to his death while climbing Montana's highest peak with his son on Saturday. 
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