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Good morning! Foggy this evening, with highs in the upper 20s and low 30s. It's still too early to say for sure, but there's a possible snow chance for Super Bowl Sunday. A Vikings revenge? Stay tuned. Speaking of the Super Bowl, tickets prices are falling. Oh, it’ll still cost you a pretty penny to watch the game in person — $3,348 for the “cheap” seats — but the price of a ticket has dropped $1,500 since the Vikings were beaten by the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. | Forecast
Investigation: For some who lived in it, Keillor's world wasn't funny
An investigation by MPR News found a yearslong pattern of behavior that left several women who worked for Garrison Keillor feeling mistreated, sexualized or belittled. | Dropping Keillor painful but necessary, MPR chief tells listeners | Editor's note: How we're covering the Keillor story
NFL transforms U.S. Bank Stadium into a 'neutral' Super Bowl home
With less than two weeks to go until the big game, the Minneapolis stadium is undergoing a transformation. | Complete coverage: The Super Bowl in Minneapolis
Trump lashes out after Schumer withdraws offer on border wall

In a late-night tweet on Tuesday, the president berated the Senate minority leader and reiterated that there can be no fix on DACA without funding for the wall.

State's only remaining solar manufacturer primed to expand

The Canadian company Heliene Inc. is expected to receive up to $3 million in state loans to expand its solar module facility on the Iron Range, just as the Trump administration has set steep tariffs on imported solar panels in a bid to boost American manufacturers.

Special counsel questions Sessions; Is Trump coming soon?

The Sessions interview last week makes him the highest-ranking Trump administration official, and first Cabinet member, known to have submitted to questioning.

Congressman accused of harassment defends himself, says he saw aide as a 'soul mate'

Rep. Patrick Meehan, R-Pa., told WHYY that he never crossed a sexual line with a former aide who has accused him of harassment, but he did talk of the deep "affection" he felt for her.

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Why the delay correcting false alert? Hawaii governor forgot Twitter password

It was 8:07 a.m. when the alert of an inbound ballistic missile hit phones across Hawaii. Just two minutes later Gov. David Ige learned the alert was a mistake. Then, an additional 15 minutes passed.

'The Wiz' unites Penumbra, Children's Theatre Co.

Joining forces to produce "The Wiz" means Children's Theatre gets Penumbra Theatre's expertise in African-American culture and expression, and Penumbra gets Children's sizable resources and access to a young audience.

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