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Good morning and happy Halloween! Mostly sunny today with highs in the 50s. Tonight's forecast looks pretty sweet -- mid-40s. Have fun trick-or-treating tonight and stay safe! Speaking of Halloween, if you need any last-minute costume ideas, why not try some punny literary costumes? Hold the eye rolls, grab the glue gun.  | Forecast
Families at homeless encampment weigh staying together, seeking shelter
A conversation with residents of the homeless encampment in Minneapolis reveals what attracted them to that location and the challenges that they face in finding permanent homes. 
Mining, environmental concerns put Boundary Waters on the ballot -- and the airwaves
Candidates and outside groups have spent nearly $100 million on political ads in Minnesota this year. Much of that has been spent on the usual topics, like health care and the economy. But this year there's also focus on the potential for copper-nickel mining in the state
Mourning and protests as Pittsburgh begins victims' burials

Funerals continue on Wednesday with Melvin Wax, Irving Younger and Joyce Fienberg being laid to rest.

Secretary of state candidates talk election security, Minnesota's 'superiority complex'

DFL Secretary of State Steve Simon is seeking a second term after winning his first race by fewer than 25,000 votes. | Video: What's the secretary of state's job?

In low-key state auditor's race, candidates struggle for attention

The office of the state auditor, which oversees $20 billion spent by local governments each year, is wide open on the ballot this fall. | Election 2018

Indonesian rescuers detect 'ping,' believe they've located crashed plane

Remains of dozens of people have been recovered in the aftermath of the crash of the plane with 189 aboard. Searchers have located a large object underwater that could be the plane's fuselage.

DNR: Mille Lacs anglers can keep a walleye a day in winter ice fishing

Studies this year show the iconic lake's walleye population is increasing, but the number of walleye hatched in certain years remain average or below normal, the DNR said Tuesday.

How do you move a bookstore? With a human chain, book by book
Shoulder to shoulder, they formed a line 500 feet long: from the stockroom of the old shop, down the sidewalk, and onto the shop floor of the new store. 
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