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Good morning! Mostly cloudy with occasional light snow today. Highs near zero in the northwest to the midteens southeast. Is it ever too late to make amends? An effort to cover up a schoolyard incident led to decades of regret for Joseph Linsk, 94. "The event never left me," he says, when revealing a a secret he's been keeping since the 1930s. Here's where you come in -- can you help him make amends? | Forecast | Updraft weather blog
 


DFL copper mining feud spills into public view

DFL Party leaders on Saturday are set to debate language that would put the party officially against a proposed copper-nickel mine near Hoyt Lakes. Could it be a swing issue in the next governor's race? | In November: PolyMet files for permit to build northern Minn. copper mine

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Bob Dylan's hometown of Hibbing struggles with how to honor its most famous son

In the music legend and Nobel Prize winner's hometown of Hibbing, there's little more than a street sign in his honor. That could soon change. | Bob Dylan providing Nobel speech

'Lives are at risk,' Hillary Clinton warns over fake news, 'Pizzagate'

"The epidemic of malicious fake news and fake propaganda that flooded social media over the past year, it's now clear that so-called fake news can have real-world consequences," she said. | Fake or real? How to self-check the news and get the facts

Poll: Trump needs to choose between presidency and his business

Two-thirds of Americans think Trump must avoid a conflict of interest, according to a Bloomberg poll. But only a slight majority are confident he'll put the country's interests ahead of his own. | Politics


 
 

Minneapolis district wants rap video filmed at Henry HS taken down

A hip-hop music video filmed in a Minneapolis high school gym has garnered more than 50,000 views on YouTube, and the district wants it taken down.

Students at UW-Madison need second meningitis shot

Minnesota health officials say University of Wisconsin-Madison students returning home for winter break should schedule another shot soon following October outbreak that sickened three people. | Health

'Adoption Play' blends a family of different stories

In bringing their own experiences to the project, storytellers with Wonderlust Productions opened eyes all around. | Arts & Culture

Best books of 2016 to give -- and receive: Sci-fi and fantasy

Time travel's the hot topic in 2016, but this list dives into other strange and wonderful places. | More best picks: Nonfiction | Fiction | Young adult | Children and middle grade

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