| Good morning! Mostly sunny with patchy fog this morning northeast. Highs in the upper 70s to mid-80s. Let's talk eclipses. Minnesota will be far from the path of the total solar eclipse next month. Experts suggest you plan ahead and travel if you want to feel the full effect of the rare event, which will happen on Aug. 21. Suresh Sreenivasen with the Minnesota Astronomical Society said the closest place to go is in the area of St. Joseph, Mo. | Forecast | Updraft weather blog |
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| Minnesota health officials hope to declare an end to the measles outbreak later this month, after cases have held steady at 78 for nearly a month. | Inside the fight against measles |
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| President Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump, Jr., admitted Sunday to meeting last summer with a Kremlin-connected Russian attorney because she "might have information helpful to" his father's campaign. |
| The GOP campaign to repeal President Obama's health care law is bogged down, efforts to pass a budget are stuck, there's no tax code overhaul package, spending bills are in limbo and it's unclear how leaders will find the votes to avert a federal default. | 5 things to know about state politics today |
| Some health plans are beginning to offer free maintenance care for people with chronic health problems. The hope is spending a little more on keeping them early on will save a lot money in the long run. | Health |
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| One of the gusset plates that failed will go on display at the Mill City Museum in downtown Minneapolis. At the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul, visitors can a view the emergency door of a school bus that was on the bridge. |
| Video of the incident was posted on Facebook by the home's owner. |
| U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan gets a hearing this week on his bill to push through a land exchange needed for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. |
| It's the world's biggest coral reef system, home to some 400 types of coral. In the past 18 months, rising ocean temperatures helped cause the single greatest loss of coral ever recorded there. | Environment |
