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Good morning! Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms north. Partly cloudy south. Highs range from the mid-50s northeast to the upper 80s south. Powerful storms moving through eastern Minnesota last night uprooted trees and knocked down utility lines leaving thousands of people without power. What's the damage in your neck of the woods? | Forecast | Updraft weather blog
 

Trump Jr. says 'in retrospect' he would have handled Russia meeting differently

"I had been reading about [Clinton] scandals that people were probably underreporting for a long time, so maybe it was something that had to do with one of those things," Donald Trump Jr. told Fox. | The question hanging over Washington: Did Donald Trump Jr. break the law?

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5 questions for FBI director nominee Christopher Wray

The Senate Judiciary Committee and a host of human rights and civil liberties groups have questions for Christopher Wray, the president's nominee to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Pope Francis announces new path to sainthood

The new category recognizes those who sacrifice their lives for others. The pope announced the pathway on Tuesday, and it is seen as one of the biggest changes to the process in centuries.

Minneapolis could reduce number of police officers in schools

Minneapolis schools Superintendent Ed Graff is recommending the school board reduce the number of school resource officers from 16 to 14.

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Fewer lifeguards fuel Minn. parents' water-safety concerns

Beaches across the state are increasingly going without lifeguards, which means parents and other adults need to know how to keep children safe around the water. | Can you spot the drowning child? Know the signs

State wants family DNA to identify unknown bodies

BCA investigators hope to gather DNA from missing persons' family members in an attempt to identify five people exhumed from cemeteries in the Twin Cities.

Report: Solar plus storage can beat natural gas in Minnesota

The report from the University of Minnesota's Energy Transition Lab analyzed many different scenarios but found that solar arrays with batteries are a cost effective way to meet peak electricity demand.

House panel to consider bill preserving Great Lakes cleanup

A House appropriations subcommittee is scheduled to consider a bill that includes $300 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. | Republicans join Democrats against Trump's Great Lakes cuts

'Goodbye, Vitamin': a wryly comic novel about breakups, job anxiety and memory loss

Reluctant to deal with depressing material, author Rachel Khong weaves comedy into grief. | The Thread

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