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Good morning! Warm and stormy today -- showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Some may be severe. Highs in the 80s to the north and near 90 in southern Minnesota. And that's the news from Lake Wobegon: On Friday night, an ocean of people swept in to the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and sat down with Garrison Keillor for his final show as host of A Prairie Home Companion. | Forecast
 

Could Trump's presence flip Minn. district to DFL?

Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District has stayed safely Republican. But with GOP Rep. John Kline's retirement and Donald Trump the GOP's presidential candidate, DFLers see a chance to swing the district. | Election 2016

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By Jove: NASA says Juno craft is orbiting Jupiter

"And now the fun begins," says a leader of the mission to the large planet whose radiation and dust particles posed dangerous challenges. Project leaders call Juno "a milestone for planetary science." | A single beep in the darkness: NASA Juno probe to begin Jupiter orbit

Photos: A small-town Fourth in the middle of St. Paul

It's nearly 70 years old, runs five blocks long and lasts about a half an hour. But the neighbors of St. Anthony Park — past and present — wouldn't miss their Fourth of July Parade for anything.

Irked by broadcast coverage, gymnastics sites aim to raise the bar

As the Olympic trials loom in women's gymnastics, an informal group of blogs and podcasts called the "gymternet" has been shaking up how the sport is covered -- focusing on athleticism, not sparkles.


 
 

Military veteran uses sharp-shooting skills to free eagle

The eagle had become entangled in a rope and had been hanging upside down from a tree near Jason and Jackie Galvin's Rush City cabin for several days.

Lock screen: At these music shows, phones go in a pouch and don't come out

The Lumineers are among many artists frustrated with people on their mobile devices during performances. Their singer explains why they're asking fans to lock up their phones with a new technology.


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