| Good morning! Mostly sunny north but mostly cloudy south. A chance of afternoon thunderstorms south. Highs range from the mid-70s to mid-80s. The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden finally reopened over the weekend. If you haven't already, take our photo and audio tour, and impress all your friends with how much you know about the new sculptures. | Forecast | Updraft weather blog |
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| The restoration of the St. Louis River that flows past Duluth into Lake Superior is nearly complete, but money for the project -- and dozens of other cleanup efforts across the Great Lakes -- has been zeroed out in the president's budget plan. |
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| St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez faces second-degree manslaughter and felony dangerous discharge of a firearm charges in the shooting. His trial began May 30, and jury deliberations are expected to begin Monday after both sides make their closing arguments. | The death of Philando Castile and the trial of Jeronimo Yanez |
| The lock and dam, along with its visitor center, closed to boat traffic in 2015 over fears of spreading the invasive Asian carp. Last summer, the tours resumed through a partnership between a number of agencies and groups. |
| Church bells throughout Orlando will ring 49 times at noon Monday, a year after the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. |
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| The U.S. Supreme Court legalized marriages between people of different races 50 years ago. But some interracial couples today say they sometimes feel unaccepted in the U.S. |
| Free college programs are popping up across the country, but Tennessee is the first state to offer free community college to almost every adult, regardless of when they finished high school. | Education |
| New mom Maisha Watson uses one of the 20,000 cardboard boxes given out so far in New Jersey. She's glad to have a safe spot for her son to sleep. But some question the boxes' safety and effectiveness. | Health |
