Good morning! Cloudy and colder today, with highs in the 40s. Remember when Red Bull filmed a champion snowmobiler performing stunts around St. Paul a few weeks ago? A lot of people, including NewsCut blogger Bob Collins, were left unimpressed because it involved more standing around than jaw-dropping action. The video has finally been released. And, according to Collins, "once edited and stitched together, the result was pretty fantastic." | Forecast |
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Bernie Sanders' tight win over Hillary Clinton in Michigan is the biggest news out of Tuesday night's presidential nomination races. | Election 2016 |
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The top Republican in the Minnesota House of Representatives says he did not get a better deal than other debtors. But the leader of the House Democrats, Paul Thissen, says Daudt should provide more information. | Daudt sued by debt collectors, was tardy on taxes |
University of Minnesota students debate the place of protest when they hear what they consider hate speech. | Education |
A police oversight commission in Minneapolis for the first time commented publicly about a proposed body camera policy Tuesday, and was critical of the draft that the Minneapolis Police Department put together. | Previously: Minneapolis moves ahead with police body cameras |
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Federal prosecutors in Tennessee Tuesday dropped charges against the remaining defendants in an alleged Minnesota-based sex trafficking conspiracy. |
Republican leaders insist on using the House chamber, with portable toilets, rather than accept space in the Senate Building. | Politics |
Mining opponents are looking ahead to a pending federal decision that will have further bearing on whether copper-nickel mines are to be developed within the watershed of the protected wilderness. | Dayton lays out opposition to proposed Twin Metals mine near BWCA |
Park Square premieres a play about a turning point in Simone's career. | Arts & Culture In the first of a four-part essay series, the "Harry Potter" author delves into the previously unaddressed world of magic in North America, whetting fans' appetites ahead of new spinoff movie. | The Thread The classically-trained composer was The Beatles' closest collaborator throughout the 1960s, producing virtually all their music. Music critics agree they wouldn't have been The Beatles without him. |