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Good morning! Sunny with widespread frost early today. A freeze warning is in effect until 9 a.m. in the south. Highs in the upper 40s to 50s. A big congrats today for Minnesota's Bob Dylan. The singer-songwriter won the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature. The Swedish Academy cited Dylan for "having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition." | Forecast
 


2 women tell paper Trump touched them inappropriately

Two women tell The New York Times that Donald Trump touched them inappropriately -- groping a woman in one instance and kissing a woman in another -- during separate encounters that took place as long as three decades ago. | Trump caught on video making lewd, crude remarks about women

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Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf steps down amid sales scandal

He faced congressional hearings and consumer wrath after Wells Fargo was found to have opened millions of bank accounts without customers' permission.

Dayton forms panel to address police/community relations

The governor's Council on Law Enforcement and Community Relations is being formed at a time of tension over police killings of African-Americans.

Nigeria says 21 abducted Chibok schoolgirls freed in talks

Some 197 girls remain captive, though it is not known how many of them may have died.

Protests disrupt pipelines across the West

On Tuesday, activists targeted five pipelines carrying crude oil into the U.S. from Canada, as construction resumed on a North Dakota pipeline. Twenty-seven protesters were arrested.

New wing helps, but doesn't solve all security hospital's problems

A $56 million expansion at the Minnesota Security Hospital in St. Peter is almost complete, but officials and employees say there's more to be done to improve safety.

Fighting radicalization with cartoons and Average Mohamed

The father of a young Twin Cities man who admitted planning to join the terrorist group ISIS will address Somali-American community members Thursday at a forum that's the brainchild of a man who fights radicalization through cartoons. | Called to Fight

Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, world's longest-reigning monarch, dies

The beloved monarch became king in 1946 and was seen as a symbol of unity and national identity. He had been in poor health for most of the past decade.

St. Anthony approves Lowry Grove mobile home park closure; HUD may step in

The park's fate has been in limbo for months. On Tuesday night, after two hours of emotional testimony from park residents, the St. Anthony city council voted to proceed with the closure process, saying it wasn't within their power to do anything else.

Art Hounds: The peril of choice, and Shakespeare meets 'Bernie'

This week on Art Hounds: A Shakespearean take on "Weekend at Bernie's," and a comedic look at capitalist America. | In the garage: Art students create their own space

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