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Good morning! Sunny and warmer today, with highs around 70. Now that's a big fish. A St. Anthony man went looking for flathead catfish last month on the St. Croix River near Stillwater. He caught one roughly the size of a 9-year-old boy. He and the fish are now in Minnesota's record books. | Forecast
 

Hurricane Irma toll hits 10, increasing threat for Florida

Forecasters said the storm could punish the entire Atlantic coast of Florida and rage on into Georgia and South Carolina. | Trump overrules GOP with deal on spending, Harvey aid

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Farmers, beekeepers put aside differences to aid bees

A new pilot project in North Dakota aims to get past frequent finger-pointing between beekeepers and farmers.

Trump Jr. set to meet with Senate Judiciary Committee investigators

The president's son is expected to visit Capitol Hill on Thursday for a session behind closed doors with staff members looking into his meeting with Russian advocates last year in New York.

Opioid crisis looms over job market, worrying employers and economists

Companies across the U.S. say it's getting harder to find applicants and keep workers once they've been hired. Economists from the Federal Reserve to Wall Street say opioid addiction may be a factor.

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In the weeks before freshman year, money worries aplenty

Students often struggle over the summer to make their bills balance out, and it's one of the main reasons that nearly a third of low-income students with college going plans don't show up in the fall. | MPR News with Kerri Miller: What are the consequences of rising college costs?

Minnesota ACT scores rise, remain among America's best

For the second year in a row, Minnesota's graduating class led the 17 states where all high school seniors took the test. They posted an average composite score of 21.5, compared with 21.1 for 2016. | Education

2 new Walker shows want visitors to look at things anew

One of the Walker's new offerings features an artist bent on redefining sculpture, and the other examines issues in the news through pieces in the museum's extensive collection. | Art Hounds: New children's books by Minnesota authors

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