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Good afternoon! How would you like to fly over Lake Bemidji, on the Lake Bemidji? Sun Country Airlines recently unveiled a new fleet of planes, each named after a Minnesota lake. "We really wanted to showcase the great state of Minnesota and remind people of where we come from and share a little piece of our home," said Kelsey Dodson-Smith, vice president of marketing for the Eagan-based airline. | Forecast
 

Lieutenant governor makes pitch for more transportation funding

Lt. Gov. Tina Smith voiced support for Gov. Mark Dayton's proposal for a $3 million demonstration project to operate the Northstar commuter rail line to St. Cloud for up to six months.

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Family-run Iowa newspaper takes on Big Ag, wins a Pulitzer

Art Cullen's editorials challenged powerful agricultural interests for their role in polluting Iowa's water. | 2017 Pulitzer Prize winners

Why 'The Root Beer Lady' got into soda-making

Dorothy Molter's foray into making root beer started with an executive order from President Truman. | Minnesota: Past and present

Child abuse reports jump dramatically in Minnesota

Nearly 40,000 children were suspected of being abused or neglected in 2016, 25 percent more than 2015, state officials said Tuesday in a worrisome report that also noted a huge jump in maltreatment investigations.


 
 

Prostate cancer tests are now OK with panel, with caveats

An influential U.S. government health panel is dropping its opposition to routine prostate cancer screening in favor of letting men decide for themselves after talking with their doctor.

Here's the fine print on the country's biggest-ever free college plan

Freedom's just another word for ... a full-ride scholarship, with strings attached. New York's vast new scholarship program has brought praise, and some nitpicking.

How U.S. health care became big business

Writer Elisabeth Rosenthal has worked as a physician and says it's far more lucrative in the U.S. health system to provide a lifetime of treatments than a cure. Her new book is An American Sickness.

A special election in Kansas could signal 'big league' problems for GOP, Trump

The election is drawing national attention, including a last-minute ad from President Trump. A closer-than-expected result could be a warning sign for the GOP of a lack of enthusiasm in the Trump era.

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