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Good afternoon! Dan Hansen has one wheely unusual way for getting around Minneapolis. Hansen has been riding to work on his unicycle almost every day for the last three and a half years. "I don't think there's any poor weather to ride a unicycle in," he said. He also doesn't think there's anything strange or impractical about his vehicle choice — but knows people will always snap pictures out of their car windows as he passes. "Some people are revolted, some people are horrified, some people are charmed." | Forecast
 

Senators spar at hearing as Democrats fume over Trump picks

Democratic Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota and Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas traded charges on Wednesday over previous committee testimony. | GOP suspends Senate rule, muscles Trump picks through panel

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Play at Heart of the Beast is all about a breakup

The show "Cellula," at In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, dramatizes the process of cellular mitosis, which is how a cell divides. It's biology under blacklight.

Trump urges Senate to change rules, push through court pick

President Donald Trump urged Majority leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday to change the rules of the Senate if necessary to swiftly push through his Supreme Court nominee, Judge Neil Gorsuch. | Who is Neil Gorsuch?

St. Paul baby sitter charged in 5-month-old boy's death

Doctors at a local hospital determined the infant suffered a severe brain injury. Court documents say 19-year-old Tyanna Jabree Graham gave conflicting accounts when interviewed by police.


 
 

Bills across the country could increase penalties for protesters

In North Dakota, a lawmaker has introduced a bill that would allow motorists to run over and kill any protester obstructing a highway as long as the driver did not do it intentionally.

U of M expert: Trump, Obama refugee bans very different

President Trump believes his executive order on immigrants and refugees is similar to what President Barack Obama ordered in 2011, but the comparison is baseless, says a former Obama official now at the University of Minnesota. | Thousands protest immigration ban in downtown Minneapolis

Trump political advisers now raising money for his 'America First' agenda

Aides from the president's campaign are working with a group that will not have to reveal donors. Contributors will fund efforts to promote his goals without revealing their role.

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