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Good afternoon! According to Punxsutawney Phil, we're in for a few more weeks of winter. Which could be a good thing if you still haven't finished everything on your winter bucket list! From skiing to skijoring and ice fishing to ice golfing, Minnesotans aren't ones to let a little thing called "the cold" stop them from enjoying the season to its fullest. | Forecast
 

U.S. military probing more possible civilian deaths in Yemen raid

U.S. military officials told Reuters that Trump approved his first covert counterterrorism operation without sufficient intelligence, ground support or adequate backup preparations.

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Trump vows to repeal political limits on faith leaders

Warning that religious freedom is "under threat," President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to repeal the Johnson Amendment, an IRS rule barring pastors from endorsing candidates from the pulpit."

Repeal of health law could mean women pay more for less

From a return to higher premiums based on gender, to gaps in coverage for birth control and breast pumps, experts say women could end up paying more for less if the Obama-era health care law is repealed.

'The Highwaymen' tells the story of St. Paul's Rondo neighborhood

Many African-Americans were forced to move with the construction of I-94. "The Highwaymen" explores that painful history.


 
 

More than 70 arrests in North Dakota as pipeline detractors weigh legal action

Proponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline say final federal permission for the project is assured. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe says the Army must complete an environmental review already underway.

Dayton's doctors say his prostate cancer is treatable, curable

Gov. Mark Dayton got some good news Thursday. His Mayo Clinic doctors said his prostate cancer is localized and curable and he should be able to carry on his duties. Dayton's office says he's evaluating treatment options.

Red, blue states split over Trump's 'sanctuary city' order

President Trump's recent executive orders threatening to withhold federal funding from communities with sanctuary policies and calling for a border wall have produced widespread protests and fears that more immigration restrictions are in the future. The president's supporters have hailed the efforts. | Minnesota Somali nonprofit declines $500,000 federal grant

In Black History Month 'listening session,' Trump lashes out at media

At the start of the meeting, President Trump called the media "the opposition." Attendees included Housing Secretary nominee Ben Carson and Darrell Scott, who discussed violence in Chicago.

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