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Good afternoon! Maura and Bobby Marko have a passion for the outdoors, and it's clear that if there was one thing they weren't going to give up when one -- and then two -- kids joined them, it's the outdoors. "We are raising our children to love and explore the outdoors as much as possible," they write on their website, and they're encouraging other parents to do the same. | NewsCut | Forecast
 

Mankato focuses on aquifer's health as water worries grow

More than 1 million Minnesotans depend on the Mt. Simon aquifer for drinking water. While there's no danger of it going dry, officials worry the pressures on this precious resource are intensifying. | Trouble in the water

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Spicer resigns as White House press secretary

Spicer's decision appears linked to the appointment of a new White House communications director, New York financier Anthony Scaramucci.

Body cam video shows new angle on Minneapolis cop shooting dogs

In the footage officer Michael Mays is heard saying, "I dispatched both of them." He also apologizes to homeowner Jennifer LeMay's daughter.

U.S. to ban Americans from traveling to North Korea

Officials say Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had decided to impose "geographic travel restriction" for North Korea, which would make the use of U.S. passports to enter the country illegal.

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After attack in Coon Rapids, Asma Jama found support from an unlikely source

Asma Jama was struck in the face with a glass mug after speaking Swahili in a restaurant in Minnesota. After the trial ended and the attacker pleaded guilty, the attacker's sister reached out to Jama. | A talk with the founder of StoryCorps

'Justine didn't have to die': Harteau slams cop who shot 911 caller

Officer Mohamed Noor's actions the night he shot and killed Justine Ruszczyk "go against how we are as a department" Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau told reporters Thursday.

ACA repeal would leave many Minnesotans without health insurance

One of the options President Trump has suggested after a health care bill stalled in the Senate is repealing the Affordable Care Act without a replacement. Experts say doing that would jeopardize health insurance for hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans.

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