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Good afternoon! The storm system that knocked out power to 40,000 homes also spun up at least one tornado south of Hancock, Minn. Vincent Maciej, a local crop consultant and aspiring storm chaser, was out in his truck looking for funnel clouds when the tornado touched down. | Forecast
 

Rifle-wielding gunman wounds lawmaker, then killed by police

House GOP Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana was taken to a hospital where he underwent surgery and was listed in critical condition. | In attack's aftermath, is 'unity' still an American ideal?

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San Francisco UPS shooting leaves 4 dead, including gunman

A UPS employee opened fire at a San Francisco package delivery facility on Wednesday, killing three employees and then himself as officers closed in, police said.

Report: Teen pregnancies are down, but gonorrhea is up

Fewer Minnesota teens are getting pregnant, according to a new report from the University of Minnesota, but more of them are getting gonorrhea and other STIs.

Health chief, 4 others charged with manslaughter in Flint

Nick Lyon was charged with involuntary manslaughter, the highest-ranking member of Gov. Rick Snyder's administration to be snagged in a criminal investigation of Flint's lead-contaminated water.

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Details released for shrimp operation in southwest Minnesota

Balaton-based tru Shrimp says it plans a production facility in Luverne and a hatchery in Marshall. | Agribusiness hopes shrimp is Minnesota's newest crop

After years of restraint, a linguist says 'yes!' to the exclamation point

F. Scott Fitzgerald once declared that using an exclamation point was like laughing at your own joke, but linguist Geoff Nunberg begs to differ. He has begun embracing the mark in his own writing.

Mattis: Trump has delegated decisions on Afghan troop levels

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he can now set U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan after receiving the authority from President Donald Trump.

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