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Good afternoon! When most cities want to build something they borrow the money on the bond market and pay it off over time with interest. Not Crystal, Minn. It paid $13 million in cash when it needed a new public works building. The reason: A majority of its seven members are Libertarians or are sympathetic to the party's philosophy of maximum personal freedom and minimum government. | Forecast
 

Obama ramps up appearances in final campaign sprint

The president will campaign most days next week for Hillary Clinton and other Democrats. It's a rare move for a sitting president and represents an intensifying effort to secure his own legacy. | Election 2016

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Minn. mother sentenced for plotting to kill daughter's ex-husband

Sixty-year-old Linda Bloom of Cleveland and her 41-year-old daughter, Blanche Wilson of Le Sueur, were charged in June with conspiracy to commit murder.

Election laws still in flux in many states

The requirements for getting a ballot have always varied state by state. This year rules seem to be changing weekly nation-wide as courts and legislators push and pull over what kind of restrictions are allowed. | Why aren't voting laws consistent?

Yes, cat yoga is a thing now, and it's pretty purrfect

The Greater Birmingham Humane Shelter in Alabama hosts yoga sessions - for people - right alongside the shelter's cats. | Don't kiss that kitty


 
 

Hey, looks like Americans are finally eating more fish

Americans are often chastised for what we eat. Now we're getting a pat on the back. A new report finds seafood consumption is up by nearly a pound from the previous year, the biggest leap in 20 years.

How to you stop feeling jealous of your friends' success

Dear Sugar Radio is a podcast offering "radical empathy" and advice for the lost, lonely and heartsick. Today the Sugars talk about ways to stop feeling jealous and left out.

Bad debt, charity care costs fall for Minnesota hospitals

The growth in Minnesotans with health coverage has helped drive down uncompensated care costs for hospitals to an eight-year low, the Minnesota Department of Health said Monday.

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