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Good afternoon! Are going to the Twin Cities Marathon or the Vikings game this weekend? If not, here's how to avoid the road closures created by them! The Minnesota Department of Transportation has posted its map of Twin Cities highway closures. The marathon has posted its watch-out list for runners and drivers. | Forecast
 

Minneapolis drops complaint over council member's controversial tweets

Ward 9 Council Member Alondra Cano, who used her city Twitter account to reveal the names, home addresses and phone numbers of critics, will not be disciplined by the city's ethics board.

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St. Paul man gets life without parole in law clerk's killing

Prosecutors say Ryan Petersen shot Chase Passauer eight times in April at North Star Criminal Defense in St. Paul's Cathedral Hill neighborhood.

ABC's Diane Sawyer asks that 'pink slime' case be dismissed

Court documents filed this week provide detailed accounts from Diane Sawyer, correspondent Jim Avila and others about how they gathered the information for the reports on Beef Products Inc.

Countries around the world beat U.S. on paid parental leave

Out of 193 countries in the United Nations, the U.S. is one of a small handful that do not have a national paid parental leave law. Most of the world reached a standard on this issue decades ago. | 'I wasn't there to help'


 
 

Here's why St. Cloud mall attacker's iPhone may keep its secrets

The FBI is assessing "legal and technical options" to gain access to Dahir Adan's locked iPhone. But one technology expert says that could prove very difficult. | FBI details St. Cloud mall attack

Fox News reporter: Sorry if 'tongue-in-cheek' Chinatown segment caused offense

His critics say that instead of lampooning racist bigotry, the segment embodied it. Fox News' Jesse Watters says he is a political humorist and didn't mean for his report to be taken seriously.

Matt Drudge suggests government may be lying about Hurricane Matthew

The conservative media figure posted several tweets implying that the National Hurricane Center and other officials are lying about the severity of the storm. | Hurricane sideswipes Florida coast

A U.S. Senate candidate just dabbed at the end of a debate

U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez ended her debate against California Attorney General Kamala Harris by doing a dance move called the dab. | Election 2016

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