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Good afternoon! Today we recognize another example of people doing good. After Sawyer Ruby Rose Hanson, 4, got lost in a field last night near Nerstand, Minn., about 150 people organized to help look for her. After being thanked for their work, one searcher had the appropriate Minnesota response. "You bet." | NewsCut | Forecast
 

At Blackout Improv, comedy wrestles with tragedy

Blackout's shows have become a platform for talking about the beauty and complexity of black life.

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Online therapy an option for people seeking relief from mental illness

If technology can ease the burden on people suffering through mental illness, what should shoppers look for? | Uncertainty from feds clouds state health care costs

4 Minn. fall foliage hunting tips from the DNR's leaf color forecaster

While not perfect, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has methods for predicting when and where the beauty will burst. The DNR's fall-color point person tells us how it works.

Feeling the music with deaf 'America's Got Talent' finalist Mandy Harvey

The singer-songwriter was born with an ear deformity that made hearing difficult; eventually, she lost her residual hearing. But if you're going to vote for her, she wants you to look past that.

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The Department of Education cuts off a student loan watchdog

The Education Department has terminated two agreements with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Here's why that matters.

Reports indicate Hurricane Maria may have knocked out power to all of Puerto Rico

Maria made landfall early Wednesday in the southeast coastal town of Yabucoa as a Category 4 storm with winds of 155 mph winds, and it was expected to punish the island with life-threatening winds for 12 to 24 hours, forecasters said.

Government: Prison fits Weiner's sex crime on teen victim

Federal prosecutors say former congressman Anthony Weiner should go to prison for about two years for engaging in sexting with a 15-year-old girl.

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