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St. Paul tries free college prep for grads needing a boost

A St. Paul school known more for its GED classes has become a home for students getting ready to take on college but still needing some help.

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Taliban target Mattis' plane at Kabul airport; woman killed

An Afghan woman was killed and 11 civilians were wounded in the attack. Afghan special forces managed to repel the attackers, killing four in an ensuing gunbattle, officials said.

Louisville places Rick Pitino, AD on administrative leave

Rick Pitino's exit comes after the school acknowledged on Tuesday that the men's program is part of a federal investigation into alleged bribery of recruits.

Minn., N.D. governors seek common ground on flood control

Mark Dayton and Doug Burgum have spoken twice since a federal judge stopped construction of the $2.2 billion Red River diversion, and they're hoping to resolve the dispute together.

Trump, GOP tax plan would cut rates for many Americans

The plan is sweeping in scope but omits critical, controversial details that are likely to take months to work out in a bitterly divided, GOP-led Congress.

The next big thing in beer is being a small taproom

The explosion of these cozy craft breweries has happened as states relax laws to allow them direct-to-consumer retail rights, meaning the majority of their revenue no longer has to come from food.

St. Cloud to debate raising legal tobacco age to 21

The St. Cloud City Council set a public hearing on a proposed ordinance that would make it illegal to sell tobacco to anyone under age 21. A move supported by an organization called Crave the Change, but not St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis.

Xcel Energy announces plans for new South Dakota wind farm

Xcel says the Dakota Range I and II project puts the company on pace to be the first U.S. utility to surpass 10,000 megawatts of wind on its system, which it says would be more than enough energy to power every home in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

War diary helps a daughter know a father she never met

Linda McBrayer's father, Cpl. Thomas Soliz, was killed in the Vietnam War just three months after she was born. Five years ago, she received the diary her father kept during the war.

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