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Good morning!  More clouds and more rain today. Highs in the 50s. On the plus side: It's May! Which gives us the perfect reason to watch this music video to one of the greatest songs ever and which also gave us one of the best memes ever. Enjoy! | What's on MPR News? | Forecast

Ex-cop Noor guilty of murder in Ruszczyk killing
Mohamed Noor was convicted on murder and manslaughter charges in the 2017 shooting death of 911 caller Justine Ruszczyk. It's believed to be the first time a Minnesota police officer has been convicted of murder for shooting someone while on duty. | Full coverage | What comes next
Barr expected to defend his handling of Mueller report

Attorney General William Barr will face lawmakers' questions for the first time since releasing special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report. | Live coverage on air and online beginning at 9 a.m. | Mueller frustrated with Barr over portrayal of findings

Woman's fight for justice ends 'marital rape' exception
Jenny Teeson has been making the rounds at the Capitol to tell her story and push for a repeal of a dated law that prevents the prosecution of someone who rapes a spouse. 
Calhoun or Bde Maka Ska? Lake name in limbo

What should the official name be for the lake? It's a question being hotly debated again by Minnesota residents and lawmakers this week, following a Minnesota appellate court ruling that a state agency's decision to change the lake's name from "Calhoun" to "Bde Maka Ska" was illegal. | NewsCut: And now this message from Save Lake Calhoun

How did we get here? 7 things to know about measles

The U.S. is in the midst of a record-breaking measles epidemic. What brought us here, who is most at risk and what do you need to know now? | Measles history 101

WikiLeaks' Assange gets 50 weeks in prison for bail-jumping

A British judge sentenced WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday to 50 weeks in prison for skipping bail seven years ago and holing up in the Ecuadorian embassy.

Trump's Foxconn promise, so far unfulfilled in Wisconsin

President Trump heralded Foxconn's plan to build a big plant near Milwaukee, eventually creating 13,000 jobs. But the project has stalled and been downsized and is again in the political crosshairs.

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