MPR News PM Update
Feb. 11, 2019
Here we go again: Minnesotans are in for another snowy commute Tuesday morning . In the past week, we’ve dealt with ice, subzero cold, snow and more snow. We truly earn our summers in Minnesota, don't we? Our next snow maker tomorrow targets southeast Minnesota and Wisconsin for the heaviest snowfall potential -- between 2 and 5 inches of fresh snow in the Twin Cities by late Tuesday afternoon. ~ MPR News staff | Weather live blog
 
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Rep. Omar apologizes for Israel tweets as criticism mounts

Tweets from Minnesota DFL U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar suggesting that U.S. political leaders defend Israel because of campaign money have drawn a stern rebuke from Democratic and Republican leaders. | Full coverage: Politics

 
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Minnesota is an 'incubator' of presidential ambition but not presidents

Sen. Amy Klobuchar is just the latest prominent Minnesotan to make a play for the White House. The path has always stopped short of the Oval Office.

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Walz, legislative leaders pledge smooth end of session

Gov. Tim Walz and top legislative leaders are pledging to take early action on budget bills this year to avoid chaos at the end of session and a potential state government shutdown.
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What it will take for Trump to end AIDS 'beyond' America

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Minnesota schools may seek reprieve for cancelled classes

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Woman fights off attacker inside Brainerd High; man arrested

A Brainerd High School staffer was attacked Monday morning in the girls' locker room. The man fled and was later arrested by police, the Brainerd schools superintendent says. The woman is safe and sustained minor injuries.

 
'Bond buster' works to defeat school referendums across Midwest

The Worthington and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton school districts have been contending with Paul Dorr, an Iowa consultant who urges residents to vote "no."

 
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A new device from the University of Minnesota Medical School may make it easier to monitor certain types of at-home, oral treatments for cancer patients — a technology that may have benefited Carlin and her mother.

 
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NewsCut: No big refund this year?

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