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Good morning!  A small chance of p.m. showers with highs in the mid-60s. Rain likely again tomorrow. But the weekend looks dry! NewsCut blogger Bob Collins retires next week but he's not going quietly. "It’s 2019 and if high school students in Chaska are still dabbling in blackface, Chaska has some racist students," he writes today. That's right, racist. He wants people to start calling racist acts racist . He's criticizing the Star Tribune for referring to the incident as a "racially charged incident." So why is that a problem, you might ask? "One of the reasons we have racist children -- and educators -- is that our institutions are so reluctant to call racism what it is," writes Collins. | What's on MPR News? | Forecast

Still no special session, but more details of budget bills emerge
Gov. Tim Walz has not said when he will call lawmakers back to St. Paul to finish their work, but the public got its first look at some of what the governor and legislative leaders will accept in budget bills when the special session does start. | Special sessions aren't special in Minnesota, at all
Farmers testing new fertilizer alternative: bacteria
Farmers across the country are putting a genetically modified bacteria in the ground this spring to help corn plants use naturally occurring nitrogen. The goal is to eventually replace synthetic nitrogen fertilizer. | Soil's secrets may yield new ag revolution | Farmers in southern Minn. test soil health with buried undies
Judge allows copies of Noor trial evidence
A judge ruled Wednesday that evidence in the trial of a former police officer convicted of murder, except five graphic videos, will be released to the public this week. | Full coverage
Violent tornadoes cause catastrophic damage in Missouri, killing at least 3
Thousands were without power and multiple people were hurt as a series of storms spawned multiple tornadoes in Missouri late Wednesday and into Thursday.
Sources: Pentagon proposing troop buildup in the Mideast
The Pentagon on Thursday will present plans to the White House to send up to 10,000 more troops to the Middle East, in a move to beef up defenses against potential Iranian threats, U.S. officials said.
John Walker Lindh, the 'American Taliban,' set to be released
Lindh has served 17 years of a 20-year sentence for being a Taliban soldier. In the coming years, dozens of Americans linked to extremist groups are in line to be released from U.S. prisons.
Firefighters use CPR after newborn fawns pulled from a creek
It's not the kind of rescue they're called to every day, but firefighters in Andover and Oak Grove made the best of what they had -- on a pair of newborn fawns. 
Art Hounds: It's all real, it's all fake
Art Hounds recommend a dance concert on authenticity, a musical performance in a museum and some freshly made theater.
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