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Good morning! And so it begins. Colder and overcast, wth highs in the 20s. So what kind of man wrestles a bear? I'll tell you who: a man who loves his dog. What more does anyone need to know? | Forecast
'Dead fish or dead people?' The challenges of curbing road salt use
Winter maintenance leaders are realizing the environmental effects of using too much road salt, but it's difficult and costly for them to make changes to longstanding practices. | Road salt is polluting our water. Here's how we can fix it
Minnehaha students, faculty 'keep moving ahead' months after deadly explosion
The fall semester ends Thursday. But unlike other high schools in the state, students and staff are still coping with the effects of a gas explosion that killed two beloved employees and destroyed century-old buildings.
Pawlenty eyes return to national stage but in a new GOP era

Some GOP power players are looking expectantly at Tim Pawlenty as their best chance to take a Senate seat in a Democratic-leaning state with an unorthodox streak.

14 injured in Australia as SUV mows down pedestrians in 'deliberate act'

Witnesses describe a white SUV smashing through pedestrians at high speed at an intersection in downtown Melbourne. Police say two people are in custody but that it is too early to determine a motive.

Family of Justine Ruszczyk concerned about U.S. investigation

The family of an Australian woman fatally shot by a police officer in the United States in July has demanded a more rigorous probe into the incident after a Minnesota prosecutor cast doubts on the initial investigation.

State: Over $1B likely needed in PolyMet 'financial assurance'

Minnesota officials gave their first indication of the potential amount of environmental liability Minnesota's first ever copper-nickel mine could leave behind.

Franken quits, Yanez jury acquits; Percy the cat splits? MN news 2017

The biggest Minnesota newsmakers in 2017 ranged from disgraced lawmakers to a radio host that lost his business deals with MPR to two cats that won over the internet. | Our 10 most-shared true stories in another year of fake news | Top NewsCut posts of 2017

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Fact check: Trump says 'Obamacare' is repealed. It isn't

President Trump has prematurely declared "Obamacare" dead and displayed a misunderstanding of where the money comes from to make the health law work.

Life expectancy drops again as opioid deaths surge in U.S.

The opioid epidemic caused U.S. life expectancy to fall for the second year in a row, marking the first time that's happened since the early 1960s. Death rates also continued to rise.

Science says: Are poinsettias poisonous? Some holiday truths

Sure as sugarplums, myths and misconceptions pop up every holiday season. Here's what science says about some of them.

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