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Clouds increase gain Thursday with a brief shower or two possible. Highs in the 60s and 50s build back in for the weekend. Get the latest on Updraft.
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‘There’s no spirit left in a Twinkie’: Expanding my view on Indigenous food
At a three-day conference about Indigenous food and “First Medicines” at Mystic Lake Casino, Cree writer Robyn Katona ends up learning how to savor.
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Minn. gov hopefuls take small-town roots into big-time showdown
At their roots, Tim Walz and Scott Jensen have a fair amount in common. Both candidates for Minnesota governor grew up in rural towns, exposing them to the camaraderie and work ethic they say stuck with them. Both immersed themselves in high school sports to feed their competitive juices. And both lost a parent at a formative time in their lives.
 
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Art Hounds: Add some theater to your Halloween weekend. Cabarave combines theater and circus performance with a Halloween-themed nightclub atmosphere this Friday and Saturday night in Minneapolis. Drag performer Roxie Manacoochi performs a Halloween cabaret at Austin Country Club and the Twin Cities Film Fest has a full lineup of shows through Saturday night.

Landmark power plant in western Minnesota to be imploded. A long-shuttered power plant in western Minnesota will be imploded Thursday, ending nearly a century as a landmark in the region.

Fourth Feeding our Future defendant admits role in fraud scheme. Abdul Abubakar Ali, 40, of St. Paul is among 50 people whom the government has charged with defrauding two U.S. Department of Agriculture child nutrition programs. They're accused of spending taxpayers' money on real estate, travel and luxury items.

A century, a pandemic and 13 editions later, Betty Crocker is still your 'helper in the kitchen.' A new Betty Crocker Cookbook edition is out this week, and the All Things Considered team got the rare opportunity to check out the Golden Valley test kitchens where it came together — sort of.

Listen: All this week, MPR News host Angela Davis is discussing what matters to you as you prepare to vote in November. Coming up at 9 a.m. on Thursday, we’ll talk about the future of recreational marijuana legalization in Minnesota.
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