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Good morning! Cloudy with some spotty showers today. Highs in the 70s. Clearing up and warmer Tuesday and Wednesday. It took 76 years, but Radioman 2nd Class Quentin Gifford of Mankato, Minn., was laid to rest with full military honors at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis over the weekend. Gifford was 22 and serving on the USS Oklahoma when he was killed in action at Pearl Harbor. | Forecast
Train to nowhere: Twin Cities light rail becomes home for the homeless
Some 200 people use Metro Transit's rail system each night as a rolling shelter. That homeless population is rising at an alarming rate. A late night ride-along reveals challenges that have no easy answers. | Listen: How can we end homelessness in Minnesota? | Homeless population rises nationally
With a week left, lots to do at Capitol

Taxes, public works, and the governor's call for emergency school spending are just some of the issues facing lawmakers in the final week of the 2018 session. | 5 things to know about state politics today

Deadly Gaza protests cloud U.S. Embassy opening in Jerusalem

The relocation of the embassy from Tel Aviv has infuriated the Palestinians, who seek east Jerusalem as a future capital.

Minnesota highlights expanded services for people facing a mental health crisis

May is national Mental Health Month, and Minnesota officials are using the opportunity to remind people about expanded services for those experiencing a mental health crisis.

Minneapolis City Council weighs raising tobacco-buying age to 21

If the proposal is approved, Minneapolis would join several other Minnesota communities that have made similar moves in recent months.

Memorial ride planned for St. Paul cyclist who died in crash

The ride is intended to remember Grahn "and all other cyclists who have been killed while cycling on public roadways," organizers said.

Minnesota sheriff's office receives life-saving surprise

An anonymous donor gave the Chisago County Sheriff's Office $10,000 to finish equipping all of its squad cars with automated external defibrillators, or AEDs.

Blanchard's trumpet sounds a call of protest
The jazz musician's new album, "Live," takes on themes of gun violence.
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