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Good morning! What can we say? Winter has arrived and it means business. And the roads are terrible. How terrible? "It's brutal," says a Minnesota Department of Transportation spokesperson. The next time someone wants to know what it means to be Minnesotan, you may refer them to this tweet from the West St. Paul Police Department. | Forecast
Winter storm brings icy roads, travel headaches
Instant winter arrived Monday night dumping snow and ice on roads statewide. More than 120 car accidents were reported before 9 p.m. Monday, including one fatal crash. | Wintry winds continue today
Why Legislature doesn't release information on harassment, settlements: They don't have to

Government entities across Minnesota are required to disclose discipline and settlement information on sexual harassment and similar cases. The one exception: The Minnesota Legislature. | Minnesota lawmaker: Sexual harassment pervasive at Capitol

Small towns face a 'crisis' of aging water, sewer pipes

Water and sewer pipes are reaching the end of their expected life spans in many places across Minnesota, and there's not enough state or federal funding to meet the needs -- especially for small cities. | The Water Main: Making sense of the complex world of water

RNC restores financial support for Roy Moore as Trump gives full endorsement

A week before Alabama's special Senate election, President Trump is urging voters to back Republican Roy Moore, despite allegations Moore pursued sexual encounters with teenage girls.

Relative: Rep. Conyers won't seek re-election due to health

A relative of John Conyers says the longest-serving current U.S. House member won't seek re-election amid allegations that he sexually harassed female staff members.

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Ventura 'vindicated' after settlement of defamation lawsuit

Former governor Jesse Ventura said he could not discuss the terms of the agreement, but said the settlement of the defamation lawsuit is "in the bank."

A conversation with the first woman on the Minnesota Supreme Court

Rosalie Wahl goes down in history as the first woman to serve on the Minnesota Supreme Court. In a 1995 interview for the Voices of Minnesota series, she explained how she couldn't have done it without the support of her fellow women.

This year's hurricane season was intense. Is it a taste of the future?

Scientists say they see the fingerprint of climate change in these storms, but it's too soon to say whether this is a new normal.

Explore Minnesota Facebook page restored after hacker posts dozens of strange stories

The state tourism bureau's social media site was filled with reports about everything from a death row inmate eating a Bible to a retired postman fathering 1,300 children.

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