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We can expect a sunny Monday, but there's a small chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs will be in the 70s in roughly the northern third of Minnesota with 80s elsewhere. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.

🎙️Coming up on Morning Edition: We will be visiting the Hamline Church Dining Hall at the Minnesota State Fair. Hope you're ready for breakfast! We want to know: How do you start your days at the fair? A Pronto Pup? A pancake? Maybe a giant pickle? Share your breakfast pics with us on social media or email us at . And listen to Morning Edition 4-9 a.m. daily to hear what your fellow fairgoers have to say about the most important meal of the day.

🎧 Coming up at 9 a.m.: Listen back to MPR News host Angela Davis and three experts talk about the possibility and promise of a shorter workweek.  
 
Minnesota returns voting power to thousands. The question is whether they'll use it

A new law in Minnesota speeds up restoration of voting eligibility to the formerly incarcerated. Now advocates are fanning out to convince people to use those rights.

The law change in Minnesota is estimated to affect more than 55,000 people still serving some stage of a sentence outside a jail or prison wall.
 
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St. Paul City Council apologizes for reparations commission hiring process. City officials also apologized for the negative scrutiny brought upon the hire, who "has also been deeply affected by this situation."

Inside the first day of the Minnesota State Fair. We closed out the first weekend of the the Minnesota State Fair for 2023. Freelance photographer Caroline Yang documented the Great Minnesota Get-Together for MPR News. See the photos here.

Simone Biles wins a record eighth U.S. gymnastics title a full decade after her first. Biles, now a 26-year-old newlywed considered perhaps the greatest of all time, posted an all-around two-day total of 118.40, four points clear of runner-up Shilese Jones.

Minneapolis police search for man accused of trying to run over officer. Minneapolis police are still searching for a 27-year-old man connected to a traffic stop on Saturday that injured one police officer.

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