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Several inches of snow expected by Sunday

A Minneapolis snow plow clears a sidewalk.

Snow wave #1 spreads across Minnesota overnight through Saturday morning. And Saturday brings a twist. A shallow layer of above freezing air mixes in aloft that could produce some light glaze ice at times.

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U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar announces her 2020 presidential bid

In shift, Klobuchar now supports legalizing marijuana

The position puts her in line with several other Democrats seeking the party's 2020 nomination. But it is a complete evolution from her first campaign for office. She flatly opposed legalization as a Hennepin County attorney candidate 20 years ago.

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A voter fills out her primary ballot.

Minnesota will be in 2020 Super Tuesday mix

Minnesota's presidential primary will be held on March 3, 2020. That puts it with several big states on the Super Tuesday roster.

  • Election security Democrats say Republicans are delaying access to money
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Paris Olympics organizers want breakdancing to be part of the 2024 Olympics. The sport was part of the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires last fall, when Russian b-boy Bumblebee (left) defeated Japan's b-boy Shigekix in the gold-medal battle.

Breakdancing in the Olympics? Paris 2024 organizers say, 'oui!'

Discussing "le breakdance" this week, Paris organizers said it speaks to young people -- and that the sport's dance battles will be a hit in the 2024 Summer Games.

Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn, DFL-Roseville

Minnesota regulations on chronic wasting disease under scrutiny

Lawmakers are feeling more pressure to deal chronic wasting disease after a case was discovered in a wild deer in Crow Wing County this month. They're frustrated that a captive deer farmer wasn't forced to kill his infected herd, allowing the disease to spread outside the fence.

3min 41sec
Hennepin County District 4 Commissioner Angela Conley sits for a portrait.

ChangeMakers: Angela Conley changing the system from the inside

Angela Conley, the first African-American elected to serve as a Hennepin County commissioner, was born and raised in the same district she now represents. She ran for office "out of necessity."

  • All month Black Minnesotans making history
A self-portrait of Hugh Mangum.

Smiles in black and white: An unusual photo record of the South

A collection of Hugh Mangum's photographs shows a sense of humor that was rare for its time.

2min 6sec
Rep. Collin Peterson, left, and Rep. Tom Emmer tell jokes

Peterson, Emmer assure Minnesota farmers help is on the way

The congressmen, one a Democrat and the other a Republican, both have farmers in their districts who have struggled with low milk prices, tariffs and competition.

3min 38sec

Winona County halts Daley Farms dairy expansion project

Daley Farms' proposal for a 3,000-cow operation near Lewiston hit a roadblock after the county refused to make an exception to rules capping herd size.

John O'Keefe finishes a six-day trip into Boundary Waters.

Forest Service to relaunch balky BWCA permit system March 4

The U.S. Forest Service plans to relaunch a balky new Boundary Waters Canoe Area reservation system on March 4.

Marwin Gonzalez of the Houston Astros

AP source: Marwin Gonzalez, Twins agree to $21M, 2-year deal

Versatile Marwin Gonzalez and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to a $21 million, two-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

Skylight from the 12th floor of the Metropolitan Building, 1961

Architecture critic's latest is as much a love letter as it is a cautionary tale

Architectural critic and historian Larry Millet begins his new book on the Metropolitan Building at the end, with the words a janitor spoke to a Tribune reporter a day before the landmark fell in 1962.

8min 54sec
Gov. Walz presents state budget proposal

How Gov. Walz's health care buy-in plan works

Walz plan isn't as simple as a MinnesotaCare buy-in. It isn't a single-payer plan. And it wouldn't start right away.

3min 22sec
A person walks by a Planned Parenthood clinic on May 18, 2018 in Chicago. Under the new rule, posted Friday by the federal Department of Health and Human Services Office of Population Affairs, any organization that provides or refers patients for abortions is ineligible for Title X funding to cover STD prevention, cancer screenings and contraception.

Trump administration to bar abortion referrals by family planning clinics

Any organization that provides or refers patients for abortions will be ineligible for Title X funding to cover STD prevention, cancer screenings and contraception.

3min 44sec
R. Kelly performs at the 2013 BET Awards

R. Kelly charged with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse

R. Kelly was charged Friday with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse, after decades of lurid rumors and allegations that the R&B star was sexually abusing women and underage girls.

Karl-Anthony Towns

Wolves' Towns questionable vs. Knicks after car accident

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns was questionable for Friday night's game in New York against the Knicks after a car accident in the Minneapolis area.

Children line up to enter a tent at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children. Once youth turn 18, they are aged out of the children's shelter and are at risk of being placed in an adult detention facility.

Migrant youth go from a children's shelter to adult detention on their 18th birthday

In two-thirds of over 1,500 cases from April 2016 to February 2018, Immigration and Customs Enforcement put migrant youth into detention when they turned 18, according to government data.

5min 16sec
U.S. soldiers gather for a briefing during a combined joint patrol rehearsal in Manbij, Syria, in November 2018. The White House says about 400 troops will remain for an unspecified period of time.

U.S. will leave 200 'peacekeeping' troops in Syria

Two months after President Trump announced a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from the country, the White House says the contingent will remain for an unspecified period of time.

Police: Patriots owner Robert Kraft solicited prostitute

Police in Florida have charged New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution, saying they have videotape of him paying for a sex act inside an illicit massage parlor.

'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett leaves Cook County jail after posting bond.

Smollett's character off 'Empire' for end of season

The show's executive producers released a statement saying Smollett's character was being removed from the final two episodes of the season "to avoid further disruption on set."

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    Snow (4–7 in.) in the morning and evening and breezy overnight.

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U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar speaks at a rally at Boom Island Park.
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