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Twin Cities’ ‘peek-a-boo weatherman’ ZeVan dies at 82

Twin Cities’ ‘peek-a-boo weatherman’ ZeVan dies at 82

Broadcasting legend Barry ZeVan died on New Year’s Day at the age of 82. ZeVan, known as the “peek-a-boo weatherman,” was a household name in the 1970s and ‘80s.
by John Enger

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DJ Imus, made and betrayed by his mouth, dead at 79

DJ Imus, made and betrayed by his mouth, dead at 79

Disc jockey Don Imus, whose career was made and then undone by his acid tongue during a decades-long rise to radio stardom and an abrupt public plunge after a nationally broadcast racial slur, has died. He was 79.
by The Associated Press

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Mystery newspaper buyer leaves history behind

For the past couple of weeks, someone has been leaving history tucked into the display windows of the green Star Tribune newspaper boxes.
by Peter Cox

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White House moves to halt Times, Post subscriptions

White House moves to halt Times, Post subscriptions

President Trump has had it with The New York Times and The Washington Post. The White House is preparing to instruct federal agencies not to renew their subscriptions to the newspapers.
by The Associated Press

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Wisconsin jury awards $450,000 in Sandy Hook defamation case

A jury in Wisconsin has awarded $450,000 to the father of a boy killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting after he filed a defamation lawsuit against conspiracy theorist writers who claimed the massacre never happened.
by The Associated Press

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Al Franken to make return on weekly SiriusXM radio show

Al Franken to make return on weekly SiriusXM radio show

Al Franken, who resigned his U.S. Senate seat in 2017 amid sexual misconduct charges, will re-emerge into the public sphere on Saturday when he starts a new weekly radio show on the SiriusXM satellite service.
by The Associated Press

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Veteran television newsman Sander Vanocur dies at 91

Veteran television newsman Sander Vanocur dies at 91

Sander Vanocur, a television newsman who for decades covered momentous events from political campaigns to assassinations, the Vietnam War to the civil rights movement, has died, his son said Tuesday.
by The Associated Press

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