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Stories from October 9, 2018

Acute flaccid myelitis: More about this rare illness

Six Minnesota children have been diagnosed with a rare illness similar to polio according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
by Dr. Jon Hallberg

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Hennepin County approves new funds to shelter homeless

Hennepin County approves new funds to shelter homeless

Action taken Tuesday amends a previous agreement targeted at helping Native Americans experiencing homelessness and substance abuse.
by Brandt Williams

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Wet weather worries Minnesota farmers

Wet weather worries Minnesota farmers

Two months of prolonged rain and damaging winds have delayed harvests and threaten crops.
by Mark Steil

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Lawyers argue over unsealing Ellison divorce records

Lawyers argue over unsealing Ellison divorce records

A Hennepin County family court referee will decide no later than Friday whether Keith Ellison's divorce records should be open to the public.
by Briana Bierschbach

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Surprise acquittal in Enbridge pipeline protesters' case

Surprise acquittal in Enbridge pipeline protesters' case

A judge in Clearwater County acquitted three pipeline protesters just hours into the first day of testimony, saying the prosecution failed to prove its case.
by Dan Kraker

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It’s a wild, wild, weather world

It’s a wild, wild, weather world

27 states under weather warnings.
by Paul Huttner

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Death of wolf moving to Isle Royale starts sedation review by NPS

Death of wolf moving to Isle Royale starts sedation review by NPS

The National Park Service is improving its sedation and holding procedures after the death of a wolf being transferred to Isle Royale National Park.
by Gabriel Kwan

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Driver in crash charged with kidnap, vehicular homicide

A driver accused of crashing an SUV leaving one passenger dead and another injured injuring before fleeing from the scene is charged with vehicular homicide and kidnapping in Hennepin County.
by Associated Press

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Twin Shadow's new album is about our society's fault lines

When the album was released he wrote: "Our perceptions of who we are as human beings, because of technology and machines, are falling apart. We're living at a breaking point, and a lot of the themes on the album are talking about these fault lines."
by MPR News Staff

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MN campground captures the inside of a tornado

We have some more footage of the tornadoes that struck parts of southern Minnesota last month, this time an EF-1 tornado in Waterville, Minn.
by Bob Collins

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Differences over health care animate race for governor

Republican Jeff Johnson and DFLer Tim Walz are putting health care front and center in their race for Minnesota governor. Their approaches differ substantially.
by Brian Bakst

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AP investigation: Deported parents may lose kids to adoption

AP investigation: Deported parents may lose kids to adoption

An Associated Press investigation identified holes in the system that allow state court judges to grant custody of migrant children to American families -- without notifying their parents.
by The Associated Press

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'Infidel' uses the supernatural to explore racism's real life horrors

'Infidel' uses the supernatural to explore racism's real life horrors

The new comic series from creators Pornsak Pichetshote and Aaron Campbell follows a young Muslim-American woman living in an apartment building haunted by evil entities that feed on racist hate.
by Etelka Lehoczky

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1,000 Words: The volunteers

1,000 Words: The volunteers

An 81-year-old Madison, Wis., man was missing after his car was found in a slough. On Monday, 75 volunteers showed up to find him. As near as we can tell, nobody cared who voted for whom.
by Bob Collins

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Urns, ashes gathering dust at funeral homes

Why would people not pick up the urns containing the ashes of their loved ones?
by Bob Collins

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Widow asks for leniency for woman who killed her husband

Abby Marie Zoellmer, 37, of Mankato, had five mugs of beer and then got in her car and started driving last January. She struck and killed William Maher, 88, who had gone into the roadway to avoid the ice of the sidewalk.
by Bob Collins

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New lab takes students on virtual field trips

New lab takes students on virtual field trips

Hawley Public Schools is introducing students -- and their teachers -- to the district's new virtual reality lab, one of only a few hundred around the country.
by Dan Gunderson

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With increase in minimum wage, some Amazon workers fall behind

If there's one thing we learned after the big tax breaks for corporations, it's that when big business sounds like it's giving a big chunk of money to the little people, the big picture provides an entirely different story.
by Bob Collins

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The art of the obit: The mystery of Rick Stein

The art of the obit: The mystery of Rick Stein

Rick Stein's family raised the obituary/death notice bar with their obituary in a Delaware paper.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News – 10/9/18

Here are the stories, topics, and guests you'll hear today on MPR News.
by Bob Collins

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'Presidents of War' sounds the alarm about presidential power

'Presidents of War' sounds the alarm about presidential power

In his new book, Michael Beschloss focuses on the lead up to war. But a more pressing danger and indictment of presidential power may be the interventions not authorized by Congress.
by Terri Bimes

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U.S. Gulf Coast bracing for 'monstrous' Hurricane Michael

U.S. Gulf Coast bracing for 'monstrous' Hurricane Michael

Residents of Florida's Panhandle frantically filled sandbags, boarded up homes and secured boats Monday as they anxiously awaited Hurricane Michael, which forecasters warned could smash into the state's Gulf Coast as a dangerous major hurricane within days.
by Associated Press

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Governor: Limo that crashed shouldn't have been on the road

Governor: Limo that crashed shouldn't have been on the road

The supersized limousine that crashed and killed 20 people outside a country store failed a safety inspection last month and shouldn't have been on the road, and the driver wasn't properly licensed, New York's governor said Monday.
by Associated Press

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Target finally makes it into Vermont, can claim presence in all 50 states

Target finally makes it into Vermont, can claim presence in all 50 states

Vermonters' opposition to big box retailing has helped keep Target from gaining a foothold in the Green Mountain state, but this month the Minneapolis-based chain joins Walmart and other retail giants and can claim a presence in all 50 states.
by Martin Moylan

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'Beyond beautiful': Native Americans celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day

'Beyond beautiful': Native Americans celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day

A reclaiming of a holiday once dedicated to Christopher Columbus, some recalled how as children, their parents offered a narrative of Columbus that was far different from what they learned in school.
by Laura Yuen

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