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Stories from April 13, 2019

Frozen Four final pits defending champ UMD versus upstart UMass

Frozen Four final pits defending champ UMD versus upstart UMass

The championship features a contrasting matchup of programs on opposite ends of the success spectrum. The defending champion UMD Bulldogs are the seventh team to reach the final in three consecutive years.
by Associated Press

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Trump campaign eyes chances to vie for states lost in 2016

Trump campaign eyes chances to vie for states lost in 2016

President Trump loves to recount how his 2016 campaign defied expectations to pierce the vaunted Democratic "blue wall." For 2020, he's looking to do one better.
by Associated Press

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Democrats defend Omar after Trump retweets edited video against her

Democrats defend Omar after Trump retweets edited video against her

Top Democrats on Saturday rushed to defend Rep. Ilhan Omar after President Trump retweeted a video that was edited to suggest she was being dismissive of the significance of the worst terrorist assault on U.S. soil.
by Associated Press

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Warmer temps and melting snow; update on river levels

Warmer temps and melting snow; update on river levels

Our Saturday afternoon high temperature was only 39 degrees at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. That’s way below our average April 13 high temp of 57 degrees. Hang in there, milder temps are in the forecast! Temperature trends High temperatures will be in the 40s across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin on Sunday: Many spots in…
by Ron Trenda

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Police: Child thrown from third floor at Mall of America remains hospitalized

Police: Child thrown from third floor at Mall of America remains hospitalized

A 5-year-old boy injured Friday when he reportedly was thrown from a third-floor railing at Mall of America remained hospitalized Saturday, as authorities continue to investigate what the Bloomington police chief called a "horrific situation."
by MPR News Staff

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How one mother's battle is changing police training on disabilities

How one mother's battle is changing police training on disabilities

Patti Saylor's son Ethan, who had Down syndrome, died after an encounter with law enforcement when he was 26. She believes his death could have been prevented with better police training.
by Meg Anderson

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Mother of a son with autism thanks a stranger who helped: 'Nobody does what you do'

Mother of a son with autism thanks a stranger who helped: 'Nobody does what you do'

At StoryCorps, Ellen Hughes tells Keith Miller, who also has a son with autism, how much it meant to her when he comforted her son Walker on a difficult visit to the ER last year.
by Lindsey Feingold and Aisha Turner

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April snow stats are impressive; fast melt, with a shot at 60 this week

April snow stats are impressive; fast melt, with a shot at 60 this week

Our latest storm dropped nine-tenths of an inch of snow at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport as it pulled away on Friday, bringing our snowstorm total to 9.8 inches. I’ve highlighted a few entries on the Twin Cities daily climate report: Our official 2018-2019 season snowfall total now sits at 77.1 inches at Minneapolis-St. Paul International…
by Ron Trenda

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Republican state lawmakers split over anti-abortion strategy

Republican state lawmakers split over anti-abortion strategy

Ohio is the latest Republican-led state to pass a ban on abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected. But Tennessee this week backed off on a similar bill, fearing costly legal battles. What now?
by Blake Farmer and Jackie Fortier

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