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Stories from September 21, 2019

Cooler Sunday; a peek at fall colors

Cooler Sunday; a peek at fall colors

Our stretch of highs in the 80s is over. Sunday highs will be a bit below normal, then temps rebound a bit as we start the coming week. We also take a fresh look at our fall colors.

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Man dies in Minneapolis shooting

A man died after being shot in Minneapolis early Saturday. It's the 29th homicide of the year in Minneapolis.
by MPR News Staff

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Steak, beer and politics: 2020 Democrats descend on Iowa

Steak, beer and politics: 2020 Democrats descend on Iowa

With marching bands, drum lines, hundreds of yard signs and at least one fire truck, Democratic presidential candidates made a colorful and often loud pitch to Iowa Democrats at the Steak Fry fundraiser in Des Moines on Saturday.
by The Associated Press

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Sheriff: 2 dead, 8 wounded in South Carolina bar shooting

Two men were fatally shot early Saturday at a South Carolina sports bar and eight other people were wounded in the gunfire, authorities said. A suspect was being sought.
by The Associated Press

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Rep. Angie Craig says she’s waiting to make a final judgment on impeachment

Rep. Angie Craig says she’s waiting to make a final judgment on impeachment

At a town hall meeting on Saturday, the first-term DFL representative said she will make a final decision on whether to support a move to an impeachment vote after two House committees finish their investigations.
by Briana Bierschbach

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U.S. to send troops to Saudi Arabia, hold off on striking Iran

U.S. to send troops to Saudi Arabia, hold off on striking Iran

The Pentagon on Friday announced it will deploy additional U.S. troops and missile defense equipment to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as President Trump has at least for now put off any immediate military strike on Iran in response to the attack on the Saudi oil industry.
by The Associated Press

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Off and on showers and thunderstorms for Saturday; a severe t-storm is possible

Sunday will be the nicer day of this weekend. Minnesota and western Wisconsin will see some off and on showers and thunderstorms Saturday and Saturday evening. Some spots could see a severe thunderstorm. Weekend leaf-peepers will like the latest fall color report.
by Ron Trenda

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Heavy rain causes flash flooding in NW Minnesota, eastern North Dakota

Torrential rain caused flash flooding early Saturday across parts of northwestern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota, including the Grand Forks area where high water forced the closure of Interstate 29.
by Andrew Krueger

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'A Cosmology of Monsters' blends freaky frights and family feels

'A Cosmology of Monsters' blends freaky frights and family feels

Shaun Hamill's new novel uses the lens of horror to examine the ways we interact and fail to interact with each other, and the way a family can be held together by the very things that tear it apart.
by Jason Heller

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Trump, in call, urged Ukraine to investigate Biden's son

Trump, in call, urged Ukraine to investigate Biden's son

President Trump urged the new leader of Ukraine this summer to investigate the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. Democrats condemned what they saw as a clear effort to damage a political rival, now at the heart of an explosive whistleblower complaint against Trump.
by The Associated Press

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