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Cold has bottomed out; light snow, moderating temperatures on their way

Cold has bottomed out; light snow, moderating temperatures on their way

Siberian air really chilled us on Tuesday. But moderating temperatures will begin on Wednesday and continue to warm through the weekend and into next week. An Alberta clipper will bring a light layer of snow beginning in the northwest Tuesday night, then sliding southeast and ending on Wednesday.
by Bill Endersen

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Gophers' Fleck presents Penn State game ball to Gov. Walz

Gophers' Fleck presents Penn State game ball to Gov. Walz

University of Minnesota football coach P.J. Fleck followed through on his promise to give the state an official token of appreciation from Saturday’s big win over Penn State.
by MPR News Staff

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South Dakota tribe wants 1863 removal law changed

A South Dakota tribe is asking for the state's help to change an 1863 federal law that technically keeps them from owning land in Minnesota.
by The Associated Press

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Heating assistance program for low-income Minnesotans gets $105 million in federal funds

Heating assistance program for low-income Minnesotans gets $105 million in federal funds

Minnesota’s Energy Assistance Program is receiving more than $105 million in federal funding to help low-income residents in the state pay their heating bills this winter. Homeowners and renters who earn less than half of the state’s median income are eligible.
by MPR News Staff

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FBI: Hate crimes slightly decline in Minnesota

FBI data released Tuesday shows that law enforcement agencies in the state reported 126 hate crimes last year, slightly lower than the year before.
by Jon Collins

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Senate Democrats assail Trump's $16B bailout for farmers

Senate Democrats assail Trump's $16B bailout for farmers

President Trump's $16 billion bailout package for farmers hurt by the trade war with China unfairly benefits the South at the expense of the North and wealthy producers over smaller farms, Democratic senators concluded in a report released Tuesday.
by The Associated Press

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Evening Update for November 12

Hosted by Marcheta Fornoff.

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What happens when someone in St. Paul calls 911?

What happens when someone in St. Paul calls 911?

Amid record gun violence and homicides in the city, St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell has said he’s concerned about 911 response times.
by Nina Moini

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Minnesota Health Department continues hepatitis A measures

Minnesota Health Department continues hepatitis A measures

As the number of confirmed cases continues to rise, the state Health Department is working with high risk groups on vaccinations.
by Euan Kerr

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No. 1 milk company declares bankruptcy amid drop in demand

No. 1 milk company declares bankruptcy amid drop in demand

Dean Foods, America's biggest milk processor, filed for bankruptcy Tuesday amid a decades-long drop-off in U.S. milk consumption blamed on changing trends and a growing variety of alternatives. Dean owns the milk processing operations of Minnesota-based Land O’ Lakes.
by The Associated Press

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Teen births in Hennepin County drop by 21 percent in 2018

Officials credit the county’s teen pregnancy prevention program, which combines sexual health education and access to quality adolescent health care.
by Euan Kerr

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Two more DFL legislators announce retirements

Two more DFL legislators announce retirements

Longtime state Rep. Jean Wagenius, DFL-Minneapolis, and freshman Rep. Hunter Cantrell, DFL-Savage, say they will step aside in 2020. The list of legislative retirements is now up to five, with more likely to come before next year’s election.
by Tim Pugmire

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Mark Sanford ends his primary challenge against President Trump

Mark Sanford ends his primary challenge against President Trump

The former South Carolina governor and congressman said that "impeachment has made my goal of making the debt, deficit and spending issue a part of this presidential debate impossible right now."
by Jessica Taylor

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NPR’s Asma Khalid on covering the 2020 presidential campaign

NPR’s Asma Khalid on covering the 2020 presidential campaign

NPR political correspondent Asma Khalid talked with MPR News host Angela Davis about her life, her work and what it’s like to report on the 2020 presidential campaign. Their conversation was part of the MPR News Journalist Series at the University of St. Thomas.
by Jeff Jones, Julie Siple and Angela Davis

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St. Paul gives Ford plant site development the green light

St. Paul gives Ford plant site development the green light

Mayor Melvin Carter and Ryan Companies said Tuesday the deal to remake the vacant 122-acre site in the Highland Park neighborhood will deliver hundreds of new homes and add $1 billion to the city’s $23 billion property tax base.
by Tim Nelson

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Keystone pipeline restarts 2 weeks after North Dakota leak

Keystone pipeline restarts 2 weeks after North Dakota leak

Canadian crude oil is once again moving through a pipeline nearly two weeks after the line leaked an estimated 383,000 gallons of oil in North Dakota.
by The Associated Press

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In 'Some Of Us Are Very Hungry Now,' revelations morph into mirrors

In 'Some Of Us Are Very Hungry Now,' revelations morph into mirrors

Andre Perry's debut essay collection reads like a slightly fragmented memoir focused on the search for identity, the desire to write, and his constant sense of unease as a black man in Iowa City.
by Gabino Iglesias

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Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center receives $500,000 grant

Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center receives $500,000 grant

The Bush Foundation announced more than $2 million in grants to five nonprofits in Minnesota and the Dakotas Tuesday. One of them is the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center, which provides housing and other services for Native American women experiencing addiction, sexual trauma and mental health issues.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Frigid Tuesday; light snow for Wednesday as temperatures begin to moderate

Frigid Tuesday; light snow for Wednesday as temperatures begin to moderate

Temperatures bottomed out Tuesday morning with frigid January-like readings. The good news is that temperatures will begin to moderate on Wednesday and get close to normal by the weekend. Look for light snow from the northwest Tuesday night and Wednesday, but no major storms soon.
by Bill Endersen

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U.S. held record number of migrant kids in custody in 2019

U.S. held record number of migrant kids in custody in 2019

New government data shows an unprecedented 69,550 migrant children held in U.S. government custody over the past year. That's more kids detained away from their parents than any other country, according to United Nations researchers.
by The Associated Press

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MPR News Update

November 12. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

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Report: Election vendors are 'prime targets,' need oversight

Report: Election vendors are 'prime targets,' need oversight

The private companies that make voting equipment and build and maintain voter registration databases lack any meaningful federal oversight despite the crucial role they play in U.S. elections, leaving the nation's electoral process vulnerable to attack, according to a new report.
by The Associated Press

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DACA recipients look to Supreme Court for hope

DACA recipients look to Supreme Court for hope

The Trump administration is asking the court to invalidate the program that temporarily protects from deportation some 700,000 "dreamers" who were brought to the country illegally as children.
by Nina Totenberg

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More Twin Cities apartments welcome pets — for a price

More Twin Cities apartments welcome pets — for a price

In addition to fees, some renters have to register their dogs’ DNA so apartment managers can police poop pickup.
by Martin Moylan

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Trial opens for St. Paul cop who kicked man as police K-9 attacked

Trial opens for St. Paul cop who kicked man as police K-9 attacked

Was officer Brett Palkowitsch justified in kicking a man who was on the ground writhing while a police dog fiercely bit him? That’s the question at the heart of Palkowitsch’s federal trial, which begins Tuesday.
by Brandt Williams

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