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Stories from February 6, 2020

Light snow through Friday, then heavy snow Sunday

Light snow is making its way across Minnesota and also dropping temperatures for parts of the state. A far more potent snowstorm targets southern Minnesota by Saturday night.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Cranes lift historic Minnesota bridge from its crumbling perch

Cranes lift historic Minnesota bridge from its crumbling perch

A southern Minnesota bridge nearly as old as the state itself is on the road to a new home, after being delicately moved from its precarious perch on Thursday.
by Andrew Krueger

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Service animals in the lab: Who decides?

Service animals in the lab: Who decides?

Joey Ramp's service dog, Sampson, is with her at all times, even when she has to work in a laboratory. It wasn't always easy to have him at her side. Joey tells us why she's trying to help more service animals and their handlers work in laboratory settings.
by Madeline K. Sofia and Emily Vaughn

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Cube Critics talk Birds of Prey, Traitors, and Oscars

Is the new Harlequin movie “Birds of Prey” better than “Suicide Squad”? What about the new Italian mob movie “The Traitor”? Which is more violent? And what will win the best picture Oscar this weekend? Cube Critics Marcheta Fornoff and Euan Kerr discuss…
by Euan Kerr and Marcheta Fornoff

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Man charged with shutting off oxygen to Robbinsdale hospital

Larry Raduenz Jr. is accused of shutting off oxygen to North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale on Dec. 27. According to the complaint, Raduenz climbed a fence near the oxygen tanks, broke cable ties and metal clasps and shut off the oxygen.
by The Associated Press

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Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm about the virus dies

Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm about the virus dies

A hospital in China says a doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak has died of the illness.
by The Associated Press

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Attorney General Barr issues new rules for politically sensitive investigations

Attorney General Barr issues new rules for politically sensitive investigations

The attorney general himself must approve opening a case into an active presidential race. President Trump and supporters have decried what they've called bias by the FBI during the 2016 campaign.
by Ryan Lucas

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MN House Democrats seek more early childhood funding

MN House Democrats seek more early childhood funding

Minnesota House Democrats want to spend as much as $500 million of the state's projected $1.3 billion budget surplus on a one-time bump in spending on early childhood education and child care.
by The Associated Press

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Wolves send Wiggins to Warriors for Russell

Wolves send Wiggins to Warriors for Russell

The Minnesota Timberwolves have taken on yet another new look, with D'Angelo Russell on his way to join pal Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins heading west to the Golden State Warriors.
by The Associated Press

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Bumblebees are disappearing because of extreme heat

Bumblebees are disappearing because of extreme heat

New research shows that climate change and habitat loss are causing widespread decline among bumblebees in North America and Europe — and putting ecosystems that depend on these pollinators at risk.
by Lauren Sommer

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Politics Friday: So long, Iowa, and hello, New Hampshire

Politics Friday: So long, Iowa, and hello, New Hampshire

On this edition of Politics Friday we consider the new leadership in the Minnesota Senate, the DFL's push to legalize recreational marijuana and the presidential race ahead of the New Hampshire primary.
by Mike Mulcahy and Karen Zamora

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For the love of dogs

For the love of dogs

We love dogs. But do they love us back? One canine researcher says yes.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Weekend weather: Southern Minnesota may see the heaviest snow

Weekend weather: Southern Minnesota may see the heaviest snow

Light snow will spread from west to east across Minnesota Thursday afternoon and evening. A more significant batch of snow is expected Saturday night and Sunday, with the heaviest snow over southern Minnesota, but enough snow to shovel and plow in most the Twin Cities metro area.
by Ron Trenda

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2 pedestrians killed in separate Minnesota crashes

Two pedestrians have been killed in separate crashes in Minnesota. Minneapolis police say a 54-year-old man was crossing a four-lane avenue about 3 a.m. Wednesday when a driver struck him at an intersection. And a crash in northern Minnesota Tuesday night killed a 45-year-old Squaw Lake man who was standing near a stalled vehicle along Highway 46.
by The Associated Press

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Race, power and privilege at play in ‘The White Card’

Race, power and privilege at play in ‘The White Card’

Now on stage at Penumbra Theatre, the play zeroes in on white supremacy, even among liberals who would say they know better.
by Marianne Combs

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The stories in 'Verge' are beautiful, but don't quite satisfy

The stories in 'Verge' are beautiful, but don't quite satisfy

Lidia Yuknavitch's new story collection is weighed down by strangely predictable structures and obvious metaphors — but in places it's rivetingly insightful, and one story towers above the rest.
by Kamil Ahsan

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MN students were in Puerto Rico learning about energy resilience when a quake knocked the power out

MN students were in Puerto Rico learning about energy resilience when a quake knocked the power out

The students got a front-row seat to the kind of scenarios they’ll be planning for as future regional planners and civic leaders. The frequency and intensity of disasters such as storms, fires and flooding are expected to worsen under climate change.
by Megan Burks and Paul Huttner

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'The Mercies' is a spark of light on a bleak shore

'The Mercies' is a spark of light on a bleak shore

Kiran Millwood Hargrave's new novel takes place in a 17th century Norwegian fishing village devastated by a storm that swallows husbands, brothers and fathers, leaving the women to survive alone.
by Caitlyn Paxson

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Light snow moves across the state through Friday

An area of light snow moves across the state Thursday into Friday. Then a much more potent snowstorm targets southern Minnesota on Sunday.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Thursday brings more clouds and light snow

Wednesday’s sunny skies are being replaced by increasing clouds and light snow moving across the state Thursday.
by Nicole Mitchell

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February 6. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.

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Wisconsin teacher charged in Minnesota hidden camera case

Wisconsin teacher charged in Minnesota hidden camera case

Hennepin County prosecutors on Wednesday charged 37-year-old David Kruchten with three felony counts of interfering with the privacy of a minor under 18.
by The Associated Press

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Bill to ban copper-nickel mining draws sharp contrast between Boundary Waters, Iron Range

Bill to ban copper-nickel mining draws sharp contrast between Boundary Waters, Iron Range

A bill that would ban copper-nickel mining on about 234,000 acres of the Superior National Forest in northern Minnesota had its first Congressional hearing Wednesday. The debate highlighted what two unique places, so close together — the Iron Range and the Boundary Waters — mean to different people.
by Dan Kraker

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'I did nothing wrong': Trump defiant after Senate acquittal

'I did nothing wrong': Trump defiant after Senate acquittal

The Senate found President Trump not guilty of the impeachment charges against him. "We went through hell, unfairly," he said in a statement at the White House.
by Dana Farrington

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In New Ulm, a co-op funeral home builds community

In New Ulm, a co-op funeral home builds community

About 5,000 people in the southern Minnesota town are part of an unusual co-op, chipping in money to help ease the costs of funerals. It’s a community-run operation that pays dividends in more ways than one.
by Hannah Yang

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Task force to look at Minneapolis cops’ off-duty work

Task force to look at Minneapolis cops’ off-duty work

Many police officers take off-duty jobs providing security in addition to their regular shifts for the city of Minneapolis. Now comes an effort to determine whether they do too much of it.
by Matt Sepic

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How the U more than doubled its Native American student graduation rate

How the U more than doubled its Native American student graduation rate

Students and faculty at the University of Minnesota credit the progress to a variety of academic and social supports designed to help them feel welcome on campus. And yet, many students say the campus has a long way to go.

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Climate One series: John Browne on engineering the future

Climate One series: John Browne on engineering the future

For the Climate One series, Greg Dalton interviews John Browne about his book, “Make, Think, Imagine: Engineering the Future of Civilization.”

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New coronavirus 'won't be the last' outbreak to move from animal to human

New coronavirus 'won't be the last' outbreak to move from animal to human

Science writer David Quammen says the new coronavirus is the latest example of the way pathogens are migrating from animals to humans with increasing frequency — and sometimes deadly consequences.
by Dave Davies

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