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Stories from March 19, 2022

Warmer on Sunday; 60s in parts of southern Minnesota

Warmer on Sunday; 60s in parts of southern Minnesota

Temperatures will continue their upward trend on Sunday. We have the forecast details, plus a look at the chance of rain and snow this coming week.
by Ron Trenda

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MN public defenders reach tentative deal to avert strike

MN public defenders reach tentative deal to avert strike

Minnesota public defenders said they have reached a deal with the Minnesota Board of Public Defense, averting a walkout that could have brought the state's court system to a standstill.
by MPR News Staff

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Weekend temps trend upward!

Weekend temps trend upward!

Our weekend temperatures will be well above normal. We have the weekend forecast details plus a look at the week ahead. Snow-lovers will be happy to know that there’s still plenty of snow on the ground in northern Minnesota.
by Ron Trenda

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UMD, Ohio State advance to Frozen Four title game

UMD, Ohio State advance to Frozen Four title game

Minnesota Duluth needed two overtimes to beat Northeastern for its first Frozen Four championship game in 12 years. It was the second longest game in Frozen Four history.

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Ukraine's leader warns war will cost Russia for generations

Ukraine's leader warns war will cost Russia for generations

Ukraine’s president says Russia is blockading his country’s largest cities to starve them into submission. But Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on Saturday that the strategy will fail and the war will weigh on Russia for generations.
by The Associated Press

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AP source: Correa and Twins agree to $105.3M, 3-year deal

AP source: Correa and Twins agree to $105.3M, 3-year deal

The move ends Correa's seven-season tenure with the Houston Astros. He will earn $35.3 million annually under the deal and can opt out after the 2022 and 2023 seasons to become a free agent again.

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A bit warmer this Saturday; slick roads in parts of Wisconsin

A bit warmer this Saturday; slick roads in parts of Wisconsin

Saturday temps will be well above normal in most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. We have details on that, plus the updated Minnesota snow depth map.
by Ron Trenda

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Ask a Bookseller: 'American War,' set in the future, reflects aspects of today

Ask a Bookseller: 'American War,' set in the future, reflects aspects of today

Sometimes setting a novel in a different time or place gives an author permission to reflect our contemporary world in a new way. That’s the case for journalist-turned-author Omar El-Akkad’s first novel “American War.”
by Emily Bright

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'Like A Sister' is noir for the media-struck generation

'Like A Sister' is noir for the media-struck generation

In Kellye Garrett's thriller, a beautiful Black reality TV star is found dead on a playground in the Bronx; the tabloid headlines and the police scream overdose, but the woman's sister is unconvinced.
by Carole V. Bell

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Alaska Rep. Don Young, the longest-serving current member of Congress, dies at age 88

Alaska Rep. Don Young, the longest-serving current member of Congress, dies at age 88

Young, who was first elected to the U.S. House in 1973, was known for his brusque style. Young came to Alaska in 1959, the same year Alaska became a state, and credited Jack London's "Call of the Wild," which his father used to read to him, for drawing him north.
by The Associated Press

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