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Stories from December 24, 2022

Vikings edge Giants 27-24 on Joseph's game-ending 61-yard FG

Vikings edge Giants 27-24 on Joseph's game-ending 61-yard FG

Greg Joseph kicked a career-long 61-yard field goal as time expired to give the Minnesota Vikings a 27-24 victory that prevented the New York Giants from clinching a playoff spot.
by The Associated Press

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Cold and windy Saturday; snow returns Christmas afternoon/evening

Cold and windy Saturday; snow returns Christmas afternoon/evening

Strong winds and very cold temps and wind chills will stay with us Saturday afternoon. We have the latest on wind chill advisories, plus an update on road conditions and a look at Christmas snow.
by Ron Trenda

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Brown's 4th quarter carries Celtics past T-Wolves, 121-109

Brown's 4th quarter carries Celtics past T-Wolves, 121-109

Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 30 points, D’Angelo Russell scored 21 and Jaden McDaniels had 17. It was Minnesota’s second consecutive loss.
by The Associated Press

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1 killed, firefighter injured after Minneapolis fire

Crews found a victim on the first floor and began life-saving measures after taking them out of the building. Paramedics pronounced the victim dead at the scene.
by MPR News Staff

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Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong - A special radio presentation

Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong - A special radio presentation

Listen to an exposé of how educators came to believe in a wrong idea of how children learn to read. MPR News with Angela Davis presents a three-hour radio version of American Public Media’s investigative podcast “Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong.”

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Gusty winds linger Saturday; roads still closed in parts of southern Minnesota

Gusty winds linger Saturday; roads still closed in parts of southern Minnesota

Winds won’t be quite as strong Saturday but they’ll be strong enough to cause blowing snow in open areas. We have an update on the winter weather advisories and wind chill advisories and warnings in portions of Minnesota.
by Ron Trenda

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Roads clearer, but ice sticking around

Roads clearer, but ice sticking around

MnDOT cleared roads well enough to re-open in western and southwestern parts of the state by late afternoon, but many are still snow covered and icy.
by MPR News Staff

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Ask a Bookseller: 'Inheritance'

Ask a Bookseller: 'Inheritance'

Nathan McDowell of Two Dollar Radio Headquarters — an indie bookstore and press in Columbus, Ohio — recommends Taylor Johnson’s poetry book “Inheritance.”
by Emily Bright

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In a wintry Adirondack forest, an oasis of holiday light

In a wintry Adirondack forest, an oasis of holiday light

A natural history museum in New York's Adirondack Mountains has created a lush space of holiday light in the deep snowy woods at the edge of a wilderness.
by Brian Mann

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1 dead following Mall of America fight, shooting

1 dead following Mall of America fight, shooting

A 19-year-old man was shot and killed just before 8 p.m. during a fight Friday night inside the mall’s Nordstrom store. The gunshots sent the mall into lockdown. Bloomington’s police chief is expected to update reporters Saturday at 5 p.m.
by MPR News Staff

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A huge storm brings icy temperatures and canceled flights to a majority of Americans

A huge storm brings icy temperatures and canceled flights to a majority of Americans

More than 200 million people — about 60 percent of the U.S. population — were under a winter weather advisory or warning on Friday, the National Weather Service said. Over 5,000 flights have been canceled.
by Ashley Ahn

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