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Update on Monday afternoon/evening thunderstorm chances

Update on Monday afternoon/evening thunderstorm chances

Thunderstorm chances are highest in northern Minnesota Sunday evening and overnight, then thunderstorm chances shift into the southern half of Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin by Monday afternoon and evening. We have the details.
by Ron Trenda

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MPD chief pushes back against claims he knew of video showing incident

MPD chief pushes back against claims he knew of video showing incident

The video shows an incident in 2020 where officer Tyler Timberlake, who worked for the Fairfax County Police Department in Virginia, used a taser and then pressed his knees into the back and neck of a Black man, La Monta Gladney. The incident happened 11 days after George Floyd's murder.
by MPR News Staff

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Grass fire spreads to apartment building in St. Paul

Grass fire spreads to apartment building in St. Paul

St. Paul firefighters say gusty winds and dry conditions helped spark a grass fire that spread to an apartment building Saturday afternoon. The fire displaced 30 residents.
by Aaliyah Demry

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Police link man to two women whose bodies were found in different Minnesota storage units

St. Paul Police said Friday they located the remains of a woman who went missing two years ago. Her death has been linked to a man who was charged after another woman’s dismembered body was found in a different storage unit in another Minneapolis suburb.
by The Associated Press and Matt Sepic

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Drag queen story time at Chaska children's store met with outpouring of community support

Drag queen story time at Chaska children's store met with outpouring of community support

The event drew attention after the store's owner posted a video on Tik Tok of an angry customer arguing that it promoted sexual entertainment for children. The video received more than 500,000 likes and thousands of comments supporting Little Roos.
by Olivia Stevens

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A summery Sunday; Afternoon/evening thunderstorm chance for northern MN

A summery Sunday; Afternoon/evening thunderstorm chance for northern MN

Our temperatures will be a bit warmer today and it’ll be breezy. Afternoon shower/thunderstorm chances are highest in northern Minnesota. We have your Sunday weather details.
by Ron Trenda

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Savor your coffee; someone probably lost sleep over it

Savor your coffee; someone probably lost sleep over it

When I get up and make my first cup of coffee, I do it like performing a sacred ritual. I know that those beans traveled far, and were cared for.
by Nic Neves

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Supreme Court dissents and rejoinders, with respect and disrespect

Supreme Court dissents and rejoinders, with respect and disrespect

Feelings seem raw at the court, certainly for the court's three liberal justices, who were on the losing end of some of the court's biggest cases this term, but also for the conservatives.
by Nina Totenberg

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Dangerous heat waves will hit the Southwest and Florida over the next week

Dangerous heat waves will hit the Southwest and Florida over the next week

The National Weather Service has warned people in several cities, including Phoenix and Miami, to avoid the sun over the coming days as temperatures climb to life-threatening numbers.
by Juliana Kim

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