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Stories from December 27, 2024

St. Francis school board gets pushback on controversial book buying plan

St. Francis school board gets pushback on controversial book buying plan

Board members in the district north of the Twin Cities are under pressure to rethink their plan to use a conservative website to help choose books to buy for school libraries. Their superintendent warns it would violate state law. The school board chair says the ACLU may intervene.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Longtime Minnesota blues band faces uncertainty after front man suffers stroke

Longtime Minnesota blues band faces uncertainty after front man suffers stroke

The Lamont Cranston Band has been playing at venues across the state and country since 1969. Front man Pat “Lamont” Hayes had a stroke in December, putting the band’s future in limbo.
by Emily Reese and Ngoc Bui

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Rival Vikings, Packers fans to meet in tug-of-war contest on Stillwater Lift Bridge

Rival Vikings, Packers fans to meet in tug-of-war contest on Stillwater Lift Bridge

Dubbed the “Border Battle,” the event will start at 9 a.m., about six hours before the two NFL teams face off at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The location will be literally on the border: the Stillwater Lift Bridge, which spans the St. Croix River between Minnesota and Wisconsin.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Christopher Bollen unleashes ‘Havoc’ with his new thriller

Christopher Bollen unleashes ‘Havoc’ with his new thriller

Is 81-year-old Maggie Burkhardt on a mission or mercy? Or is her meddling a sign of something more sinister? And what happens when she meets her match in the the form of a demented eight-year-old boy? Christopher Bollen’s deliciously tense “Havoc” lets it all unspool.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Driver faces charges after crash involving school bus near Hibbing

Driver faces charges after crash involving school bus near Hibbing

According to the criminal complaint, Svea Snickers’ vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with the bus. The complaint alleges Snickers had been using Snapchat on her phone shortly before the crash.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Houston takes home win streak into matchup with Minnesota Timberwolves

Houston takes home win streak into matchup with Minnesota Timberwolves

Houston heads into a matchup against Minnesota after winning three consecutive home games. Friday’s meeting is the first of the season between the two teams. Houston is 13-7 against the Western Conference, and Minnesota is 12-9 against conference opponents.
by The Associated Press

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Vikings thrive under coach of year favorite O’Connell, a relatable state for Packers with LaFleur

Vikings thrive under coach of year favorite O’Connell, a relatable state for Packers with LaFleur

The Minnesota Vikings have obliterated even the most optimistic of external predictions for this transitional season with a 13-2 record entering their matchup against the Green Bay Packers that has made Kevin O’Connell the current favorite for the NFL Coach of the Year award.
by The Associated Press

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Newspaper archives reveal 'morbidity and tenderness' of historic Minneapolis morgue auctions

Newspaper archives reveal 'morbidity and tenderness' of historic Minneapolis morgue auctions

“The lesson is that there’s just no telling [where] our human curiosity and a kind of fascination with morbidity is going to lead us. But that goes hand in glove with empathy,” longtime CBC host William Richardson said.
by Cathy Wurzer, Gracie Stockton and Lukas Levin

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A health care provider that faced dozens of prisoner lawsuits is filing for bankruptcy

A health care provider that faced dozens of prisoner lawsuits is filing for bankruptcy

Wellpath, a health care provider for hospitals, prisons and jails, has been dogged by wrongful death and medical negligence suits. What happens to those cases now that it has filed for bankruptcy?
by Jaclyn Diaz

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Finland detains Russia-linked vessel over damaged undersea power cable in Baltic Sea

Finland detains Russia-linked vessel over damaged undersea power cable in Baltic Sea

Finnish authorities detained a ship linked to neighboring Russia that Finnish customs officials and the European Union’s executive commission describe as part of Russia’s shadow fleet of fuel tankers.
by The Associated Press

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The ’Beyoncé Bowl’ halftime show was a massive hit for Netflix. The football was too

The ’Beyoncé Bowl’ halftime show was a massive hit for Netflix. The football was too

Netflix says more than 200 countries tuned into the “Beyoncé Bowl” and its two NFL games. We may just be starting to learn what that ultimately means for the future of television and sports media.
by Eric Deggans

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Departing Minnesota Republican Party chair says he plans to remain involved

The departing chair of the Minnesota Republican Party says he plans to remain involved even though he lost the bid last month to keep his role. And the Minnesota Court of Appeals has affirmed the drunk driving conviction of a man police found sleeping and apparently intoxicated in the passenger seat of his truck.
by Phil Picardi

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Flooding took away the love of his life after 35 years without a day spent apart

Flooding took away the love of his life after 35 years without a day spent apart

Jerry and Sibrina Barnett never spent a single day apart in 35 years together. They never thought a hurricane could affect their mountainous East Tennessee community of Johnson City. But on Sept. 27, Sibrina was one of 11 people swept into raging floodwaters when Hurricane Helene cut off the Impact Plastics factory.
by The Associated Press

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Powerful thunderstorms threaten Texas and Louisiana, delaying holiday travel

Powerful thunderstorms threaten Texas and Louisiana, delaying holiday travel

Parts of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas are under severe weather watches as the National Weather Service predicts a storm system in the Gulf of Mexico could bring high winds, hail and possible tornadoes to the region. 
by The Associated Press

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Tribal Advocacy Council on Energy aims to ease power woes in Indian Country

Tribal Advocacy Council on Energy aims to ease power woes in Indian Country

Tribal elected officials say the cost of energy on tribal lands is higher than it should be. So they formed a new advocacy body to make policy recommendations to state and federal agencies on energy issues. 
by Melissa Olson

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Job market jitters real for some mid-career Minnesotans and recent grads

Job market jitters real for some mid-career Minnesotans and recent grads

Even with the state’s relatively low 3.5 percent unemployment rate, some younger Minnesotans coming out of college and those in mid-career are seeing a job market now that worries them. Recent announcements of mass layoffs add to the anxiety.
by Anika Besst

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The 41 best books MPR News staff read in 2024

The 41 best books MPR News staff read in 2024

From a submarine survival adventure during World War II to an exploration of the dark side of a Catholic convent on the Irish countryside, our staff has wide-ranging taste for their favorite book they read in 2024.
by Sam Stroozas

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South Korea’s opposition-controlled parliament votes to impeach acting president

South Korea’s opposition-controlled parliament votes to impeach acting president

The impeachments of the country’s president and then acting-president worsen the nation’s political turmoil, deepen its economic uncertainty and hurt its international image.
by The Associated Press

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Prayers, songs greet Dakota Riders in Mankato 162 years after hangings

Prayers, songs greet Dakota Riders in Mankato 162 years after hangings

In a revival of a tradition which seemed to have ended two years ago, participants in not one but two Dakota Rides arrived in Mankato Thursday. The event commemorates 38 Dakota men hanged on the day after Christmas in 1862 following the U.S.-Dakota War, and two other Dakota men hanged later.
by Hannah Yang

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