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Wind chill temperatures will be around 30 degrees below zero this weekend, accompanied by blowing snow in some areas. Be careful out there.
Long-tenured Justice Anderson to leave Minnesota Supreme Court in May
Minnesota Supreme Court Justice G. Barry Anderson Thursday gave notice of his retirement in May. Anderson is the last justice appointed by a Republican governor.
Appetites: The best Minneapolis restaurants of 2023 and what's opening in 2024
What were the best Minneapolis restaurants of 2023 and what can we look forward to in 2024? MPR News host Tom Crann asked food critic Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl to look into her crystal ball.
U of M issues all-clear for Twin Cities campus; suspect in social media threats arrested
University of Minnesota officials issued an all-clear for the Twin Cities campus on Thursday afternoon, after a man suspected of posting social media threats earlier in the day was located in western Minnesota.
Art Hounds: New theater at Raw Stages
David Cunningham’s “City Life” opens at Gallery 360. Raw Stages’ New Works Festival stages a different reading of a work-in-progress at History Theatre. Minneapolis band Sycamore Gap performs to benefit the Arbitrarium art house. 
Big Lake woman latest to plead guilty in Feeding our Future case
A Big Lake woman on Wednesday admitted stealing more than $2.4 million from government child nutrition programs. Sharon Ross is among five dozen people charged in connection with the Feeding our Future investigation and is the 17th to plead guilty.