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For one sunny day, Minnesotans make the most of spring in February

For one sunny day, Minnesotans make the most of spring in February

As temperatures climbed into the 40s across much of Minnesota under sunny skies on Sunday, many people got outside to go for a walk, get their car washed — or check out the melting ice sculptures in downtown St. Paul.
by Emily Bright

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Minnesota Senate DFLers pick new leader

Minnesota Senate DFLers pick new leader

On Saturday the Senate DFL caucus selected Sen. Susan Kent of Woodbury to serve as minority leader, replacing Sen. Tom Bakk of Cook. Kent is the first woman to lead the caucus.
by Tim Nelson

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Finnish tradition endures at annual Laskiainen festival in northern Minnesota

Finnish tradition endures at annual Laskiainen festival in northern Minnesota

Crowds are lining up this weekend to take their turn sliding down a pair of icy tracks onto a northern Minnesota lake. It's the 83rd annual Laskiainen festival held at Loon Lake in Palo, about 40 miles north of Duluth.
by Andrew Krueger

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Controversial Cottage Grove church one of many hitting restart

Controversial Cottage Grove church one of many hitting restart

Recently, The Grove United Methodist Church outside St. Paul said it “made the news for all the wrong reasons.” Pastors say the church closure has to do with mission, not age. And it’s not unusual: Closing a church to reopen another in its place is called a “restart.”

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Report: More middle-income renters burdened by housing costs

Report: More middle-income renters burdened by housing costs

According to a new report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, there's been a significant increase in middle-income renters who pay more than 30 percent of their income for housing.
by Martin Moylan

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After a life in pictures, Mia painting curator Patrick Noon retires

After a life in pictures, Mia painting curator Patrick Noon retires

After leading the Minneapolis Institute of Art's paintings department for 22 years, Patrick Noon retires Friday. He has guided the department through two building expansions and acquired some 200 paintings for the museum’s collection.
by Euan Kerr

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Minnesota native Rev. Herbert Chilstrom, first bishop of ELCA, dies at 88

Minnesota native Rev. Herbert Chilstrom, first bishop of ELCA, dies at 88

Former Bishop Rev. Herbert Chilstrom is being remembered for helping to merge Lutheran churches and for his commitment to tolerance. Chilstrom died Jan. 19 at his home in Arizona.
by Jon Collins

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Some Section 8 voucher holders will have more options to use the subsidies

Some Section 8 voucher holders will have more options to use the subsidies

The federal government has authorized the two agencies to cut through traditional bureaucratic barriers to enable an initial pool of Section 8 voucher holders to use them in communities outside those usually included in the agencies' operations.
by Martin Moylan

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