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Torrential rain caused flash flooding early Saturday across parts of northwestern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota, including the Grand Forks area where high water forced the closure of Interstate 29.
 Color coated: Leaf season bursts in northern Minnesota
It’s happening. Minnesota’s fall leaf season is suddenly swelling with color across swaths of northern Minnesota and the Arrowhead. Here are three great places to trek this weekend.
Bob Anderson, ‘voice and face of International Falls,’ dies
International Falls Mayor Bob Anderson spent his entire life in the U.S.-Canada border town, a tireless advocate for the community and an employee at the local papermill for five decades
I-694, I-494 west closures top Twin Cities weekend road woes
Fall is just around the corner, but road construction is still in full swing. Here’s a look at some of the biggest road hassles this weekend.
St. Louis Park man in Syria tells CBS News interviewer he left family to join ISIS
Abdelhamid Al-Madioum was 18 when he slipped away from his family while they were on vacation in Morocco. Federal documents say the FBI found a flow chart of how he planned to transfer money through various accounts, as well as a rehearsed story for getting past Turkish border guards.
Minneapolis introduces no-bail alternative
City leaders and criminal justice reformers say the traditional cash bail system unfairly punishes people with jail time before they’ve been convicted by a court.
Commentary: Somali mob didn't attack man in Minneapolis, but facts won't stop the hate
Right-wing media on social media platforms falsely claim that a video shows Somalis brutally beating and robbing a man near Target Field. Police say those arrested aren’t Somali. Twitter, Facebook and Google executives are silent as a dangerous lie spreads.
On sports participation score, MN girls ready to bump, set, kill
Over the past decade, Minnesota girls have taken giant steps in closing the participation gap with boys in high school athletics. Female athletes joining cross country, volleyball and softball teams are making most of the difference.