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Technology keeps a close eye on 35W bridge
The new 35W bridge is not even a year old but already researchers have data from hundreds sensors telling them how the 1,200-foot long span is doing.
Police say they arrested a man who walked into City Hall Tuesday with a gun. The 60-year-old Big Lake man tried to persuade officers that he was part of an undercover government operation.
Art Hounds: The Fringe, Kevin Cannon & Paolo Nutini
This week's Art Hounds talk up the Minnesota Fringe Festival, celebrate Minnesota cartoonist Kevin Cannon's first graphic novel and describe the awe felt when seeing Scottish soul sensation for the first time.