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Medical bills might have cost three children their lives

Medical bills might have cost three children their lives

These kids -- Arianna Talmage, 6, Aidan Talmage, 10, and Tyler Talmage, 14 -- are all dead now. So is their mother.
by Bob Collins

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Melvin Carter’s smash hit

A tweet of St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter's skit during the MinnPost fundraiser last week raced around the InterTubes, but, taken on a smartphone from the audience, the audio was difficult to hear. MinnPost has now posted a produced version of the bit.
by Bob Collins

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The flight to Alderaan has been cancelled

The flight to Alderaan has been cancelled

It's Star Wars Day -- May the 4th -- get it? Everyone can stop trying to one-up everyone else on witty Star Wars references now, though. Heathrow Airport wins.
by Bob Collins

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Coach told his player to slide. Then he got sued

Jake Maser, a high school baseball player in Bound Brook, N.J., hit a ball to the centerfield gap during a game in 2016. Easy double. But Maser figured he could get a triple out of it, so he headed to third which has now sent his coach -- John Suk -- to court.
by Bob Collins

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Paul gets a new bike

Paul gets a new bike

Every now and again, we need a reminder that everything is going to be OK as long as there are people like Paul Pyykkonen and Todd Sandberg who walk among us.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News? 5/4/18

Here are the stories, topics, and guests you'll hear today on MPR News.
by Bob Collins

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On the miracle of the Honeycrisp apple

On the miracle of the Honeycrisp apple

A Planet Money story is a nice tale, indeed, with the appropriate recognition of the state that lies just west of Wisconsin, but we remain troubled by the 2013 warning from Mother Jones that the very 'miracle' that the Honeycrisp and SweeTango provided, threatens the biodiversity and future of apples varieties.
by Bob Collins

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A person jumped from a St. Paul bridge and survived

There's not much anyone can really say about a short story in the Pioneer Press today other than, 'what's your story?'
by Bob Collins

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‘End of the Trail’ statue moved at Winona State

‘End of the Trail’ statue moved at Winona State

Eleven years after a history professor asked that the statue be removed, Winona State University has done so, moving it to an indoor location.
by Bob Collins

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‘Not alone anymore’: Rochester woman meets her dad for the first time

The Vietnam War hasn't ended. Just ask Lan Thi Kim Do, of Rochester, Minn., who only met her father for the first time on Wednesday when Wayne Brown, 72, of Los Angeles arrived at the airport in Rochester.
by Bob Collins

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