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March 30, 2018 5:15 AM

An NHL team’s secret weapon: an accountant from a ‘beer league’

It's the busy time of year for accountants, but Foster, who plays hockey in some 'beer leagues', he says, found time to play goalie last night for the Chicago Blackhawks.

by Bob Collins

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March 30, 2018 3:59 AM

Nearing 100, Wisconsin woman finds the insurance money is gone

Lorraine Guenther, 98, of Milwaukee, says she thought she had a deal with Minneapolis-based Thrivent Financial when a couple of insurance agents came to her Lutheran church when she was in her 60s.

by Bob Collins

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March 30, 2018 2:15 AM

Student shot in school cafeteria disciplined for protesting shooting

School shootings can move school administrators to act sometimes. But nothing gets their dander up like kids with a mind of their own.

by Bob Collins

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March 30, 2018 1:00 AM

What’s on MPR News today? 3/30/18

Here are the topics and guests you'll hear today on MPR News.

by Bob Collins

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March 29, 2018 10:34 AM

Some fans in the nice seats aren’t happy about baseball nets

It's going to be tougher this year for baseball fans to get closer to the players before games, a baseball tradition as old as spitting. Safety netting is being extended at all ballparks this year to the end of the dugouts and in many parks -- Target Field is one -- all the way to the foul poles.

by Bob Collins

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March 29, 2018 7:18 AM

With kids dying, Anthony Rizzo will not stick to baseball

Professional baseball players tend to be conservatives who know how to keep quiet about things that might divide their fans. Anthony Rizzo, star of the Chicago Cubs, doesn't care about any of that.

by Bob Collins

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March 29, 2018 5:05 AM

Mass killer has lots of fans

'The letters shake me up because they are written by regular, everyday teenage girls from across the nation,' Nikolas Cruz' lawyer said. 'That scares me. It's perverted.'

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March 29, 2018 4:45 AM

Was the Texas bomber treated differently because he was white, Christian?

Mark Conditt was portrayed by authorities as not motivated by hatred, but was upset about his life, so he sent package bombs to people, all of whom happened to be black. Did journalists go along with that depiction because they're mostly white and Christian, too? The New York Times says 'no.'

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March 29, 2018 3:31 AM

1,000 Words: The hug

Devonte Hart was just 12 years old when he was distraught over a grand jury’s 2014 decision not to indict a Ferguson, Mo., cop for the killing of Michael Brown. He was crying as he stood at a demonstration in Portland, Oregon with a “free hugs” sign when a police officer asked if he could…

by Bob Collins