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Erasing Keillor
Garrison Keillor has been erased from the University of Minnesota's 'Scholar's Walk', a tribute to famous alumni.
How 2 Olympic skaters who fell beat a guy who didn’t
Wait, what? How does American Adam Rippon skate a clean program and then finish third behind Canada's Patrick Chan and Russian athlete Mikhail Kolyada -- two guys who fell during their programs? Twitter did not understand. Here's what happened.
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has reinstated a defamation suit against an organization that helps victims of domestic violence, ruling that a story told by a man's ex-wife at an awards banquet and fundraising newsletter is not protected.
The upper Midwest is ground zero for binge drinking, it's considered acceptable to tail-gate at a football game until you're-falling down drunk, and economic development in the region means another tap room. Just don't put a little alcohol in a cupcake.