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Lessons from the kids of Detroit Lakes

Lessons from the kids of Detroit Lakes

Here’s today’s daily dose of sweetness, but you’ll have to wait for it. Plastic bags make lousy blindfolds. It’s unlikely, of course, that any of the kids who used them as blindfolds during a game of musical chairs as part of the Detroit Lakes schools’ Snoball week were going to die of suffocation. But some…
by Bob Collins

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‘Impeach’ sign will stay on a La Crosse lawn

'Impeach' That word on a crude sign on a lawn in La Crosse, Wis., has reinforced the First Amendment.
by Bob Collins

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Cold enough for you? Yeah, us too.

Hi there, visitors. Welcome to our state. Before you unpack, please understand that one of the reasons why the locals -- who love the cold, they say -- are talking about how terribly cold it is today is so that you'll think highly of our ability to ignore the cold and pretend we love it so much we dread the coming summer. Just humor us; it's a thing.
by Bob Collins

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Life is an unfair crapshoot

Life is an unfair crapshoot

Life is a crapshoot. An unfair crapshoot. It's the only way to explain two stories in the news.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News today? 2/1/18

What’s on MPR News today? 2/1/18

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

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Super Bowl volunteer diary part 5: FAQ

Super Bowl volunteer diary part 5: FAQ

Laura McCallum, MPR’s managing editor for daily news, is one of the 10,000 people volunteering during Super Bowl week. She’s been documenting her experience on NewsCut. Check out part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4. I’m done! I finished my third and final volunteer shift from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. as a…
by Laura McCallum

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‘That’s All, Brother!’ flies again

‘That’s All, Brother!’ flies again

The plane that led the D-Day invasion has returned to the sky in Wisconsin after being rescued by aviation historians.
by Bob Collins

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MN Supreme Court: Orders for protection can be based on years-old domestic abuse allegations

The court ruled in the case of Tracy Thompson, who had sought an order for protection in September 2015 against her ex-husband, John Schrimsher, based largely on allegations of domestic abuse several years earlier, including being kicked, choked, knocked over, and slapped, some of which occurred while she was pregnant. Schrimsher denied the allegations.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News today? 1/31/18

What’s on MPR News today? 1/31/18

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