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January 16, 2018 7:26 AM

The Super Bowl ad you won’t see

The lure of the Super Bowl ad has been fading in recent years, perhaps as the suspense of the actual game has increased. But Super Bowl ads aren't what they once were, forcing ad agencies to come up with something more clever. Now, Skittles has.

by Bob Collins

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January 16, 2018 5:49 AM

Year’s first transgender homicide is Minnesota native

She was Christopher Steele when she was born in Minnesota. When her parents split when she was 5, she went into the foster care system and, when she was in the fifth grade, went to live with Al and Madelyn Sisson. He was a Rochester, Minn., cop.

by Bob Collins

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January 16, 2018 4:35 AM

Brainerd coach has had enough of parents

Scott Stanfield sometimes dealt with some of society's worst when he worked as a cop. But being a boys basketball coach and dealing with some parents is "way worse," he tells the Brainerd Dispatch.

by Bob Collins

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January 16, 2018 3:28 AM

Fargo restaurant apologizes for kicking out breastfeeding mom

In North Dakota, the law gives women the right to breastfeed if they act 'in a discreet and modest manner,' but it does not define what is discreet and modest.

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January 16, 2018 2:47 AM

College at 12, Ph.D at 23 for UW grad

Julia Nepper went to college when she was 12 years old because her parents looked at the education she was getting and didn't like it. She just got her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin.

by Bob Collins

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January 16, 2018 2:05 AM

When push comes to shove, Dems unlikely to stand up for the likes of Jorge Garcia

Jorge Garcia didn't get a say when his family brought him to the United States illegally. He was only 10. Although that's too old to qualify under the so-called DACA program, he's the new face of the deportation program that is rounding up people and sending them to a country they don't know.

by Bob Collins

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January 16, 2018 1:01 AM

In Washington County, it takes a lot to kill polka

The Pioneer Press' Mary Divine writes that Laura Miron Mendele, who grew up going to the Withrow Ballroom in Washington County, has purchased the ballroom that closed late last year, and plans to reopen it for the polka dance in March.

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January 16, 2018 12:00 AM

What’s on MPR News today? 1/16/18

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

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January 15, 2018 2:16 AM

Vikings’ fan reaction: There is no joy like unbridled joy

The takeaway here is that there are an awful lot of football fans who take video of each other watching television. Also: There are a lot of questionable interior design decisions.

by Bob Collins