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Meet Munchkin, Mayo's new therapy miniature horse

Meet Munchkin, Mayo's new therapy miniature horse

Meet Munchkin, the newest member of Mayo Clinic’s stable of therapy animals. Clocking in at just over 2 feet tall, Munchkin provides a gentle and adorable alternative to Mayo's therapy dogs.
by Catharine Richert

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Minnesota’s Phillips sees ‘exhausted majority’ as his path to the White House

Minnesota’s Phillips sees ‘exhausted majority’ as his path to the White House

Even as Minnesota U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips launched his long-shot presidential campaign Friday in New Hampshire, Democrats back home attacked the decision as a “silly sideshow” that won’t help defeat Republican Donald Trump.
by Mark Zdechlik

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The thrills and chills behind ghost stories — and why we like to tell them

The thrills and chills behind ghost stories — and why we like to tell them

Are you afraid of the dark? MPR News guest hosts Jacob Aloi and Alex V. Cipolle will talk about ghosts, scary stories and why this time of year gets us in the mood for a good scare.
by Jacob Aloi, Alex V. Cipolle and Matthew Alvarez

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Minnesota Homeless Study resumes after 5 years

Minnesota Homeless Study resumes after 5 years

For more than 30 years, volunteers have conducted the Minnesota Homeless Study led by Wilder Research, which has given the most in-depth look available at homelessness across our state.  Due to the pandemic, the last time the study was conducted was five years ago.
by Nina Moini

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Talking Volumes: Viet Thanh Nguyen on being 'A Man of Two Faces'

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen joined host Kerri Miller on stage at the Fitzgerald Theater for Talking Volumes to talk about his new memoir, “A Man of Two Faces.”
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Soggy October wraps up with snow

Soggy October wraps up with snow

It’s been a rain-filled October, with many daily rainfall total records broken. But the rain switched to snow for parts of northern Minnesota and North Dakota Thursday, reminding us that winter is right around the corner. Retired meteorologist and climatologist Mark Seeley spoke with Cathy Wurzer about it in their weekly weather chat.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Climate change is wreaking havoc on the global insurance market

Climate change is wreaking havoc on the global insurance market

Climate change is wreaking havoc on the global insurance market. That’s the takeaway from a piece in Grist that points out natural disasters now cost the U.S. insurance industry $100 billion a year.
by Paul Huttner and Ngoc Bui

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Scary and sudsy: Spooky car washes pop up across Minnesota for Halloween

Scary and sudsy: Spooky car washes pop up across Minnesota for Halloween

Developers of Tommy’s Express Car Wash pride themselves on their design: open, bright and soothing for people with autoplenophobia — fear of car washes. But it’s Halloween season, which is all about fear. So this weekend, Tommy’s washes across Minnesota and the country are switching things up.
by Amy Felegy

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