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Minnesotans mourn Melissa and Mark Hortman at the Capitol; Biden pays respects

Minnesotans mourn Melissa and Mark Hortman at the Capitol; Biden pays respects

Thousands of people lined up Friday to pay their respects to the late DFL House Leader Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman at the Minnesota Capitol rotunda. They included former President Joe Biden, who came to the Capitol late in the afternoon.
by Peter Cox, Dana Ferguson, Brian Bakst and Clay Masters

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'Water vapor is a greenhouse gas': The little-known but growing climate concern

'Water vapor is a greenhouse gas': The little-known but growing climate concern

MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner talked to John Abraham, thermal sciences professor and mechanical engineering program director at University of St. Thomas, about water vapor and  hydrologic cycle.
by Paul Huttner and Ngoc Bui

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Minnesota state workers continue clash with governor’s office

Minnesota state workers continue clash with governor’s office

For an update, MPR News host Clay Masters spoke with Megan Dayton, president of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, which represents some state office workers.
by Clay Masters and Gretchen Brown

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In wildly different projects, Duluth musician Alan Sparhawk works through grief

In wildly different projects, Duluth musician Alan Sparhawk works through grief

Alan Sparhawk reemerged last year with a new sound featuring a drum machine and his voice through a processor. He has another new album with a band also born out of Duluth, Trampled by Turtles. Sparhawk spoke with MPR News host Clay Masters about both albums.
by Clay Masters and Gretchen Brown

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Judy Garland Festival attendees attempt to break world record, celebrate iconic Minnesotan

Judy Garland Festival attendees attempt to break world record, celebrate iconic Minnesotan

Not only was the Judy Garland Festival celebrating five decades of the event honoring the Minnesota entertainer's legacy, but organizers were also attempting to break a world record. 
by Regina Medina

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Leonard Peltier talks freedom, future after nearly 50 years in prison

Leonard Peltier talks freedom, future after nearly 50 years in prison

After spending most of his life behind bars, Leonard Peltier now lives in a home on the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa reservation in North Dakota. He says he has no regrets but still harbors resentment over his imprisonment.
by Allison Herrera

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