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Appetites | Climate Cast

MN Rep. Jim Knoblach ends campaign ahead of MPR abuse allegations story

MN Rep. Jim Knoblach ends campaign ahead of MPR abuse allegations story

Republican state Rep. Jim Knoblach abruptly ended his re-election campaign Friday as MPR News prepared to publish detailed accusations from his daughter of inappropriate behavior toward her since childhood. Jim Knoblach says the accusations by his daughter are false.
by Briana Bierschbach and Nina Moini

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Young star Alejandro Vega shines brightly on CTC stage

Young star Alejandro Vega shines brightly on CTC stage

"Last Stop on Market Street" for CTC is just the latest starring role for Alejandro Vega, 13.
by Marianne Combs

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Kavanaugh accuser open to testifying about sexual assault allegations

Kavanaugh accuser open to testifying about sexual assault allegations

Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who alleges Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a high school party in the 1980s, is open to appearing before a Senate panel next week.
by Kelsey Snell and Deirdre Walsh

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Mpls. council grapples with where to move homeless encampment

Mpls. council grapples with where to move homeless encampment

The Minneapolis City Council is struggling to decide where to relocate residents of a homeless encampment that now resides in south Minneapolis. In a divided vote, council members recommended the site near the schools, a city-owned 1.5-acre lot at East 26th Street and Minnehaha Avenue.
by Matt Sepic

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Mounds View amateur radio store prepares to sign off

Mounds View amateur radio store prepares to sign off

After more than 30 years of selling radio equipment, dispensing advice and serving as a hub of the wireless hobby across the Midwest, owners Dan and Maline Fish say they're retiring and preparing to pull the plug on Radio City, their store in Mounds View.
by Tom Crann and Tim Nelson

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The trials of women in climate science

Some of the most qualified and accomplished climate scientists on earth are women. But are they getting the respect they deserve?
by Paul Huttner

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Minnesota native makes his Broadway debut in 'Wicked'

Minnesota native makes his Broadway debut in 'Wicked'

Last week, Ryan McCartan, an Excelsior native, made his Broadway debut playing Fieryo, the lead male role in the hit musical Wicked.
by Marianne Combs and Tom Crann

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'Off the rails': Sheriff details massive failure of Wetterling probe

'Off the rails': Sheriff details massive failure of Wetterling probe

Stearns Country Sheriff Don Gudmundson delivered a brutal assessment Thursday of the cascading errors and friction among law enforcement that let Jacob Wetterling's killer stay free for decades even as the evidence pointed overwhelmingly to Danny Heinrich.
by Tim Nelson and Kirsti Marohn

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Appetites: Is raising your own chickens worth the work?

Appetites: Is raising your own chickens worth the work?

Chef and cookbook author Amy Thielen shares her experience raising multiple egg-laying chickens.
by Tom Crann

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Art Hounds: Spiro at the Cedar Cultural Center

Art Hounds: Spiro at the Cedar Cultural Center

Plus, Art Hounds recommend cabaret artist Erin Markey and History Alive! in Lanesboro.
by Marianne Combs

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