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Latest budget forecast tips Minnesota into the red

Latest budget forecast tips Minnesota into the red

The numbers are grim news headed into Gov. Mark Dayton's last year in office after years of budget surpluses, and the outlook is clouded by pending tax changes coming out of Washington.
by Tim Pugmire and Brian Bakst

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A conversation with the first woman on the Minnesota Supreme Court

A conversation with the first woman on the Minnesota Supreme Court

Rosalie Wahl goes down in history as the first woman to serve on the Minnesota Supreme Court. In a 1995 interview for the Voices of Minnesota series, she explained how she couldn't have done it without the support of her fellow women.
by Jim Bickal

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I-694 could stay closed through the weekend in Oakdale

I-694 could stay closed through the weekend in Oakdale

The water main break that closed Interstate 694 on Sunday could take until Friday to repair, and it may take several more days to fix the roadway, perhaps until Monday.
by Tim Nelson

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Veteran: What Franken did was wrong 'but I do forgive him'

Veteran: What Franken did was wrong 'but I do forgive him'

An Ohio military veteran who has alleged Sen. Al Franken touched her inappropriately while they were taking a photo together in Kuwait in 2003, said she'd speak with ethics committee investigators if asked. "I'm speaking out because what he did was wrong," she said.
by Tom Crann and Peter Cox

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In Keillor scandal, MPR brass has stayed largely mum

In Keillor scandal, MPR brass has stayed largely mum

In emails to news organizations, the former Prairie Home host told his side of the story. MPR declined to do the same.
by Laura Yuen

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Cutting ties with Keillor could hurt MPR's finances

Cutting ties with Keillor could hurt MPR's finances

Minnesota Public Radio's decision to cut ties with Garrison Keillor will likely have some financial impact on the company, but the extent remains unclear.
by Martin Moylan

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Antibiotics are accumulating in Minn. lakes, posing health risk

Antibiotics are accumulating in Minn. lakes, posing health risk

A new University of Minnesota study found several antibiotics in sediment at the bottom of Minnesota lakes, and that might contribute to increased antibiotic resistance.
by Dan Gunderson

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For MPR and Keillor, ties bound became ties broken

For MPR and Keillor, ties bound became ties broken

Garrison Keillor and Minnesota Public Radio grew up and prospered together in a nearly 50-year relationship that propelled public radio across the nation. It unraveled Wednesday.
by Euan Kerr and Cody Nelson

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County attorneys in Minnesota sue opioid manufacturers, distributors

The group would try to recoup the government's cost of dealing with the addiction crisis from three distributors and more than a half dozen manufacturers.
by Tim Nelson

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