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Climate Cast: The link between climate change and wildfires

As fires ravish wine country in California, meteorologist Paul Huttner broke down what these horrible wildfires have to do with the climate.
by Paul Huttner

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Expectations of tax shakeup low as first vote nears

During a panel discussion Wednesday in Minnesota, state and national tax policy experts assigned long odds to sweeping tax changes.
by Brian Bakst

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Gordon Parks' advice to aspiring black artists in the 1980s

Gordon Parks' advice to aspiring black artists in the 1980s

In a 1980 speech, artist Gordon Parks told the story of how he survived Minnesota winters as a homeless teen, and shared some important advice for fellow black writers.
by Jim Bickal

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Ex-Mpls. cop who kicked suspect in head found guilty

Ex-Mpls. cop who kicked suspect in head found guilty

Christopher Reiter was found guilty of third-degree assault for severely injuring a domestic assault suspect last year while the suspect was on his hands and knees, causing a brain injury.
by Brandt Williams

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Former Mpls. cop says 'stunning blow' on suspect was justified

Former Minneapolis police officer Chris Reiter choked back tears on the witness stand as he described helping a woman who had just been beaten. Soon after, a security camera recorded Reiter kicking a suspect in the head.
by Brandt Williams

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Art Hounds: Film and photography expose environmental damage

Art Hounds: Film and photography expose environmental damage

This week, the Art Hounds recommend an exhibition at Nash Gallery, a choral festival and a silent movie set to live music.
by Marianne Combs

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Some parents push to remake school board elections in Osseo

The district serves kids from a wide swath of incomes and backgrounds, but its board is made up largely of people from mostly white, mostly well-off Maple Grove. Some advocates want to divide up the board by geography.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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What if a mass shooting happened here?

What if a mass shooting happened here?

Las Vegas emergency responders had their limits tested this week as they handled dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries in the wake of Sunday's mass shooting. We looked at how prepared Minnesota is if something similar happened here.
by Marianne Combs

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