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Climate Cast: For the birds

Climate Cast: For the birds

What are our feathered friends telling us about climate change?
by Paul Huttner

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Minnesotan who witnessed Khmer Rouge terror hopes for justice

Minnesotan who witnessed Khmer Rouge terror hopes for justice

When Sova Niev fled from Cambodia to Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical Society documented her account of the Khmer Rouge's cruelty and terror. Now, more than three decades later, a Cambodian court is finally listening.
by Hannah Kangas

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Ex-Minneapolis police chief Harteau is out, but not down

Ex-Minneapolis police chief Harteau is out, but not down

In her first interview since her ouster, Janee Harteau says she didn't initially realize the depth of anger ignited by a July police shooting, or the political fallout to come. She also says she may not be done with police work.
by Brandt Williams

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At the Minnesota Capitol, a tale of two Perpich portraits

At the Minnesota Capitol, a tale of two Perpich portraits

It took former-Gov. Rudy Perpich and his family 10 years to get a portrait of Perpich and his wife Lola hung in the halls of the Minnesota State Capitol.
by MPR News Staff

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The multiple, terrifying, worlds of Ben Percy's writing

The multiple, terrifying, worlds of Ben Percy's writing

"The Dark Net" is Percy's latest in a series of literary horror fantasies. But the novel is just one of the writing universes Percy inhabits.
by Euan Kerr

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Minnesota math performance slipping; reading up slightly

Minnesota math performance slipping; reading up slightly

Statewide proficiency gaps between students of color and white students have widened for every racial group in both reading and math since the state set its 2012 gap-reduction goal.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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NTSB: School blast site still too unsafe to investigate

NTSB: School blast site still too unsafe to investigate

It will take "extensive work" to make the Minnehaha Academy site safe for investigators, an NTSB official said Friday. A father-son team was moving the gas meter before the natural gas explosion, he added.
by Peter Cox

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Construction worker in critical condition after distracted driving crash

Construction worker in critical condition after distracted driving crash

A 33-year-old mother of six was struck Monday by a 19-year old driver who authorities say was checking her phone. Distracted driving is a factor in one of every four crashes in the state.
by Dan Kraker

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Yarn rainbow fills skies inside Mall of America

Yarn rainbow fills skies inside Mall of America

The 60-foot-tall installation is artist Eric Rieger's largest so far, a milestone in a career that started with graffiti and has led to what some call 'yarn-bombing.'
by Euan Kerr

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