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Acting Human Services Commissioner Pam Wheelock told MPR News on Friday there are  no “smoking gun” issues in the wake of the resignation of commissioner Tony Lourey, and that she's focused on providing stability.

They’re one of the big names booked for the new three-day Twin Cities Summer Jam at Shakopee’s Canterbury Park.

Artist Jonathan Herrera Soto printed 200 faces of Mexican journalists — all murdered or missing and presumed dead — on the floor of the Minneapolis Institute of Art. In coming months he expects the portraits will wear away, but raise questions about the nature of truth.

Supporters of the Democratic congresswoman greeted her at the airport ahead of a town hall event in Minneapolis. Her trip follows days of racist remarks against her by President Trump and his supporters.

Dion DiMucci is now 80 years old. Known throughout his career by only his first name name, Dion was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. Bruce Springsteen has called him the link between Frank Sinatra and rock & roll. 

Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. "Eight Years to the Moon" tells the stories of some of the scientists and engineers who got the astronauts there and back safely.

In an effort to stave off the advance of invasive species in their lakes, advocates in Hubbard County want to make sure people are cleaning not only their boats and trailers, but their water gear and equipment, too.

Recent resignations have renewed a push from Minnesota legislators to break up the sprawling, $18 billion Minnesota Human Services Department.

According to their label’s website, the band got their start when Grammy-winning guitarist and producer Adrian Quesada went looking for a singer to team up with. A friend introduced him to Eric Burton, who was busking on the streets of Austin, Texas.

Born on a Butterfield farm, Bruce Laingen, 96, was the highest-ranking official held captive when student revolutionaries stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979 and took 52 Americans hostage.