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Art Hounds: Works about love, the magic of the woods and life journeys
Anita White’s retrospective show at Vine Arts Center in Minneapolis documents global, spiritual, and medical journeys. Diamond Knispel’s paintings at Watermark Art Center in Bemidji take visitors through a whimsical day in the Northwoods. The play “These Old Shoes” from Transatlantic Love Affair is a love letter to older people.
Slow but 'fruitful' negotiations continue in state consent decree of MPD
Officials with the city of Minneapolis say they’re making progress in negotiations with the state that could lead to a consent decree governing the Minneapolis Police Department’s policies and practices.  
DFL steams ahead at MN Capitol, GOP brands it ‘extreme’
With Democrats using their majorities at the Minnesota Capitol to pass a flurry of bills, Republicans are left trying to slow things down and attempt to paint the DFL as outside the mainstream.
How warm could February get?
A hopeful reader wrote to MPR News, asking how often the Twin Cities sees temperatures of 50 degrees in February.
'We’re still gonna say no': Inside UnitedHealthcare’s effort to deny coverage to chronically ill patient
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
Columbia Heights students mark World Hijab Day
A group of students at Columbia Heights High School came up with a unique way to mark World Hijab Day, giving their peers a chance to ask questions about the traditional head covering or even try one on.
Voting-restoration bill gets House OK; Senate action due soon
A push to restore voting rights to people with active felony records as long as they have served their prison time is close to final passage. It’s been tied up in the Legislature and courts for years.
U medical school vice dean on why school leaders oppose Sanford-Fairview merger
Dr. Bevan Yueh is the CEO of the University of Minnesota Physician Group and vice dean of clinical affairs at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk more about the concerns of the medical school leaders and staff.
New Wolves PA announcer finds there’s more than one way to the NBA
The Minneapolis native with a baritone voice beat out a competitive field last summer to become the youngest public address announcer in the team's history.