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Morning Announcements | Weather chats with Mark Seeley | Parting Thoughts

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked with retired University of Minnesota climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley about notable March weather of years past — and what to expect this weekend.
Tiny trees and hot glue guns: Behind the scenes with the nation’s Rube Goldberg champs
A team of Chatfield High School students are the two-time reigning high school champions of national Rube Goldberg Machine contest. They're hoping for a third consecutive national win in April — but first they have to figure out how to turn out a light.
What it’s like to support a family on $12.50 an hour
Many assume low-wage workers are teenagers, but data show that most are adults in their prime working years, and many support families on those wages. In recent years, economists say it’s also become increasingly challenging for low-wage workers to change careers or move up the ladder.
Biden wins Minnesota presidential primary, in wake of Klobuchar endorsement
Former Vice President Joe Biden won Minnesota’s presidential primary Tuesday, propelled by the endorsement of Sen. Amy Klobuchar to an unexpected victory over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Super Tuesday goes on without Klobuchar
Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar was in Dallas Monday night campaigning for another candidate — former Vice President Joe Biden — the night before Minnesota Democrats weighed in on the presidential nomination.
The census counts prisoners, but who benefits?
Should Minnesota count prisoners as residents of the town where they’re locked up or use their last address? It’s become an important question for prison towns — and some state lawmakers — as the census approaches.
Former Viking Chris Kluwe attacks online harassment in YA sci-fi novel ‘Otaku’
Chris Kluwe, who retired from the NFL in 2014, combines a lifelong love of science fiction and a concern about equal rights to take on gamers who use the internet to make life miserable for female gamers.