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Senate Republicans want to renew voter ID push in 2020; DFLers say no way
Voters in 2012 rejected a constitutional amendment requiring IDs at the polls, and any new legislation would have to win support from both the DFL House and governor, which appears unlikely.
Auschwitz survivors share their stories on 75th anniversary of camp liberation
More than a million people died in the Nazi death camp, most of them Jews. After the war, some survivors settled in Minnesota. Two women, now in their 90s, recently shared their Holocaust stories with MPR News.
It was a bit of a gimmick. He wanted to force himself to write new songs, so he said he'd use the tour to officially retire his old hits. He promised to never play them again on stage.
At Bemidji town hall, Jason Lewis supports county's ban on refugees
People in Beltrami County are still divided and angry about a county board vote barring refugees earlier this month. It’s where Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jason Lewis had a public meeting Thursday evening.
Rep. Omar asks voters to ‘send her back’ for new term
Rep. Ilhan Omar has national stature, is flush with campaign cash and represents a strongly Democratic district. But she has attracted spirited challengers to her reelection anyway.
 In many Minneapolis schools, the therapist is just down the hall
A Minneapolis Public Schools program places therapists in schools so students in need can more easily make their appointments. Research suggests the benefits of this model go way beyond mental health.
Art Hounds: Ely celebrates 'The Quiltmaker's Gift'
This week on Art Hounds: winter kite-flying, artsy sleds, fish prints and the town of Ely celebrates the work of a local illustrator, Gail de Marcken.
As church shelter closes, Drake Hotel fire survivors move on
Some residents of the destroyed Minneapolis apartment building had problems finding places to live before the fire. And those hurdles remain as they move from the temporary shelter at First Covenant Church
Homeless count may reveal yet more people living on the street
The result likely will underestimate the actual number of people sleeping outside or on transit, but the survey provides at least a minimal point-in-time read on the problem.