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Gophers vs. Penn State: Game of 'confidence and excitement'
The stakes are enormous for the Gophers not just in the conference standings or national rankings but for the credibility of a once-downtrodden program and its coach, P.J. Fleck.
"Pop Muzik" by M, a name used by English musician Robin Scott, reached number one on the Billboard pop chart 40 years ago today.
Hy Berman's last lecture
How the child of Polish immigrants in New York City, who started school speaking only Yiddish, became Minnesota's most famous historian is quite a story. It's told in a new book by Jay Weiner: “Professor Berman: The Last Lecture of Minnesota's Greatest Public Historian.”
Art Hounds: Rod Massey's paintings offer 'Concrete Evidence'
Art Hounds recommend a show of paintings by Rod Massey in Minneapolis, a new album by Minnesota musician Jonny Somebody, and an art show about being black and female in Duluth.
After 30 years, women who compile 'femicide' report still working to stop domestic violence
For three decades a group of women have been compiling an annual list of those who die in domestic violence. It has given attention to those who might have been forgotten and taken a toll on those who collect the data.
Haulers' beef complicates deer disposal effort
Wildlife managers are scrambling to find a way to move thousands of deer carcasses after the state trash hauler suddenly refused to handle them just days before the opening of rifle season. Officials are getting little sympathy from local trash haulers, who say it’s the state’s own fault.
Football Gophers drill down on sleep, and win
Minnesota coaches adjusted practices to game times, put limits on technology use before bed and even adjusted building lights to mimic sunlight.
GOP lawmakers seek to pressure cities to reduce crime
Republican state lawmakers don’t like the crime they’ve been hearing about recently in Minneapolis and St. Paul, and they’re looking for ways to pressure cities to put more police on the streets.
Rapper and hip hop mogul Sean Combs turns 50
50 years ago today, Sean Combs was born in New York City. The rapper and hip hop mogul helped launch the careers of some big stars including Mary J. Blige and the Notorious B.I.G.