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Shonen Knife leads all-female lineup at the Fine Line

Shonen Knife leads all-female lineup at the Fine Line

Shonen Knife, a band formed in Osaka, Japan in 1981, will be performing Wednesday night at the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis.
by Phil Picardi

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Rain everywhere, but especially in southern Minnesota

Rain everywhere, but especially in southern Minnesota

Rochester is Minnesota's epicenter when it comes to wet weather this year. Earlier this month, the city blew past its previous yearly precipitation record — and it's rained more since then and is expected to rain even more this week.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Legislators head to SE Minnesota for ‘mini-session’

Legislators head to SE Minnesota for ‘mini-session’

State House lawmakers will go on the road Wednesday to hold a series of meetings in southeastern Minnesota. Hearings are scheduled over the next three days in Winona, Austin, Rochester and other cities. They call it a “mini-session,” and it’s been 22 years since legislators held one.
by Tim Pugmire

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The majority of U.S. gun deaths are suicides, but a new poll suggests few Americans know it

The majority of U.S. gun deaths are suicides, but a new poll suggests few Americans know it

Mass shootings may grab the headlines, but suicides are by far the leading category of gun death in America. However, most Americans don’t know this, according to a new national poll from APM Research Lab, Call To Mind and Guns & America.
by Heath Druzin

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50 years since the U.S. release of ‘Abbey Road’

To mark the anniversary, a deluxe edition of the album has been released — featuring many outtakes.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Fight over St. Paul trash pickup accelerates

Fight over St. Paul trash pickup accelerates

Organizers on both sides of the trash collection debate in St. Paul are picking up the pace with five weeks left until the November election.
by Nina Moini

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Reporter’s notebook: How this series on midwives came about

Reporter’s notebook: How this series on midwives came about

MPR News reporter Catharine Richert explains how she started reporting on midwives and home births. The most-important takeaway for her? Discovering the reasons mothers choose these routes for their births.
by Catharine Richert

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Independent rural hospital struggles on — like many

Independent rural hospital struggles on — like many

Some of the most profound health care challenges are playing out in rural parts of the country with dwindling populations that are older and sicker than urban residents. One remote rural Minnesota hospital hobbles along, despite years of operating losses.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Understanding the impeachment process

Only two Presidents have ever been impeached, and none have been removed from office. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Hamline University political science professor David Schultz for more context on the process.
by Cathy Wurzer

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