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Taxpayers helped fund 'Tonight Show' Super Bowl broadcast from Minnesota

Taxpayers helped fund 'Tonight Show' Super Bowl broadcast from Minnesota

Jimmy Fallon sprinkled Minnesota references throughout his "Tonight Show" remote broadcast after the 2018 Super Bowl. Minnesota gave the show almost $267,000 despite some misgivings about the subsidy.
by Brian Bakst

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Art Hounds: A dog's tale of love and grief

Art Hounds: A dog's tale of love and grief

Plus, Art Hounds recommend the Vintage Band Festival in Northfield and "Holding On: Unexpected Stories of World War II" in Minneapolis.
by Marianne Combs

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Once-threatened peregrines flying high across Minnesota

Once-threatened peregrines flying high across Minnesota

In less than 20 years' time, the peregrine falcon has bounced back from "endangered to fully recovered." Staff and volunteers at Tettegouche State Park just wrapped up their peregrine banding program for the year.
by Euan Kerr

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I'm With Her performs Wednesday at the Minnesota Zoo

The band is comprised of singer-songwriters Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O'Donovan, who began collaborating in 2014 at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Assaulted in 'safest place,' state employee works to change gov't response

Assaulted in 'safest place,' state employee works to change gov't response

Safia Khan was at a conference training state employees on how to respond to sexual assault victims when she was assaulted by a Department of Corrections staffer. Now she works in the department and wants to improve a system that she says failed her.
by Briana Bierschbach

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Taking a roommate can make economic sense for homeowners, tenants

Taking a roommate can make economic sense for homeowners, tenants

Renting out a room can provide homeowners with extra income, and renters with better accommodations for their money -- but the details can bedevil.
by Martin Moylan

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Happy birthday to rock musician Jack White

He's celebrating with an evening acoustic set (with Raconteurs bandmate Brendan Benson) at his Third Man Records store in Detroit.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Requiem for Lobo, the misunderstood killer wolf of Bemidji

Requiem for Lobo, the misunderstood killer wolf of Bemidji

Displayed for decades outside Morrell's Chippewa Trading Post, Lobo's snarling, stuffed remains fed his legend as a North Woods monster. These days, Lobo kindles more pity than fear. With attitudes shifting toward wolves, some in Bemidji say it's time to bury the past.
by John Enger

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Scene at St. Louis Park pledge protest is far from indivisible

Scene at St. Louis Park pledge protest is far from indivisible

The City Council had voted to stop the routine recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance at its meetings. Protesters objected.
by Nina Moini

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Amazon Minnesota warehouse workers plan 'Prime Day' strike

Amazon Minnesota warehouse workers plan 'Prime Day' strike

Workers at an Amazon warehouse in suburban Minneapolis said Monday they'll hit the online retail and entertainment giant with a brief strike next Monday -- its heavily touted "Prime Day."
by Associated Press

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