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MPR News host Cathy Wurzer chatted with Star Tribune digital sports editor Howard Sinker about the University of Minnesota's top-40 ranking for football recruiting, the outlook for Gophers basketball this season, and the upcoming Vikings-Lions game on Sunday.
The latest album is mostly made up of songs that Jayhawks leader Gary Louris initially wrote for other artists like Jakob Dylan and Carrie Rodriguez. He wrote it with the Dixie Chicks.
Schnell has spent his career at various police departments around the Twin Cities, the latest being police chief of Inver Grove Heights.
Judge Kevin Ross wrote in a Dec. 10 opinion that a person driving with a windshield crack violates the law only when "its size, severity, or shape, limits or obstructs the driver's vision."
Protesters question Sherburne Co.'s role in holding immigration detainees
Residents of Sherburne County have long accepted the county's contracts to house federal inmates in their local jail. But a couple Elk River churches have started questioning the county's role in housing ICE detainees and holding vigils to oppose a jail expansion.
Art Hounds: Katie McMahon hosts a Celtic Christmas
Plus Art Hounds recommend a holiday singalong in Lanesboro and a "Hip Hop Holiday" in Minneapolis.
Minnesota officials consider how to reduce prison populations
A bipartisan bill aimed at reducing prison populations appears likely to become law and could affect some of the roughly 2,400 federal inmates housed in Minnesota. But a larger number of prisoners go through state courts and are housed in state facilities.
How Xcel could bring carbon-free power to Minnesota
The utility will need a "complex mix" of energy technology to achieve its goal of carbon-free electric by 2050, one expert says.