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Minnesota filmmakers screen their work to hometown audience
When the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival opens Thursday night, some locally made films will be among the hundreds screened over the next two weeks.
Art Hounds: 'Mug Shot 2' at Mojo Coffee Gallery
Plus, Art Hounds recommend "Time Sensitive" in Fergus Falls, Minn., and an international cultural festival in Mankato, Minn.
Walz to lawmakers: Remember the 'real people' behind the issues
In his first State of the State address Wednesday, Gov. Tim Walz wove in stories of Minnesotans to pitch his budget and called on lawmakers to write their "own story" of how the session should end.
Former regulator wants to bring people together around clean water
After 40 years in state government, John Linc Stine is now executive director of the St. Paul-based nonprofit Freshwater. We asked him if he thinks the state can make meaningful progress on water quality.
'Let's write a story,' Walz says of State of the State speech
Gov. Tim Walz says his first State of the State address won't sound like ones from years past. For starters, he won't use a script.
Six potential jurors excused for bias in Noor trial
In jury questionnaires, some prospective jurors expressed anti-Somali sentiments or said they've already made up their mind about the highly publicized case.
'It has a temper': Floodwaters test a Red River Valley family farm
Dry weather and a slow snow melt has lowered the flood risk for the cities along the Red River. But just beyond them, across the countryside, farmers and rural residents are still preparing for flooding that might isolate them for days.