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Twin Cities music legend Willie Murphy dies at 75

Twin Cities music legend Willie Murphy dies at 75

Murphy was part of the Minnesota music scene for decades, and fronted the band Willie and the Bees. "One of my main crusades (is) to get people to dance," Murphy told MPR News in 2009.
by MPR News Staff

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St. Paul Peterson releases new music

He'll be playing a record release show Friday night at Icehouse in Minneapolis.
by MPR News Staff

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New annual precipitation record set in Minnesota

Last year, southeastern Minnesota climate stations reported 50 inches of annual precipitation and two of them broke the state record: Caledonia reported 57.97 inches, and Harmony reported 60.21 inches.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Sandstone hopes to be a Minnesota ice climbing mecca, if the ice holds out

Sandstone hopes to be a Minnesota ice climbing mecca, if the ice holds out

Sandstone's ice cliffs offer a practical lesson in the problems of climate change and how Minnesotans must increasingly adapt. The cliffs attract climbers and business, but it's getting harder to keep the scene going as winter temperatures moderate.
by Cody Nelson

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Jungle opens a play about love, life and meltdowns

Jungle opens a play about love, life and meltdowns

"The Children" reunites three nuclear engineers after a Fukushima-style calamity.
by Euan Kerr

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Missing Wis. teen Jayme Closs emerged from woods, asked dog walker for help

Missing Wis. teen Jayme Closs emerged from woods, asked dog walker for help

Jayme Closs, the 13-year-old Wisconsin girl who vanished after her parents were found shot to death in their Barron, Wis., home nearly three months ago, was found unkempt but alive Thursday after she flagged down a woman walking her dog.
by Tim Nelson

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Google looking at $600M data center in Becker, Minn.

Google looking at $600M data center in Becker, Minn.

Sherburne County in central Minnesota appears to be in the running for a Google data center worth around $600 million, according to a filing Thursday by Xcel Energy.
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Local TSA union rep details the shutdown's effects on federal workers in Minnesota

As the partial government shutdown stretches into the 20th day, many federal employees are feeling the effects — including TSA officers at US airports, who are working without pay. Friday will mark the first paycheck they will miss since the shutdown began.
by Cathy Wurzer

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