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50 new Christmas albums from this year — yes, this year! — ranked

When it comes to Christmas music, it might seem like all the classics have already been written. That said, there have to be a few more hits-to-be buried in this impressive new list from Rolling Stone.
by Cathy Wurzer

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St. Paul police expanding new mental health unit

St. Paul police expanding new mental health unit

The St. Paul Police Department deals with thousands of expensive calls related to mental health problems. They're expanding its mental health unit to help deal with calls that are not crisis level.
by Alisa Roth

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A look back at the year in Minnesota's climate

This year will rank among the 20 wettest years in state history, and among the 20 warmest. That's according to retired University of Minnesota meteorologist and climatologist Mark Seeley.
by Cathy Wurzer

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What a top-40 ranking for football recruiting means for Fleck, the U of M

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.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Jayhawks play Friday night at First Avenue in Minneapolis

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.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Paul Schnell to take over Minnesota Department of Corrections

Schnell has spent his career at various police departments around the Twin Cities, the latest being police chief of Inver Grove Heights.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Appeals court says drivers can't be stopped for cracked windshield if vision not impaired

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."
by Matt Sepic

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Protesters question Sherburne Co.'s role in holding immigration detainees

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.
by Kirsti Marohn

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