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Twin Cities mom's full-time job: Finding help for son with rare neurological illness

Twin Cities mom's full-time job: Finding help for son with rare neurological illness

"It's tiring. You have to fight everyone just to get your child the care that he needs," Elaine Young said. "He's a little boy with a paralyzed arm — he needs help, and it shouldn't be that hard, it shouldn't be this difficult to get care for your kids."
by Nina Moini

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Walz hears varying takes on 'One Minnesota' tour

Walz hears varying takes on 'One Minnesota' tour

A month before Gov.-elect Tim Walz assumes office, he has finished a tour where he invited people to weigh in on pressing concerns and apply for key administration posts.
by Brian Bakst

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Peterson: New farm bill preserves status quo, but will it help farmers enough?

Peterson: New farm bill preserves status quo, but will it help farmers enough?

The farm bill, which funds everything from food stamps to conservation programs, expired in September. House and Senate negotiators, including U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., say they have a deal and will push for votes in the next few weeks.
by Dan Gunderson and Elizabeth Dunbar

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The story of 'Eight Days of Hanukkah,' a song written by Utah Senator Orrin Hatch

Hatch is a prolific songwriter, but his canon tends towards love ballads and Christian music. Nearly two decades ago, he was interviewed by Jeffrey Goldberg — now the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic — and Goldberg asked Hatch whether he'd ever tried his hand at a Hanukkah song.
by Cathy Wurzer

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3 key questions as Minneapolis readies homeless camp shelter

3 key questions as Minneapolis readies homeless camp shelter

Even as the city and its partners rush to open an emergency shelter for people living in tents along Franklin and Hiawatha avenues, questions vital to the effort's success remain unanswered.
by Max Nesterak

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Klobuchar returns to Iowa as she mulls 2020 presidential bid

Klobuchar returns to Iowa as she mulls 2020 presidential bid

Minnesota's senior senator has visited Iowa numerous times over her 12 years in office. But those visits are getting more attention now that Klobuchar has acknowledged -- however tight-lipped -- that she's mulling a campaign for president in 2020.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Freddy Cole brings Christmas to Crooners Lounge this weekend

The 87-year-old singer and jazz pianist is the younger brother of the late Nat King Cole. His shows on Saturday and Sunday at Crooners are part of the venue's year-long tribute to his older brother, who would turn 100 this coming March.
by Cathy Wurzer

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It's been the coldest November since 2014

Approximately two-thirds of the days brought lower than normal temperatures.
by Cathy Wurzer

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In comes winter, out go app-based electric scooters

In comes winter, out go app-based electric scooters

Bird and Lime, the two electric scooter companies that serve the Twin Cities, round up their fleets for the winter beginning Friday, ending a first-of-its kind mobility experiment.
by Tim Nelson

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