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Orchestra tribute to Mandela previews South African trip

Orchestra tribute to Mandela previews South African trip

"Music for Mandela" marks both the centennial of the leader's birth and the beginning of a challenging tour for Minnesota musicians.
by Euan Kerr

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Esme Patterson performs tonight at Icehouse

The Denver-based singer and songwriter told NPR Music that one of her best-known songs, "No River," is about coming to terms with death.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Brainerd grapples with how to save its iconic water tower

Brainerd grapples with how to save its iconic water tower

Earlier this month a chunk of concrete fell off the 141 foot structure, known as "Paul Bunyan's flashlight." No one was hurt, but now, city officials are scrambling to figure out what to do next.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Chanhassen teen shot by deputies mourned at lacrosse game

Chanhassen teen shot by deputies mourned at lacrosse game

Friends, family and teammates remembered Archer Amorosi Wednesday, first at a funeral for the 16-year-old and then at a lacrosse game that night.
by Peter Cox

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Changing climate has waterlogged MN towns reeling

Changing climate has waterlogged MN towns reeling

Current science says Minnesota can expect warmer, wetter years -- and those are the conditions that produce heavy rains.
by Dan Kraker

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Inmate kills corrections officer at Stillwater state prison

Inmate kills corrections officer at Stillwater state prison

Joseph Gomm, a 16-year Minnesota Department of Corrections veteran, was attacked around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in a prison industry building by an inmate serving time for homicide, officials said.
by Tim Pugmire

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Forty years of Def Leppard shows

It's been forty years since the rock band Def Leppard played its first live show for the public. The gig was at a school in Sheffield, England — and reportedly took place in the dining hall. The band's current lineup is still performing, and they're on tour right now with the band Journey. Their show comes to Target Field in Minneapolis next week.
by Cathy Wurzer

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