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St. Paul City Council candidate's behavior forces cancellation of forum
David Martinez was arrested Monday after a topless photo of his wife was posted on his campaign website. He's already been banned from the city's libraries following an arrest at a downtown location, and from Target Field in Minneapolis after a confrontation with security.
Section Wait: Federal housing vouchers hard to get, hard to use
Snagging a federal Section 8 housing voucher can be a godsend for low-income people in a tight Twin Cities rental market, but it's a difficult road. In Dakota County this week, 5,000 people are expected to enter a lottery to get on the waitlist.
It's been 50 years since the Beatles' film "Yellow Submarine" premiered in London.
Can Minnesota have clean water without regulating fertilizer?
Minnesota farmers rely heavily on nitrogen fertilizer to grow the crops that help make agriculture a $75 billion industry. But the state has struggled to find the right balance between food and fuel production and clean water. The state held the first in a series of hearings about new regulations on fertilizer use Monday.
Grammy-award winning country-folk singer Lori McKenna's new album "The Tree" comes out this Friday. Her latest album is intensely personal — full of vignettes about family and home life.
Earlier albums from Tuareg musician Bombino have featured slick collaborations with members of the Black Keys and the Dirty Projectors, but he said on his website that with his latest record, "Deran," he wanted to "get closer to Africa," and the sounds of his home in the Sahara.
MPR News host Cathy Wurzer checked in with Howard Sinker for the latest on the WNBA and NBA landscape. Sinker is a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune.
We've had near historic heat for the growing season this year. May was nearly 6 degrees higher than normal on a statewide basis, while June was nearly 3 degrees above normal.