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"Mama Tried" by Merle Haggard was number one on the Billboard Country chart 50 years ago today. The song reflects on the pain and suffering Haggard caused his mother when he was sent to San Quentin Prison after trying to rob a roadhouse in his hometown of Bakersfield, California. Haggard says he was inspired to join the prison country band after seeing Johnny Cash perform at San Quentin on New Years Day, 1959. Haggard turned his life around after his release from prison in 1960.
Amid a tight labor market that has many industries hurting for workers, Metro Transit is launching an apprenticeship program to address a shortage of drivers that has forced service cutbacks.
"People Got To Be Free" by the Rascals was number one on the Billboard pop chart 50 years ago today. Felix Cavaliere, the co-author of the song, says it was written in reaction to the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy.
More than 300 people are estimated to be living in tents near Hiawatha and Franklin avenues in Minneapolis. The Wall of Forgotten Natives, as some are calling it, is the largest homeless encampment in recent Minnesota history.
Dolly Parton and Sia have recorded a new version of "Here I Am." The two artists came together to work on the soundtrack for a new movie called "Dumplin" about a plus-sized teen who enters a beauty pageant to win over a boy she likes.
The widow of Rochester-based sculptor Charles Gagnon has converted their home into a museum to display his work. Gagnon designed the iconic Peace Fountain in downtown Rochester.
A hearing in Hennepin County District Court on Sept. 27 will revolve around motions filed to dismiss the murder and manslaughter charges against former officer Mohamed Noor and to suppress Noor's psychological testing.
Minnesota's two DFL U.S. senators are poised to keep those seats on Election Day, although Smith's contest is much closer. Here are the results from the MPR News/Star Tribune Minnesota Poll.
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