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Country musician Lori McKenna's latest album is intensely personal

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.
by Cathy Wurzer

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The latest 'Tuareggae' from guitarist and singer-songwriter Bombino

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.
by MPR News Staff

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A look at the Lynx season and the Timberwolves draft

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.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Rain overwhelms much of state, but at least it's cooler

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.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Report: Affordable housing is a problem statewide

A Minnesota Housing Partnership report found that someone who's working full time and earning minimum wage can't afford to rent a one-bedroom apartment in any of Minnesota's counties.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Meeting with BCA shut down after family of man killed by police object

Meeting with BCA shut down after family of man killed by police object

The head of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension had been scheduled to speak about how the agency investigates fatal police shootings. Organizers agreed to end the meeting, saying they want to support Thurman Blevins' family.
by Jon Collins

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With spotlight on Ellison, other DFL AG candidates look for votes

With spotlight on Ellison, other DFL AG candidates look for votes

As Sen. Bernie Sanders campaigns for Keith Ellison, the other Democrats running for Minnesota attorney general are stressing their experience as they try to appeal to voters ahead of the August primary.
by Tim Pugmire

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Quarrymen recorded for first time 60 years ago

Sixty years ago Thursday the Quarrymen, featuring three quarters of what would become the Beatles, recorded "That'll Be the Day" together for the first time.
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Miles in their shoes: Mormon missionaries walk the walk in Detroit Lakes

Miles in their shoes: Mormon missionaries walk the walk in Detroit Lakes

Reporter John Enger recently tagged along with a pair of young Mormon missionaries in Detroit Lakes, to see what it's like to spread the message of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
by John Enger

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