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March 16, 2018 9:53 AM

Lakeville South marching band travels to Dublin

The Lakeville South High School Marching Cougars will be marching in the Saint Patrick's Day parade Saturday in Dublin, Ireland. The band from the Twin Cities suburbs is one of nine American high school bands selected to participate in the parade.

by Cathy Wurzer

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March 16, 2018 4:00 AM

Minnesota was way ahead of Google in planning a smart city

Fifty years ago, plans for the city in Aitkin county included technological innovations like self-driving cars, renewable power and advanced recycling plants.

by Cathy Wurzer and Max Nesterak

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March 16, 2018 4:00 AM

'Horrific' abuse case prompts Hennepin County review

Hennepin County is launching a comprehensive review of how a case in Minneapolis that involved years of abuse of two developmentally-disabled twins was handled.

by Jon Collins

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March 15, 2018 5:34 PM

Jury backs ex-UMD hockey coach in discrimination suit, awards $3.74M

Shannon Miller had argued the University of Minnesota Duluth fired her because she's a woman and for complaining about discrimination. UMD said it was performance-related. A jury on Thursday sided with Miller.

by MPR News Staff

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March 15, 2018 9:49 AM

Caitlyn Smith creates an ode to St. Paul

Smith recently decided she wanted to perform the songs she wrote. One of those songs is about her teenage years. It's called "St. Paul."

by MPR News Staff

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March 15, 2018 4:00 AM

Winning Minn. native ultrarunner believes 'we have not found our limits'

Last year, Courtney Dauwalter won the Moab 240 Endurance Run, which involved running (or moving forward however possible) for 58 straight hours with one 20-minute sleep break. She finished ahead of everyone else by more than 10 hours.

by Tom Weber

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March 15, 2018 4:00 AM

She wants to link in people of color, Twin Cities prosperity

"I believe in Minnesota and what it offers," says Sharon Smith-Akinsanya, whose biannual career fair matches thousands of Twin Cities professionals of color with employers. "I wanted to be part of the solution."

by Emma Sapong