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October 17, 2017 9:34 AM

Whitesnake's 'Here I Go Again' topped charts 30 years ago

While it's often thought of as a song about facing your challenges head-on, Whitesnake leader David Coverdale actually wrote it to describe his feelings at the end of his first marriage.

by MPR News Staff

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October 17, 2017 7:31 AM

Rochester doctor facing deportation granted reprieve

Dr. Guan Lee, who left her Malaysian village as a teenager, was given a 30-day reprieve by federal immigration officials.

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October 16, 2017 8:30 PM

Vigil remembers those killed in 'Somalia's 9/11'

Dozens of people attended a vigil to honor the dead and missing in Mogadishu Monday night in Minneapolis, after a terrorist attack Saturday killed more than 300 people in Mogadishu's central business district.

by Matt Sepic

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October 16, 2017 9:23 AM

Robert Plant releases 11th album

Plant describes the album as "a little wild, a little bit crazy in concept."

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October 16, 2017 9:03 AM

Parting thoughts: Words to live by

Lillian Francis Lazenberry Martin was many things: a career woman, a mother of six, a civic leader and a prolific writer. And yet, "somehow she still found ways to give of herself to other people," said her granddaughter.

by Cathy Wurzer

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October 16, 2017 4:00 AM

Wet autumn tests farmers, delays harvest

It's been a wet fall, and Minnesota farmers are running behind on harvesting the state's two primary crops, corn and soybeans. The delay means harvest could bump up against the first snow.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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October 15, 2017 9:32 PM

Bloomington father of 3 killed in Somalia bombing

More than 300 people died over the weekend in what is being described as the deadliest bomb attack in Somalia's history. One of the victims is 50-year-old Ahmed Eyow of Bloomington, who was found in the rubble of a hotel in Mogadishu.

by Doualy Xaykaothao

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October 13, 2017 10:31 AM

Peak leaf-peeping across the state this weekend

Fall color is at its peak around the state. We've been having those cool temperatures that help the leaves turn from green to red and orange and yellow.

by MPR News Staff