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Chuck Berry's final album out Friday

Chuck Berry's final album out Friday

Berry died in March at the age of 90. This is his first studio album since 1979.
by MPR News Staff

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With 'Scaffold' gone, questions about art remain

With 'Scaffold' gone, questions about art remain

Is the place we go for wedding photos an appropriate venue for deeply disturbing art?
by Doualy Xaykaothao

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Art Hounds: Folk, rap and abstract art

Art Hounds: Folk, rap and abstract art

Art Hounds recommend music by Manchita and Rachael Kilgour, and a show of abstract paintings by Sheila Wagner.
by Marianne Combs

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Legal lines are fuzzy in legislative funding dispute

Legal lines are fuzzy in legislative funding dispute

The Republican-controlled Legislature could head to court any day to challenge DFL Gov. Mark Dayton's line-item veto of the House and Senate operating budgets. A lawsuit would pit competing sections of the state constitution against one another.
by Brian Bakst

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Dakota County attorney to decide whether to charge officers in deadly shootings

Dakota County attorney to decide whether to charge officers in deadly shootings

Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom says he's joining his colleagues in Hennepin and Ramsey counties who have made the decision whether or not to charge an officer who has shot someone.
by Tim Nelson

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Prince stopped celebrating birthdays. Here's why

Prince stopped celebrating birthdays. Here's why

In the '80s Prince threw some big birthday bashes for himself, but later in his life he stopped celebrating his birthday.
by MPR News Staff

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Wetterling documents case could set precedent, lead to new legislation

Wetterling documents case could set precedent, lead to new legislation

It will likely be months before the case files related to Jacob Wetterling's abduction and murder are released. A district judge stopped the release on Friday after his parents filed a suit saying some documents are too private to be made public.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Falcon Heights pursues police contract with Ramsey County

Falcon Heights pursues police contract with Ramsey County

The city wants to end its contract with St. Anthony police following the fatal police shooting of Philando Castile last year.
by Tim Nelson

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Enbridge pipeline backers, foes speak out as Minnesota mulls permit

Enbridge pipeline backers, foes speak out as Minnesota mulls permit

Dozens of supporters and opponents of a plan to replace Enbridge Energy's deteriorating Line 3 turned out Tuesday for the first public meetings on the proposal.
by Dan Kraker

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