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June 28, 2017 4:00 AM

With greatest of ease, Circus Juventas flies to D.C.

The St. Paul-based youth circus school will perform in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall.

by Marianne Combs

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June 27, 2017 8:18 AM

The Suburbs and Summit team up on a new beer

The Suburbs New Wave Ale! is described as having inviting aromas of pear and fruit punch, moderate hop bitterness, and a nutty malt profile with touches of pie crust and graham cracker.

by MPR News Staff

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June 27, 2017 4:00 AM

Minnesota schools say student support grants paying off

Seventy-seven schools around Minnesota hired social workers, psychologists and other non-teaching staff this year with $12 million in state grants. Districts that received grants say they've seen a big impact on meeting student needs.

by Solvejg Wastvedt

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June 26, 2017 9:05 AM

One of the greatest guitarists of all time to play Monday night in Minneapolis

Robert Fripp, who has been with King Crimson since its inception nearly 40 years ago, ranks No. 62 on Rolling Stone's list of the greatest guitarists of all time.

by MPR News Staff

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June 26, 2017 8:38 AM

A rural hospital CEO's take on the Senate health care bill

If passed, rural hospitals would be among those hardest hit because their patients tend to be older and poorer.

by MPR News Staff

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June 26, 2017 7:58 AM

Philando Castile family reaches $3M settlement in death

The settlement to be paid to Valerie Castile will avoid a federal wrongful death lawsuit stemming from Philando Castile's death.

by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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June 26, 2017 7:49 AM

Dayton, legislative leaders head to court over funding

Dayton's veto following a special session was aimed at reopening negotiations on tax changes that he says favor the wealthy.

by The Associated Press

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June 26, 2017 4:00 AM

Volunteer 'detectors' will watch the water in invasive species fight

The AIS Detectors program has trained 125 volunteers and counting to hit the lakes on the lookout for aquatic invaders.

by Kirsti Marohn

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June 23, 2017 9:26 AM

Parting thoughts: One of the best board ops in the biz

PattiRai Rudolph died recently at the age of 63. PattiRai or "P-Rai," as she was called, worked at a lot of different stations doing a lot of different things from dispatching news crews at KSTP-TV to spinning records in Hibbing to doing the news at MPR.

by Cathy Wurzer