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February 28, 2017 8:09 AM

Volunteers hack, scrape and crawl government websites to save data

Fear that environmental data could disappear under the Trump administration has spurred hundreds of volunteer researchers, hackers and archivists to start saving federal data on secure, non-government servers.

by Max Nesterak

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February 28, 2017 8:00 AM

A cautionary tale of a governor switcheroo

When Gov. Mark Dayton was asked about speculation that he might resign before his term ends, he referred to this story from 40 years ago.

by Cody Nelson

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February 28, 2017 4:00 AM

Minnesota GOP lawmakers poised to tap surplus for tax cuts

State officials release their revised economic forecast and budget surplus estimate on Tuesday. Republican legislative leaders say whatever the surplus is now, they plan to pass significant tax cuts this year.

by Tim Pugmire

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February 27, 2017 8:54 AM

The story behind the unusual guitar solo that made it into one of Elvis' hits

Scotty Moore, who played guitar on "Too Much," told an interviewer that the song is in a strange key, and as a result he got lost while playing the guitar solo.

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February 27, 2017 4:00 AM

Mostly minority, mostly for Trump: Worthington mulls its future

Worthington, Minn., went solidly for Donald Trump in the presidential election. That doesn't seem to square up with the town's need for immigrant workers and its increasingly diverse population.

by Mark Steil

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February 27, 2017 4:00 AM

Ellison leaves DNC without job he wanted, but prepared to help unify the party

U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison lost the DNC chair's race to former Obama administration Labor Secretary Tom Perez, but accepted an on-stage ask from Perez to be deputy chair.

by Brian Bakst

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February 24, 2017 10:31 AM

Hippo Campus releases first album

The Twin Cities-based band Hippo Campus released its first full-length album today.

by Cathy Wurzer

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February 24, 2017 8:58 AM

Why forecasters got this storm wrong

Meteorologist Mark Seeley discusses why forecasters got the track of today's winter storm wrong. He also discusses the record warm temperatures that preceded the storm.

by Cathy Wurzer