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MN report finds acute costs from chronic disease
For the first time, the state can put a dollar figure on the long-lasting diseases that afflict 1.6 million Minnesotans. It's in the tens of billions.
Sanders draws 20K to rallies in Duluth, St. Paul
Bernie Sanders has drawn big audiences in Minnesota before, but yesterday's were his biggest ever here.
Low's cover of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" was a hit at The Current's recent 11th birthday celebrations at First Avenue in Minneapolis.
As crop prices fall, MN farmers may roll more land into conservation
Major grain prices are so low many farmers will lose money trying to put a crop in the ground. That's rekindling farmer interest in enrolling land in the federal Conservation Reserve Program.
Black Sabbath to play last Twin Cities show
Black Sabbath to have their last concert in the Twin Cities today.
Could the Flint water crisis happen here?
Lead pipes are still fairly common in historic communities across the state.