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More seasonal, cooler highs in Minnesota: upper 40s to mid 50s in the northwest; mid 60s in the southeast. In the metro, high near 60 (25 degrees colder than yesterday!) and rainy. Possible rain in the central part of the state, too. More on 

Five weeks from the November election, campaigning over trash collection is 

What are the chances the Twins win the World Series? 

Fans might feel this team is special, and they’re right. The 2019 Twins have set a major league home run record and won 100 games for the second time in team history. But the chances of them winning it all this year is 7.4 percent, as 

Castle Danger in Two Harbors, Minn., threw a party last night in honor of its final day of growler sales, as the 

. The problem: the brewery got too big to sell growlers under state law. But Castle Danger lovers 

Locals are frustrated over new refinery near Duluth after the old one exploded. 

, which is highly toxic, at its Superior, Wis., oil refinery, which burst into flames last year and hurt 36 people.

A new sexual assault allegation surfaces against Al Franken. 

 of Franken grabbing her buttocks during a photo op. The accusation comes as the former senator 

 a new show on Sirius XM satellite radio.

Walmart doesn’t want to pay its Washington County taxes. 

So, the mega-retailer is taking its fight over property tax valuations to the state Supreme Court, as the 

Joe Biden will find out. The Ukraine controversy is giving the former vice president a major jump on his fellow Democratic presidential contenders when it comes to mentions in the news, 

Apparently, maybe, “things behind the scenes,” 

. In other words, the former Minnesota governor hinted at a possible 2020 presidential run.

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Plus St. Paul’s trashy fight, odds of the Twins taking it all and a controversial new oil refinery near Duluth.

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