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A chance in northwest Minnesota and in the Twin Cities this afternoon. Metro snow chances increase at night with about an inch of accumulation expected. Statewide highs in the 20s and down to minus 5 in the northwest at night.. Metro highs near 30, with 10 to 15 mph winds. More on 

The U of M’s Twin Cities has boosted its graduation rate for Native students. 

 to make Native students feel welcome on campus. “You’ve got your moccasin on, and you’ve got your office footwear on,” said a U alum who grew up on a reservation.

No, we still don’t have full Iowa caucus results. 

But we are getting close. Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders are almost tied for first place with 97% reporting. Amy Klobuchar 

It’s getting even more expensive to live in the Twin Cities. 

The market is stacked against buyers, who’re facing a $280,000 median home price. That’s a nearly 6 percent increase from last year. It continues a 5 percent or more increase in the median home price since 2012, as 

Minnesota doctors are braced for coronavirus. 

Still, they say the public risk associated with the virus is low. The flu, however, is already deadly and 

. “It's sort of strange to think that we just sort of accept the fact that every year 30,000 people in the U.S. will die from influenza.”

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