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Good morning! Highs near 40 again today ... reaching 50 tomorrow? Oscars will be handed out this Sunday. Minnesota may be a long way off from Hollywood, but that doesn't mean Minnesotans have gotten the cold shoulder at the Academy Awards. Well, this year we are. No Minnesotans -- that we know of -- are up for Academy Awards Sunday. The closest we have is best actress front-runner Frances McDormand, who performed at the Guthrie in the 1980s and is married to St. Louis Park native Joel Coen. That practically makes her a Minnesotan, right? Here's a look back at all of Minnesota's Oscar winners.  |  Forecast  
For students with both gifts and disabilities, choices are few
A program for the 'twice-exceptional' aims to meet the needs of an underserved population of students.
Three questions facing MN in wake of steel, aluminum tariffs

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Here's what a few experts say about what that means for Minnesota

Lawmakers blow past Dayton deadline for more MNLARS funding

The Dayton administration says it will send layoff notices to contractors working to fix the licensing and registration system after lawmakers failed to provide another $10 million for repairs.

Minnesota lieutenant governor deliberately skips duties

Minnesota's Republican lieutenant governor and state Sen. Michelle Fischbach missed a meeting Thursday of the state's Executive Council, at least the second official duty of the lieutenant governor she's skipped since taking on the dual roles.

On-again, off-again deportation flight is off again

The flight, which had been scheduled to return about 100 immigrants to their home countries in Africa, has been postponed for reasons attributed to the weather.

Poll: After Parkland, number of Americans who want gun restrictions grows

More than 9 in 10 Americans support mandatory background checks for all gun buyers. That's one finding in a new NPR/Ipsos poll that shows an increasing level of support for gun control policies. | GOP ices gun restriction bills at Minnesota Capitol | Kroger, L.L. Bean raise age to purchase guns | Georgia lawmakers punish Delta over NRA feud

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Gopher's struggle to remain relevant in the state of hockey

Once considered the hardest ticket in town to get, University of Minnesota Men's Hockey has seen a steep drop in fan interest over the past five years.

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