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Anti-Islam speaker known to rural Minnesota heads for Twin Cities
John Guandolo is expected to speak April 8 at a Bloomington hotel. The Southern Poverty Law Center describes him as one of the nation's leading anti-Muslim extremists. He's drawn crowds in the past in far northern Minnesota.
Minneapolis students heading to Washington, D.C. March for Our Lives
The national student-led demonstration comes just over a month after a shooter killed 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Fla. | Live updates from their journey | Poll: Most U.S. teachers want gun control, not guns to carry
Dayton is open to bill penalizing protests on freeways

Dayton said there is a delicate balance between public safety and public dissent, but he is open to a crackdown on freeway-disrupting protests. Meanwhile, he restated objections to bills dealing with fireworks and abortion.

Leaders finalize U.S. budget bill; voting could begin Thursday

Congressional leaders have finalized a sweeping $1.3 trillion budget bill that substantially boosts military and domestic spending but leaves behind young immigrant "Dreamers," deprives President Trump some of his border wall money and takes only incremental steps to address gun violence.

Police: Bomber's video amounts to confession, but no motive

Mark Anthony Conditt recorded the video hours before he died after detonating one of his own devices as SWAT teams closed in. It seemed to indicate the 23-year-old knew he was about to be caught, said Austin Police Chief Brian Manley.

Tech tips for spotting birds -- and why we love to watch them

As you spot the great egret, one of the stalkers of Minnesota lakes and ponds, send a word of thanks skyward on the 100th anniversary of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act that helped keep the species alive. | Tune in at 9 a.m.

Art Hounds: Ness Nite celebrates the release of 'Dream Girl'

Plus, the Art Hounds recommend an artist-interview marathon and Duluth poetry reading.

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