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As the daughter of a Burmese mother and a white American father, Alex Wagner grew up feeling special when others would wonder: "What is she?" In her new book she explores the past on both sides of her family, revealing complicated narratives. | Forecast | NewsCut
It's tick season again. Here's how to avoid the disease-carrying pests

The year's heavy snowfall actually helped tick populations by insulating their winter habitat, and the pests are coming out hungry.

MPD officer denies sexually assaulting woman

Thomas Tichich testified that he did not take advantage of a woman who prosecutors say was passed out after a night of drinking in December of 2016.

DFL demands GOP lawmakers stop copying logo

The Minnesota DFL party has sent a cease and desist letter to four Republican lawmakers who are using a similar logo for the caucus they call the RFL.
Measure to block take-out container laws advances but is unlikely to become law

A bill that would overturn local ordinances that ban non-recyclable containers cleared a committee, but may not make it to a floor vote.

Minnesota weighs keeping legal opening for cameras in courts
The Minnesota Supreme Court will hold a public hearing Wednesday on whether it should make permanent a pilot project that has allowed news cameras in criminal courtrooms in limited circumstances.
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Leech Lake Ojibwe call judge's Line 3 report a 'clear attack on sovereignty'

The band said the decision ignored Leech Lake's interests and the environmental risks of "this substandard pipeline."

DFLer stages House floor sit-in, wants stronger gun laws

A Democratic lawmaker is holding a 24-hour sit-in on the Minnesota House floor to protest the lack of action on gun legislation this year.
Fantasy sports bill meets ugly reality of defeat

A fantasy sports regulatory bill that won a solid House majority just two years ago fell to a surprise defeat, leaving it in doubt for the year.

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