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Good morning! A chance of storms in southern Minnesota with highs in the low to mid-80s. This is why we can't have nice things -- people are such jerks when traveling! (Psst, don't be a jerk.) Fewer than 1 million people live in Amsterdam, but almost 20 million visit each year. The city is working to crack down on "overtourism" and encourage revelers to treat the city with respect. "If the only reason -- the only reason -- for you to come to Amsterdam is to get drunk, to get stoned, don't come," says Amsterdam's deputy mayor. | Forecast
Minnesota Orchestra hopes voices rise, walls fall on South Africa tour
Classical music was once viewed as a whites-only pursuit in South Africa's apartheid system. Minnesota Orchestra leaders hope concerts over the next two weeks, including one in Soweto, can help bury those beliefs. 
BCA identifies officers involved in fatal St. Paul shooting

A family member read a list of demands at a protest of the shooting, including the release of video and audio of the shooting as well as changes to rules governing the use of force.

'Voice banking' preserves the voices of people who might lose their ability to speak
One of the most devastating effects of ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, is that it typically causes people to lose their ability to speak. But a relatively new technology is enabling Minnesotans to preserve their unique voices. 
Mpls. police union: Support of Pawlenty not improper

Police officials want the public to know the endorsement the Minneapolis police union gave gubernatorial candidate Tim Pawlenty doesn't represent the view of the department or the city.

Climate change threatens Midwest's wild rice, a staple for Native Americans

When harvests are bad, Native Americans in the region may go without rice for the year. And there have been a lot of bad years lately, as climate change causes more frequent and severe rainstorms.

Largest wildfire in California history still growing

The Mendocino Complex, which is 30 percent contained, has been less destructive to property than some other wildfires in the state because it is mostly raging in remote areas. But officials say it threatens 11,300 buildings and some new evacuations were ordered over the weekend.

The numbers say 'stop': A two-pronged approach to traffic safety
St. Paul has posted new signs at busy intersections without stoplights to remind drivers to stop for pedestrians. 
Last surviving crew member has 'no regrets' about bombing Hiroshima

Russell Gackenbach was a 22-year-old second lieutenant on Aug. 6, 1945, when he flew in the Necessary Evil, one of three planes in the mission that dropped the first nuclear weapon used in warfare.

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