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Good morning! Warm and sunny today with highs in the low to mid-80s. A chance of severe weather tomorrow. Happy 38th birthday to The Boy Who Lived! Wait, who? What? For those who don't know, it's Harry Potter's birthday today. In honor of the big day, here's a throwback to the time we tried to explain all things Harry Potter in under two minutes. |  Forecast 
Protesters to call for arrest of officers in Blevins shootings
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman declined Monday to charge Officers Justin Schmidt and Ryan Kelly, who shot 31-year-old Thurman Blevins after chasing him into a north Minneapolis alley last month. | Video: Timeline of Blevins shooting
Leech Lake's 'Bug' school finally gets its new building

A host of federal officials attended the dedication of a new building at the Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig tribal school on the Leech Lake Reservation Monday.

Johnson seeks work requirement; Swanson wants ed czar

With Minnesota's primary election approaching, two candidates for governor offered differing plans to address state's workforce needs.

Photos: Thousands welcome Ethiopian prime minister to Minneapolis
The prime minister of Ethiopia received a warm welcome when he visited Minneapolis Monday. Thousands of supporters and overjoyed members of Minnesota's large Ethiopian community celebrated the visit.
North Korea reportedly building more missiles

Despite Pyongyang's pledge to denuclearize, The Washington Post reports that U.S. satellite imagery shows it is producing more ballistic missiles.

Trial set to begin for ex-Trump campaign chair Manafort

Will Donald Trump's former campaign chairman spend what effectively could be the rest of his life in prison? Or will special counsel Robert Mueller be handed a defeat in his team's first trial since his appointment more than a year ago?

Firefighters making tentative progress against deadly California wildfires

The largest Carr Fire, which has engulfed more than 100,000 acres and killed six people, is now 23 percent contained. Meanwhile, the Ferguson Fire east of Los Angeles is 30 percent contained.

Attorneys general sue Trump administration to block 3D-printed guns

The lawsuit is seeking a temporary restraining order to bar the government from lifting export control restrictions, and stop a company from posting downloadable gun plans online later this week.

Don't call dolphin hybrid spotted off Hawaii a 'wholphin'
Scientists are touting the first sighting of a hybrid between a melon-headed whale and a rough-toothed dolphin in the ocean off Hawaii. The melon-headed whale is one of the various species that's called a whale but is technically a dolphin.
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