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Good morning! Once again it looks like the Twin Cites narrowly escapes our next late-season snow blitz. Fargo, Alexandria, Bemidji, Brainerd, St. Could and Duluth aren't quite as lucky. Read more on Updraft  | This is the second year that preemption, which would neutralize some local regulations, has been a hot topic at the Capitol. Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed a preemption bill during the special session last spring, but the idea is making a strong comeback through a host of other bills. |  Forecast  
Running on empty? As Minnesota ages, need for volunteer drivers grows
Volunteer drivers play a crucial role in helping Minnesotans who can't drive themselves get to the places they need to be, from doctor appointments to court dates.
From Cameroon to Mpls. to international drag star: BeBe Zahara Benet serves face
Marshall Kudi Ngwa wasn't like many of the other boys growing up in Cameroon. He was, in a word, fabulous.
With mandatory retirement fight over, Moorhead judge reluctantly steps down
A Minnesota judge is reluctantly stepping down from the bench this week after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70.
Federal documents outline steps FBI took to investigate one of its own
A 32-page federal search warrant affidavit outlines in meticulous detail the steps the FBI took to investigate one of its agents charged this week with leaking information to a reporter.
Judge rules Wetterling documents must go back to FBI
A Stearns County judge has ruled that a portion of contested files in the Jacob Wetterling investigation must be returned to the FBI. The agency can then decide whether to make them public.
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Using Pentagon money to pay for a border wall is harder than it seems
President Trump couldn't convince Congress to sign off on a $25 billion request to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico and efforts to get the Pentagon to pick up the tab may be hitting another kind of wall.
Minnesota will sue against citizenship question on census
Minnesota will join with other states in a lawsuit to block the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census questionnaire.
'Serial' subject Adnan Syed deserves a new trial, appeals court rules
Maryland's second-highest court has ruled that Adnan Syed, whose murder conviction served as a subject for the hit podcast Serial, deserves a new trial.
Austin police chief on bomber: 'He was a domestic terrorist'
Interim Austin Police Chief Brian Manley called the Austin serial bomber a "domestic terrorist" at a panel hosted by member station KUT on Thursday.
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