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Protesters hang on as construction continues on Line 3 pipeline project
Liam Delmain has been living in a tree above the construction zone for the Line 3 pipeline for a week. "I'm hanging in there," they said, and they are, literally. Their home is platform suspended in a...
Dec 10, 2020
Despite Trump's venting and threats, Biden's win is sealed
There's plenty of noise but no cause for confusion as President Donald Trump vents about how the election turned out and vows to subvert it even still.This truth is self-evident: Joe Biden is on track...
Dec 10, 2020
What Joe Biden can (and can't) do to stimulate this pandemic economy on his own
The White House is shown as the sun sets on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.Samuel Corum | Getty ImagesCongress still hasn't reached a deal on a new COVID-19 relief package to help millions of Ameri...
Dec 10, 2020
In new picture book, family adds a 'ninth night of Hanukkah'
From "The Ninth Night of Hanukkah," by Erica S. Perl and Shahar KoberShahar Kober | Sterling Children's BooksHanukkah is here, which means eight nights of eating latkes, spinning dreide...
Dec 10, 2020
COVID-19 in MN: Will a Thanksgiving surge emerge?
DevelopmentsFrom around the stateTop headlinesFrom MPR NewsCOVID-19Tracking cases in MinnesotaSign upDaily analysis on COVID-19 in MN Minnesota officials are still expecting another wave of COVID-19 c...
Dec 10, 2020
Twin Cities man sentenced for arson from riots
A judge this week sentenced a Twin Cities man to 6 1/2 years in federal prison for setting fire to a Dakota County government building. Fornandous Cortez Henderson, 33, of Savage, Minn., was the first...
Dec 10, 2020
Northern lights a 'big miss,' U.S. space forecaster says
An initially promising U.S. forecast for the northern lights has gone bust.Stargazers in the continental 48 states have essentially zero chance of seeing the astronomical phenomenon this week, the hea...
Dec 10, 2020
Art Hounds: A new interpretation of 'The Snow Queen'
Doris Rubenstein of Richfield, Minn., learned all about Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company while writing her book Setting the Stage about Jewish theater in the Upper Midwest. She is looking forward to t...
Dec 10, 2020
Mpls. City Council cuts police budget, but leaves staffing levels alone
The Minneapolis City Council voted 13-0 to adopt a budget that contains a controversial plan to take nearly $8 million from the Police Department to pay for crime prevention programs and initiatives i...
Dec 10, 2020
Still no overall deal on state COVID-19 relief package
With another special legislative session set to begin Monday, Minnesota lawmakers said Thursday they agree on some of what should be in a package of COVID-19 relief, but not on the entire plan.The bil...
Dec 10, 2020