What's happening in Minnesota today
A look at what's going on around the state from MPR News, other trusted news sources and you. Tag your local stories on Twitter with #mntoday and check on this stream for your daily dose of news that affects you.






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Three questions facing MN in wake of steel, aluminum tariffs
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Twin Cities forecast: Sunday - highs in the mid 40s, with a chance of rain. Monday - snow again
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Lin-Manuel Miranda announces 'Weird Al' Yankovic's 'Hamilton Polka' mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/4/2018 1:21:11 AM
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Minnesota Republican and DFL legislators have come together to announce the formation of a new Child Hunger Caucus mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/4/2018 3:21:12 AM
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The Oscars are tonight! Here's a few different ways you can watch mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/4/2018 1:33:12 PM
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Roger Bannister, the first person to run a mile in under four minutes, died Saturday at the age of 88: mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/4/2018 2:25:12 PM
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Over the years, several Minnesotans have taken home entertainment's top prize mprnews.org/story/2015/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/4/2018 3:35:12 PM
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Along with a Democratic candidate boom in Tuesday's first primary of the 2018 midterm cycle, Texas Democrats are surpassing Republicans in early voting: mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/4/2018 4:35:13 PM -
The grandfather of the 13-year-old boy arrested, along with his parents, after he made a threat at his Vadnais Heights charter school, says it is all a misunderstanding: mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/4/2018 5:16:21 PM
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Listen: 'Weird Al' Yankovic and his band have recorded "The Hamilton Polka" mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/4/2018 5:35:12 PM
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A big snowy speed bump in early meteorological spring is on the way. This too shall pass, eventually. #mnwx twitter.com/NWSTwinCities/…by MPR Weather via twitter 3/4/2018 6:14:00 PM
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Some Sunday showers at times; winter storm watch begins Monday morning blogs.mprnews.org/updraft/2018/0…by MPRnews via twitter 3/4/2018 6:18:10 PM
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At Gridiron Dinner, Trump trades jabs with his 'opposition party' - mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/4/2018 6:31:12 PM
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Musher mutiny, dog doping: Scandals mire the Super Bowl of sled dog races mprnews.org/story/2018/03/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXdyFj0VMAA21oy.jpg
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Now I remember why local TV news legend Dave Moore used to say: "Make no big decisions in Minnesota in March." #mnwx twitter.com/NWSTwinCities/…by MPR Weather via twitter 3/4/2018 7:35:08 PM
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For students with both gifts and disabilities, choices are few
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Winter storm update: Finer points may change, but big picture says rain changes to heavy wet snow Monday. 5" to 10" with local 12"+ totals possible by Tuesday. I'm travelling myself, stay with @MPRnews & @NWSTwinCities for updates! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXeEL_8XcAosqIh.jpg
by MPR Weather via twitter 3/4/2018 8:05:43 PM -
Get up to the minute storm updates @MPRnews live weather blog. live.mprnews.org/Event/Severe_w…. MPR meteorologists Ron Trenda and Bill Endersen cover the snowy hoopla Monday & Tuesday while I am in a (slightly) warmer place. Hang in there Minnesota! #mnwx https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXeIQokWsAAMKVy.jpg
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How segregation shapes fatal police violence
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Poll: Overall, 59 percent of Americans are opposed to arming teachers mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/4/2018 11:38:12 PM
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On Mon., March 5, all schools & district offices are closed due to forecast weather conditions. This closure affect… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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SNOW DAY: All schools will be closed, and programs, activities and events canceled on Monday, March 5, because of t… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Schools are closed across Minnesota today as a major winter storm nears blogs.mprnews.org/updraft/2018/0… #mnwxby MPRnews via twitter 3/5/2018 12:10:56 PM
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Guillermo del Toro's lavish, full-hearted monster romance "The Shape of Water" swam away with best picture at an Oscar ceremony flooded by a sense of a change for a movie business confronting the post-Weinstein era mprnews.org/story/2018/03/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXhiBfwVoAAkM2u.jpg
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Frances McDormand ended her best actress #Oscars speech with two words: "inclusion rider." What exactly is that? mprnews.org/story/2018/03/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXhiUaXVAAAy0tE.jpg
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While concerns over road salt use are up, so are fears about being sued if someone slips and falls. "Smart-salting" could help address both those problems mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/5/2018 1:12:13 PM
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Yes, that was Chris Thile at the #Oscars twitter.com/TheCurrent/sta…by MPRnews via twitter 3/5/2018 1:19:52 PM