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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Here are few terms to know if you want to talk "flow" mprnews.org/story/2016/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/8/2018 4:00:12 AM
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Minn. bill would fine those passing off untrained pets as service animals mprnews.org/story/2018/03/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXuwaSzVAAA96mp.jpg
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Speed cameras? Yes, please blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2018/0… via @newscutby MPRnews via twitter 3/8/2018 4:30:13 AM
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay Here are 12 books to add to your #WomensHistoryMonth reading list mprnews.org/story/2018/03/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXw1v3dXcAEZtnu.jpg
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Last month's Florida school shooting and the rash of copycat threats that followed in Minnesota and around the country has put the spotlight on how schools and law enforcement measure risks and respond mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/8/2018 12:34:12 PM
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St. Cloud's Mike Schultz will carry Team USA's flag during the Paralympic opening ceremony Friday mprnews.org/story/2018/03/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXxBJzfXcAEbjBc.jpg
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Why it’s legal in MN to grab a woman’s butt ift.tt/2HjLSLVby NewsCut via twitter 3/8/2018 12:56:24 PM
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It's hockey hair tournament time: Your guide to flow, salad and dual exhaust mprnews.org/story/2016/03/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXxAE7jXcAA2BKG.jpg
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🔊 "Threat assessment" became a priority for many school districts after the 1999 school shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. What exactly is that? @swastvedt has the story next mprnews.org/listenby MPRnews via twitter 3/8/2018 1:20:13 PM
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.@newscut : Most headlines in the morning paper do not surprise us. This isn’t one of them: “Legislation would make butt-grabbing illegal” blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2018/0…by MPRnews via twitter 3/8/2018 1:54:12 PM
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Happy International Women's Day! We're doing 100% music by women and presented by women today on @TheCurrent . You b… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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The largest physicians' organization in Minnesota is calling for a ban on assault weapons and more research on gun violence mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/8/2018 2:06:13 PM
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Have you heard it? Alexa is laughing at users and it's creeping people out mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/8/2018 2:10:55 PM
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🔊 A 127-year-old vacant state hospital is dividing Fergus Falls. @gundersondan has the story next mprnews.org/listenby MPRnews via twitter 3/8/2018 2:23:12 PM
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Advocates believe school resource officers can best handle any threats at schools. Critics say their presence creates unintended consequences like suspensions and arrests — especially for students of color mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/8/2018 2:48:12 PM
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What the Art Hounds are recommending this week mprnews.org/story/2018/03/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXxSj5oX4AIK6JZ.jpg
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On International Women’s Day, one mother’s struggle to stay alive ift.tt/2HfdVMQby NewsCut via twitter 3/8/2018 3:26:23 PM
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A woman raised a gun to a state trooper's head near Moorhead on Monday and pulled the trigger, charges say. The gun did not fire, and the trooper was able to shoot and wound the woman in the arm mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/8/2018 3:32:12 PM
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The bus for the Northeastern University women’s basketball team got stuck in the snow during a blizzard yesterday. No problem. They’re women. Women handle stuff. Consider it handled blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2018/0… via @newscut #InternationalWomensDayby MPRnews via twitter 3/8/2018 3:46:50 PM
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An #InternationalWomensDay #WomensHistoryMonth reading list from some of your favorite female authors in Minnesota mprnews.org/story/2018/03/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXxCmnLWsAA5xYE.jpg
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Amazon has a fix for Alexa's random, creepy laughs mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…by MPRnews via twitter 3/8/2018 4:10:15 PM
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As times harden, a daughter of immigrants searches for ‘the Landlady’ ift.tt/2Db2Nheby NewsCut via twitter 3/8/2018 4:31:28 PM
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"What's at stake? The heart and soul of this community": Fate of vacant hospital splits Fergus Falls mprnews.org/story/2018/03/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXxbT2gWsAEOErU.jpg
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Here's your daily dose of sweetness blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2018/0…by MPRnews via twitter 3/8/2018 4:52:13 PM
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"It takes a village in a situation like this. And people have really stepped up": How friends and family helped 2 St. Paul hockey brothers make it to the state tournament mprnews.org/story/2018/03/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXx0DSpWAAAeXHP.jpg
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Derrick Rose has agreed to sign with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the remainder of the season. The move will reunite Rose and Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau.
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Most Senate Republicans strongly oppose Trump's impending decision on new tariffs on steel and aluminum. But that doesn't mean they'll take any action against it.
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On #InternationalWomensDay , one mother’s struggle to stay alive blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2018/0…by MPRnews via twitter 3/8/2018 6:13:13 PM
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"We tend to forget how near a thing it was, how outlandish an idea it seemed to some at the time, this concept of w… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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If good times end, big money prepares to blame the working class ift.tt/2oV4POxby NewsCut via twitter 3/8/2018 6:31:42 PM
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Trump to formally order tariffs on steel, aluminum imports
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Yea or neigh vote? MN lawmakers seek to honor famous horse ift.tt/2DbJnJh
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The Office of the Legislative Auditor says the University of Minnesota's employee sexual misconduct policies satisfy major government requirements, but they lack an appeals process. #MN
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ICYMI: The first of a two-part series from Embedded. The first program covers the question of "collusion" -- whether or not President Trump's campaign coordinated with Russia.
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Love this new Swedish craze-- "plogging." "The term is a mash-up of jogging and the Swedish “plocka upp,” meaning p… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Who has a permit to carry a gun in public in MN? Data from the @mprnews | @apmresearch Ground Level Survey offers n… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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I'm picking up a mullet swarm on Doppler over downtown St. Paul. twitter.com/MPRnews/status…by MPR Weather via twitter 3/8/2018 7:55:11 PM
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Lawmakers seek ‘In God We Trust’ in Minn. schools ift.tt/2oY8yKk