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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Pioneer Press sportswriter tells his story of depression ift.tt/2HPSK4Vby NewsCut via twitter 2/27/2018 2:33:04 PM
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Coming up @onmprnews @ 9am CT: @MollyMcKew talks about how to recognize Russia's disinformation campaign mprnews.org/listenby MPRnews via twitter 2/27/2018 2:33:46 PM
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When it comes to Hollywood diversity: "Two steps ahead, one step back. But at the end of five years, we see there's not much progress" mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/27/2018 2:35:11 PM
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Male adolescent friendship and sports in a conversation with author @randyribay at 9:30 am on mprnews.org/listenby MPRnews via twitter 2/27/2018 2:41:08 PM
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.@newscut : The politicians of Georgia, ticked off that Delta has joined the list of companies that have cancelled discounts to members of the NRA, have unwittingly revealed what a giveaway unnecessary tax breaks to corporations are blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2018/0…by MPRnews via twitter 2/27/2018 2:48:12 PM
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Luis Candela Gonzalez's family and supporters think his public activism is what got him detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement mprnews.org/story/2018/02/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXDAVwDXUAArDdU.jpg
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Your 2018 health plan must comply with ACA rules or you risk tax penalties mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/27/2018 3:53:11 PM
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"Eat the Apple" is a brilliant and barbed memoir of the Iraq war
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Police and social workers repeatedly visited the mother and father now jailed in the abuse and neglect case of their developmentally disabled twin daughters, records show mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/27/2018 4:07:46 PM
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Pioneer Press sportswriter tells his story of depression ift.tt/2HPSK4V
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“I’m not ashamed of anything": Pioneer Press sportswriter tells his story of depression blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2018/0…by MPRnews via twitter 2/27/2018 4:14:12 PM
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"Racial and ethnic inequality is growing worse. We're resegregating our housing and schools again" mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/27/2018 4:20:33 PM
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Kids these days don’t have the muscle development to hold a pencil anymore blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2018/0…by MPRnews via twitter 2/27/2018 4:30:13 PM
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Have you seen our 3 new briefs on "Geographic Differences & Common Ground" from our @MPRnews | @APMResearch Ground… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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When a school shooting occurs, the nation collectively asks: who is responsible for students' safety? Some suggest that school counselors, who work with students on academic and personal levels, play a part. But those folks are often stretched too thin mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/27/2018 4:54:12 PM
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that immigrants, even those with permanent legal status and asylum seekers, do not have the right to periodic bond hearings.
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Don't say we didn't warn you: Both directions of I-35W in south Minneapolis closing this weekend mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/27/2018 5:09:13 PM
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Trump's aide Hope Hicks appears before House panel in Russia probe mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/27/2018 5:18:33 PM
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by MPRnews via twitter 2/27/2018 5:22:11 PM
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Call @MPRnews now at 651-227-6000 to talk about how changes to the federal tax plan impacts charitable deductions.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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The Curious Case Of A Florida Man Who Called Politicians Corrupt, Got Thrown In Jail #SCOTUS
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People of color make up nearly 40 percent of the U.S. population, yet they remain underrepresented on every front on all platforms in Hollywood, including lead roles, writers, directors and showrunners mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/27/2018 5:38:12 PM
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This is the way things were back then; the sort of thing that makes us shake our heads now, says @newscut : When a generation stole babies blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2018/0…by MPRnews via twitter 2/27/2018 5:51:13 PM
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Trump reportedly considering his personal pilot to captain FAA
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Fireworks, June primary bills re-staged for House votes ift.tt/2EZa7Cv
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In an internal document obtained by NPR, the U.S. Department of Education, under Secretary Betsy DeVos, argues that the nation's loan servicers should be protected from state rules that may be far tougher than federal law.
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The Anti-Defamation League is reporting a 57 percent increase in anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. last year, the highest tally that the Jewish civil rights group has counted in more than two decades.
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Congress stalled on bills to tighten gun background check system
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Best-state ranking masks a distressing reality for Minnesota ift.tt/2FbkC56by NewsCut via twitter 2/27/2018 8:17:44 PM
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Catholic Church has “concern” about Larry Nassar-inspired Michigan bill that would retroactively give child sexual… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions says Justice Department can ban bump stocks with regulation
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Bao Phi's children's book highlights the sacrifices a father has made to support his family in a new and foreign pl… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Judge rules in favor of Met Council for Southwest light rail
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Best-state ranking masks a distressing reality for Minnesota blogs.mprnews.org/newscut/2018/0… via @newscutby MPRnews via twitter 2/27/2018 9:26:29 PM
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Dayton talks school safety plan: "I think Minnesotans — I think people across the country — are saying you may not be able to do everything. But you've got to do some things..." mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/27/2018 9:43:12 PM
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It's a heat wave. MSP Airport topped out at 47F a few minutes ago. That's +14 vs. average today. The melt is on! #mnwx https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXEte-KU8AAgH9H.jpg
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Diggins' golden Olympic spirit inspires skiers at the 'Birkie' and beyond mprnews.org/story/2018/02/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXEsq7ZW4AAKnfn.jpg
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Police searching now through Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis after reports of an "an unauthorized visitor" who might have a gun mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/27/2018 10:24:34 PM
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Reports: Kushner security clearance downgraded following White House scandal mprnews.org/story/2018/02/… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DXE7Z5oXkAAtHz8.jpg
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As of 5 p.m., authorities were still evacuating Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/27/2018 11:08:18 PM
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"We are frozen in a state of perpetual grief and anger" -- Family of man shot by deputy in Vadnais Heights last year is criticizing the investigation into his death mprnews.org/story/2018/02/…by MPRnews via twitter 2/27/2018 11:12:53 PM
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