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Cathy Wurzer
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Ready for a change: Couples go all in on small-town life

Ready for a change: Couples go all in on small-town life

Many people have made life-changing choices during the pandemic with record numbers leaving jobs, and many relocating. The reasons might be different, but the desire for change is a common theme.
by Dan Gunderson

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Omicron is spreading quickly, but fewer of the infected are ending up in the hospital

Omicron is spreading quickly, but fewer of the infected are ending up in the hospital

As the omicron variant coronavirus spreads rapidly, one positive is that a smaller percentage of infected people are winding up in the hospital with COVID-19 symptoms compared to earlier strains.
by Scott Neuman

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Electric and gas rates set to rise across Minnesota

Electric and gas rates set to rise across Minnesota

Many Minnesotans will be paying more on their electric and natural gas bills in the new year. The state's largest utilities all have rate increases taking effect on Jan. 1. The impacts of those rate hikes will hit low-income people hardest. 
by Dan Kraker

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Jury finds Potter guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright killing

Jury finds Potter guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright killing

A Hennepin County jury on Thursday found ex-Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter guilty of first- and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 traffic stop killing of Daunte Wright. She was led out of the court in handcuffs.
by Jon Collins, Nina Moini and Matt Sepic

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A Norwegian Christmas Eve tradition rings on in Renville County

A Norwegian Christmas Eve tradition rings on in Renville County

At the center of Wang Township, you’ll find a small, white clapboard church called Vestre Sogn. It means “Western Parish” in Norwegian. For more than 50 years, a man named Robert Lerohl has walked over to the small, unpretentious church to ring in the Christmas holiday.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ariana Rosas

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Our Lady of Guadalupe parishioners, priest struggle with direction of historic St. Paul church

Our Lady of Guadalupe parishioners, priest struggle with direction of historic St. Paul church

Over the past few months, some longtime parishioners at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church say they are concerned changes made by the priest are erasing the traditions that have been the foundation of the 90-year-old church.
by Vicki Adame

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As omicron becomes state's dominant strain, Minnesotans seek rapid tests and shots

As omicron becomes state's dominant strain, Minnesotans seek rapid tests and shots

With travel expected to be near pre-pandemic levels, the demand for COVID tests, as well as vaccinations, are up across the board. The fast-spreading omicron variant, now the state’s dominant coronavirus strain, adds urgency.
by Peter Cox

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Paul Thomas Anderson combines old with new in 'Licorice Pizza'

Paul Thomas Anderson combines old with new in 'Licorice Pizza'

Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson, a maker of movies exploring everything from high fashion to religious cults and the porn industry, now turns his attention to young — if mismatched — love. 
by Euan Kerr

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Kimberly Potter trial: Case goes to jury as closing arguments end

Kimberly Potter trial: Case goes to jury as closing arguments end

Jury deliberations have wrapped up for the day in the manslaughter trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter in the killing of Daunte Wright. In closing arguments Monday, prosecutors assailed Potter’s conduct, while her defense said Wright’s actions caused his own death.
by Jon Collins, Nina Moini and Matt Sepic

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