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September 25, 2015 4:00 AM

Here's where to see the colors of fall this weekend

Pro tip: Go to La Salle Lake State Recreation Area, where the color is popping.

by Cathy Wurzer

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September 24, 2015 8:49 AM

Viet Cong band to change its name

The Vietnamese Student Association of Minnesota is planning a protest at tonight's show. They demand that the name be changed immediately.

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September 24, 2015 8:47 AM

Building sale pushes back plan for MN African-American museum

A years-long effort to create an African-American history museum in Minnesota hit another setback this week after the mansion housing the museum was sold in auction.

by Jon Collins

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September 24, 2015 8:30 AM

Art Hounds: Poetry by Brian Laidlaw and sculpture in Moorhead

This week on Art Hounds: "The Little Pilot," the poetry of Brian Laidlaw and a sculpture installation in Moorhead.

by Marianne Combs

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September 23, 2015 7:52 PM

Amaiya Zafar wants to box competitively, and modestly

The 15-year-old loves the sport, but boxing officials say international rules do not allow covering her legs and arms.

by Laura Yuen

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September 23, 2015 5:00 PM

Mankato nun an honored guest as pope speaks to Congress

Sister Alice Zachmann, 89, has spent much of her life teaching school in Minnesota — and fighting for human rights in Guatemala. She'll be a witness Thursday to Pope Francis' historic speech.

by Elizabeth Baier

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September 23, 2015 8:59 AM

Spontaneity plays a key role in David Bowie's 'Fame'

The song owes its origins to a studio session with John Lennon and a bit of wordplay.

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September 23, 2015 6:38 AM

School board member won't resign after offensive Facebook comments

At a Columbia Heights school board meeting Tuesday night, dozens of students, teachers and residents called for Grant Nichols to step down.

by Matt Sepic

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September 23, 2015 4:00 AM

Sha Cage offers a one-woman look at 'U/G/L/Y'

The theater artist says the show explores the ways women see themselves.

by Euan Kerr

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September 22, 2015 11:21 AM

EPA rules cloud future of Xcel's big Minnesota coal plant

Xcel's Sherco operation generates electricity and economic muscle in central Minnesota. But its coal furnaces are also the state's single largest source of carbon emissions. Can Sherco survive tougher federal standards?

by Matt Sepic

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