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May 1, 2015 12:00 PM

Mark Seeley on windy month of April

University of Minnesota meteorologist Mark Seeley reflects on the current weather trends with Morning Edition host Phil Picardi.

by Phil Picardi

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May 1, 2015 11:55 AM

A busy day on the local sports scene

Timberwolves Andrew Wiggins won the NBA's Rookie of the Year award, the Vikings selected Trae Waynes in the draft and the Wild take on the Blackhawks Friday.

by Phil Picardi

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May 1, 2015 11:51 AM

Hurray for the Riff Raff's political anthem

Hurray for the Riff Raff is performing Friday night at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis.

by Phil Picardi

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May 1, 2015 6:09 AM

What's next for the Southwest light rail project?

Officials are scrambling to bring down the ballooning costs of the light rail project to make it more palatable.

by Peter Cox

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May 1, 2015 4:00 AM

Activist Levy-Pounds hopes young people energize NAACP

Undaunted by criticism, Nekima Levy-Pounds, a law professor at the University of St. Thomas and a leading voice for civil rights, is running for president of the Minneapolis NAACP.

by Brandt Williams

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April 30, 2015 9:48 AM

Art Hounds: Creepy crawly art and Young Dance

This week Art Hounds check out a photo exhibit at the Winona Library, Young Dance's spring concert, and art made with hundreds of dead insects at the MN Textile Center.

by Marianne Combs

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April 30, 2015 4:00 AM

Fears of spying intensify after Twin Cities terror arrests

Many Somali-Americans are suspicious of outreach programs. That sentiment spilled out at the Capitol last weekend, when family and friends held a protest in support of the six men arrested.

by Laura Yuen and Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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April 30, 2015 4:00 AM

Pippi power fuels young Minneapolis authors

If you're not familiar with Pippi Longstocking, Sweden's most adventurous 9-year-old, the second-graders at Bancroft Elementary are happy to fill you in.

by Nikki Tundel