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March 27, 2015 8:44 AM

Teams from around Minn. factor in big at NCAA men's hockey tourament

The tournament begins Friday. Five of the 16 teams competing come from our region.

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March 27, 2015 8:37 AM

Hemp research bill advancing at the Capitol

Research on the plant is tightly regulated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

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March 27, 2015 7:17 AM

Parched portions of Minnesota get precipitation

University of Minnesota climatologist Mark Seeley says the forecast is for more chances of precipitation through the first couple of weeks in April.

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March 27, 2015 6:56 AM

School leaders seek to calm tensions in St. Cloud

Superintendent Willie Jett says school staff and administrators are listening to suggestions from students and may make policy changes.

by Brandt Williams

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March 26, 2015 9:01 AM

Sly and the Family Stone album to be preserved by Library of Congress

The first Doors album, "Sixteen Tons" by Tennessee Ernie Ford and radio coverage of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's funeral were also among this year's selections.

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March 26, 2015 8:29 AM

Art Hounds: 'The Debutante's Ball'

This week Art Hounds take in "The Debutante's Ball," an evening of short performances at Bedlam Lowertown and paintings by Roger Nelson.

by Marianne Combs

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March 26, 2015 7:11 AM

Fair weather fans? MLS officials think Minnesotans will warm to game

Minnesotans may be cheering the news now that outdoor soccer is coming to Minneapolis. But will they do the same in November? Backers say yes.

by Tim Nelson

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March 26, 2015 4:00 AM

Spread the words: Little Free Libraries find global following

The first Little Free Library went up in 2010 on a Hudson, Wis., street. What began with the remnants of a discarded garage door has become a worldwide phenomenon.

by Tim Nelson

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March 25, 2015 8:58 AM

Marsalis father and son duo to play at the Dakota

The two collaborated on "The Last Southern Gentlemen"; it's the first time that they have recorded a full album together.

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March 25, 2015 6:00 AM

Fargo movie rumor spawns film about an urban myth

"Kumiko the Treasure Hunter" -- the tragicomic story of a Japanese woman who travels to Minnesota in search of the loot from "Fargo" -- opens in Minneapolis this week.

by Euan Kerr

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