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MPR News Update

Oakdale shooting charges, same-sex marrage and kitties on a stick

Oakdale shooting charges, same-sex marrage and kitties on a stick

Today on the MPR News Update: A suspect is charged in the Oakdale shootings, the same sex marriage push has begun at the state Capitol, Gov. Dayton's tax proposal has Minnesota counties crying foul, childhood victims of abuse don't want prosecutions to be limited by time, and the Walker's Internet Cat Video Festival is on the move.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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Oakdale mourns, Obama goes big and it's 'Endless Summer' on Lake Superior

Oakdale mourns, Obama goes big and it's 'Endless Summer' on Lake Superior

Today on the MPR News Update: Trying to make sense of the shooting in Oakdale, Minnesota reaction to the president's State of the Union address, ranked-choice voting will gets a workout in Minneapolis, and we tag along with some serious surfer dudes ... on Lake Superior ... in February.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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A child is shot dead in Oakdale; Red Wing's mayor is also a lobbyist

A child is shot dead in Oakdale; Red Wing's mayor is also a lobbyist

Today on the MPR News Update: A child is shot and killed in Oakdale, Minnesota's members of Congress stake out positions on immigration reform, Red Wing is concerned about its mayor's lobbying for sand mining, and Minnesota Catholics react to Pope Benedict's decision to resign.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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The weather was here, the pope resigns and Minnesota represents at the Grammys

The weather was here, the pope resigns and Minnesota represents at the Grammys

Today on the MPR News Update: We're still counting snowfall totals and school closures from a two-day winter storm, Pope Benedict surprises Minnesota Catholics with his resignation, and the Okee Dokee Brothers win a Grammy.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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Minnesota at the Grammys, sex trafficking victims, and a major winter storm looms

Minnesota at the Grammys, sex trafficking victims, and a major winter storm looms

Today on the MPR News Update we look forward to the Grammy's on Sunday night and the possibility of a win by the Minnesota Orchestra. We visit a ranch in southeastern Minnesota where young victims of sex trafficking find refuge. And our radar's up for what might be a major winter storm hitting the state at the end of the weekend.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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The State of the State, the decline of the moose and the meaning of 'The Book of Mormon'

The State of the State, the decline of the moose and the meaning of 'The Book of Mormon'

Today on the MPR News Update: The governor signals his support for same sex marriage, the impact of the sequester for Minnesota, the embattled St. Paul Police crime lab won't be drug testing anymore, the moose population is in dramatic decline and a theologian looks at a wildly popular show now playing in the Twin Cities.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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'You are now entering a killing zone. Run, run, run'

'You are now entering a killing zone. Run, run, run'

Today on the MPR News Update: The gun debate at the state Capitol, campaign finance transparency, more free school lunches, and a potential alternative energy breakthrough in Pine River.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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Obama puts guns and Minneapolis in the national spotlight

Obama puts guns and Minneapolis in the national spotlight

Today on the MPR News Update: President Obama brings his gun control message to Minneapolis. State lawmakers introduce measures aimed at improving the state's mental health system. And the St. Paul Police Department investigates one of its own after a photo on Twitter shows him dressed like a Muslim woman.
by Matt Sepic and Hart Van Denburg

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Guns and ammo: President Obama visits Minneapolis

Guns and ammo: President Obama visits Minneapolis

Today on the MPR News Update: President Obama visits north Minneapolis to talk about guns. Twin Cities homebuyers are finding surprisingly few homes for sale as the housing market recovers. And Minnesotans have a chance to comment this week on whether moose and other animals should be considered endangered species.
by Matt Sepic and Hart Van Denburg

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Some good economic signals; health care via webcam; photos of January in Minnesota

Some good economic signals; health care via webcam; photos of January in Minnesota

Today on the MPR News Update: Some better economic news coming from Wall Street and the job market; some pharmacists are now consulting with patients via webcam; we ride along on a train trip through Mexico with Central American immigrants; and your photos of Minnesota in January.
by Melanie Sommer and John Wanamaker

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