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MPR News Update

MPR News Update for Oct. 17

Good morning! Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely in southern Minnesota. Highs in the 60s to 70s. Whew! The Minnesota Lynx beat the Los Angeles Sparks 85-79 on Sunday night to force a decisive fifth game in the WNBA Finals. The Lynx will try to win their record-tying fourth championship on Thursday in Minneapolis. | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for Oct. 17, 2016

Good afternoon! To see one of the biggest Minnesota college football rivalries next year, go the the baseball diamond. The home of the Minnesota Twins will host its very first football game in September 2017 when St. Thomas and St. John's Universities use Target Field for their famous rivalry game that broke the Division III college football game attendance record last year.

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for Oct. 14, 2016

Good afternoon! For many, simply running a marathon is a challenge. Michal Kapral of Toronto does more than run, he "joggles." Naturally, that means juggling while jogging. He already held the world record in joggling a marathon. Now, he's run one without dropping a ball even once. | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for October 13, 2016

Food afternoon! Have you solidified your Halloween plans yet? This October, there is plenty of family and adults-only fun to be had in the Twin Cities metro area. Here's your roundup of the events - hold the creepy clowns please.

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MPR News Update for Oct. 13

Good morning! Sunny with widespread frost early today. A freeze warning is in effect until 9 a.m. in the south. Highs in the upper 40s to 50s. A big congrats today for Minnesota's Bob Dylan. The singer-songwriter won the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature. The Swedish Academy cited Dylan for "having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition." | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for October 12, 2016

Good afternoon! DFL Gov. Mark Dayton says the escalation of health insurance rates under the federal Affordable Care Act is a "very serious problem" and he wants to see the next president and Congress make changes. "The reality is the Affordable Care Act is no longer affordable for increasing numbers of people," Dayton said. | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for October 11, 2016

Good afternoon! Have you ever dreamed of going to Mars? Well President Obama wants to get you there. "We have set a clear goal vital to the next chapter of America's story in space: sending humans to Mars by the 2030s and returning them safely to Earth, with the ultimate ambition to one day remain there for an extended time," the president wrote in an op-ed published by CNN. | Forecast

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MPR News Update for Oct. 11

Good morning! Cloudy with scattered showers to the north and in central Minnesota. Highs range from the upper 40s to the 60s. And now this: The Great Clown Scare of 2016 has taken down a guy who was giving his time to help kids. St. Francis High School has reportedly fired Ben Hildre, coach of the JV girl's soccer team, because he wore a clown mask. | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for October 10, 2016

Good afternoon! If you've ever seen the house featured in this story, you'll know it. It's near Como Park in St. Paul, and it's actually the yard -- not the house -- that's remarkable. It's not your standard green lawn or filled with typical Minnesota flowers. Instead, carefully crafted shrubs and brightly colored sculptures create a whimsical design. | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for October 7, 2016

Good afternoon! Are going to the Twin Cities Marathon or the Vikings game this weekend? If not, here's how to avoid the road closures created by them! The Minnesota Department of Transportation has posted its map of Twin Cities highway closures. The marathon has posted its watch-out list for runners and drivers. | Forecast

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