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MPR News Update, PM Edition for August 30, 2016

Good afternoon! This may not come as a surprise to dog owners, but scientists have found that dogs process words with the left hemisphere and use the right hemisphere to process pitch -- just like people. Suggesting man's best friend really does understand what we're saying. So make sure you say "Good boy/girl!" like you mean it. | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for August 29, 2016

Good afternoon! The forecast today calls for party cloudy skies with highs in the 80s. A fine day for a trip to a national park near you - just make sure you behave yourself. From Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains to the Grand Canyon of Arizona, major parks are grappling with illegal camping, vandalism, theft of resources, wildlife harassment and other visitor misbehavior, according to the records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. | Forecast

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MPR News Update for Aug. 29

Good morning! Partly sunny with scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in northeastern and central Minnesota. Highs in the upper 70s to mid-80s. So how well does Facebook know you? To the amusement -- and possibly relief -- of many, the answer seems to be not as well as it might hope. | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for August 26, 2016

Good afternoon! Gov. Mark Dayton sought Friday to extend a little Minnesota nice to the state's declining honeybee population by issuing an executive order limiting certain pesticides that harm them, a step advocates said positions the state as a leader in protecting pollinating insects critical to the nation's food supply. | U study on nicotine-based insecticides | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for August 25, 2016

Good afternoon! Clear skies are predicted throughout the day with highs in the low-70s. Perfect weather for fair goers! The Minnesota State Fair has been a special place for millions of Minnesotans since 1859. Heartfelt stories and wide smiles were easy to find Thursday morning as the gates swung open on Day One, 2016. | Forecast

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MPR News Update for Aug. 25

Good morning! Mostly cloudy with a few showers to the north. Partly cloudy in southern Minnesota. Highs in the 70s. Where did summer go? It's already back-to-school season. Here's something interesting -- across the U.S. some teachers and schools are saying yes to no homework. | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for August 24, 2016

Good afternoon! Partly cloudy skies with highs in mid-70s to 80s continue in Minnesota this evening. Meanwhile, the National Weather Service has issued a flash flood emergency for four counties in northeastern Iowa after torrential rains overnight. The weather service says the flooding "will worsen or continue for the day" and is urging people to avoid travel in the area. | Forecast

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MPR News Update for Aug. 23

Good morning! Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the 80s to 90s. The countdown is almost over -- the Minnesota State Fair kicks off Thursday. This year, mascot Fairchild is celebrating a milestone, marking 50 years as the face of the Great Minnesota Get-Together. As part of birthday festivities, he'll be receiving his AARP card. Here's a look at how he's grown up over the years. | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for August 23, 2016

Good afternoon! Minnesota health officials are ordering bottled water for 80 homes in southern Washington County after determining perfluorochemical levels in the well water of those homes now exceeds a new federal health advisory level. Residents were told this week about the contamination and will receive the bottled water at no cost until carbon filter systems can be installed in their homes, the Minnesota Department of Health said Tuesday. | Forecast

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MPR News Update, PM Edition for August 15, 2016

Good afternoon! Today's forecast calls for patchy clouds, a few scattered showers and thunderstorms in western Minnesota, high temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s and not too much humidity. A far cry from the storms that ripped through Minnesota in July. Minnesota emergency management officials will visit four counties this week to assess damages from those storms. | Forecast

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