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Dayton's $6B roads plan includes hikes in gas tax, metro sales tax
The proposal would likely mean Minnesotans would pay more at the pump, plus see a half-cent metro-area sales tax. Updated 35 minutes ago

'Problem Solver' beer

Danes raise a glass to alcohol-induced ingenuity
A Danish beer maker's marketing campaign capitalizes on a study that found that drinking increases creativity — at least, at first. The effect exists only until the drinker’s blood alcohol level reaches 0.075 percent; after that, things start going downhill fast. Updated 3:56 PM

Northeast storm

Snowstorm threatens to paralyze the crowded Northeast US
More than 35 million people along the Philadelphia-to-Boston corridor rushed to get home and settle in Monday as a fearsome storm swirled in with the potential for hurricane-force winds and 1 to 3 feet of snow that could paralyze the Northeast for days. Updated 24 minutes ago

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Eagan boy, 13, shot and killed during game of 'cops and robbers' Updated 2:20 PM
Drone crashes at White House; hobbyist says it's his + video Updated 16 minutes ago
Hennepin County issues thin ice warning; three cars break through area lakes Updated 5 minutes ago
Mahtomedi bar owner was killed with single shot + video Updated 2:23 PM
2 violent ambush robberies late at night prompt U crime alerts Updated 51 minutes ago
Post buys Lakeville-based maker of Malt-O-Meal for $1.15B Updated 4:15 PM
Deaths will outnumber births in shrinking Minnesota Updated 27 minutes ago
St. Cloud pedaling pioneer has been biking in winter for 30 years Updated 4:14 PM
Law enforcement wants popular police-tracking app disabled Updated 4 minutes ago
Gophers out of college hockey poll for first time since 2011 Updated 3:38 PM

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Game of ‘cops and robbers’ ends tragically for Eagan boys
Police say Suhayb Hassan of Eagan was accidentally shot by his brother as the two played with a gun. Updated 4:05 PM

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Twins' Mauer feels good, so Molitor does, too

Joe Mauer won’t reveal the location where the meeting took place. He admitted it took place at a St. Paul restaurant where he likes to go and knows he can dine in relative peace. Paul Molitor sat across from him. Full storyFull story Updated 12:14 PM

Wolves become 16th straight victim of Atlanta turnaround + video

Rutgers' hot start too much for Zahui, Gophers women

Souhan: Up close, Super Bowl isn't just glitz

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Mahtomedi bar owner was killed with single shot

A Mahtomedi bar owner was killed early Saturday morning when a single gunshot from a high-powered rifle hit him as he drove his pickup, according to criminal charges filed Monday. Full storyFull story Updated 2:23 PM

Eagan boy, 13, shot and killed during game of 'cops and robbers'

2 violent ambush robberies late at night prompt U crime alerts

Hennepin County issues thin ice warning; three cars break through area lakes

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Post buys Lakeville-based maker of Malt-O-Meal for $1.15B

Post Holdings will buy the maker of Malt-O-Meal, Lakeville-based MOM Brands, for $1.15 billion. The deal, announced Monday morning, combines the nation's third- and fourth-largest makers of cereal. Full storyFull story Updated 4:15 PM

Irish court gives its OK; Medtronic to acquire Covidien today

David Mortenson will succeed his father as leader of M.A. Mortenson

EPA: Over 4M gallons pumped from site of N.D. saltwater spill

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Urban-rural split in Minnesota grows deeper and wider

At the Capitol, both sides are lunging to lock down support in rural Minnesota, after the November elections. The outstate-metro debate has far-reaching implications for Minnesota politics. Full storyFull story Updated Jan. 25, 2015

Holocaust child survivors mark 70 years since 'miracle' + video

In tiny electrons, U professor sees infinite potential

Minnesota drivers: Get ready for more roundabouts

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A clarifying take on 'The Color Purple'

REVIEW: Could one really swoon over “The Color Purple,” the Broadway musical derived from Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel and Steven Spielberg’s subsequent film? Director and choreographer Lewis Whitlock makes the answer a thrilling “Yes!” Full storyFull story Updated 3:18 PM

Cyrano goes to high school in 'Calvin Berger'

Minnesota Opera charms with 'The Elixir of Love'

Death Cab, Sufjan Stevens spring tours coming to Northrop

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Decision by Tomassoni to bypass Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct is puzzling

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Panic attack, bad back: Theater shooting brings jury excuses

One prospective juror said she had a panic attack. Another claimed to have a bad back. A third is in the military and worried he would be deployed during the trial of Colorado theater shooter James Holmes. Full storyFull story Updated 14 minutes ago

EPA: Over 4M gallons pumped from site of N.D. saltwater spill

Denver police shoot, kill woman who struck officer with car

Sheriff: Bodies found near vehicle of missing Georgia couple

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Greece's first radical left prime minister sworn in

Tieless and eschewing the traditional religious swearing-in ceremony, but with a surprise coalition deal in the bag and a sanguine international reception, radical left leader Alexis Tsipras took over Monday as austerity-wracked Greece's new prime minister. Full storyFull story Updated 3:10 PM

Iraqi officials: Attacks in and around Baghdad kill 8

Toll of Filipino commandos killed in rebel clash rises to 43

Frenchwoman freed from Mexico jail sues ex-president, others

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St. Cloud pedaling pioneer has been biking in winter for 30 years

The first time Jim Bertram hopped on his bicycle to commute to work in the dead of winter, he didn’t have any anti-frosting goggles, polypropylene leggings or extra-wide tires. They didn’t exist. That’s because the St. Cloud man started biking year-round 30 years ago. Full storyFull story Updated 4:14 PM

Danes raise a glass to alcohol-induced ingenuity

Hispanic Catholics rediscover Jewish roots

Will a hug a day keep the doctor away?

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Are You Local? 2015: The early standouts

Just one week remains before we close our ears to submissions to the sixth annual Are You Local? contest. Full storyFull story Updated 3:50 PM