| Good morning! Cloudy, with rain likely in southeastern Minnesota. Snow may mix with rain southwest to east-central this afternoon. Highs in the 40s. Over the weekend, Minnesota's literary scene came out to celebrate the 29th annual Minnesota Book Awards. More than 240 books were submitted for the award; the list was winnowed down to 36 finalists in January. Here are the big winners. | Forecast | Updraft weather blog |
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| Lawmakers have a $1.65 billion surplus to work with, but that doesn't mean a compromise will come easy. | Capitol View blog |
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| H.R. McMaster is calling on Russia to re-evaluate its support for Syrian President Bashar Assad, leaving open the possibility of additional U.S. military action against Syria. |
| At least 45 people were killed in twin suicide bombings at Palm Sunday services in two separate cities. |
| The 49-year-old appeals court judge from Colorado is to be sworn in Monday after a bruising fight that saw Republicans change the rules for approving Supreme Court picks |
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| Wells Fargo has acknowledged that its employees opened up to 2 million checking and credit card accounts without customers' authorization. |
| State lawmakers are considering a bill that would close the state's Perpich Center for Arts Education and leave the future of its two schools in doubt. Perpich leaders say they can turn the troubled operation around. | Jan. 19: Audit sharply critical of Perpich Center management |
| A mountain lion kitten was found in the Santa Monica Mountains, just outside Los Angeles. Biologists are excited to see new kittens being born but are concerned about inbreeding. |
| Prince on defining his music: "The only thing I could think of, because I really don't like categories, but the only thing I could think of is inspirational." | Prince: His life and music |
