| Good morning! Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon in southern Minnesota. Highs in the mid-60s north, mid-70s south. Now that we're in the season of graduations and college acceptance letters, can you remember what you wrote in your college essay? It probably wasn't as good as what Jonathan Abably of Blaine wrote. His essay on work, money, and class was good enough to get printed in the weekend New York Times. | Forecast | Updraft weather blog |
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| Health officials across the Twin Cities are fighting to contain the current measles outbreak and contain new cases. Here's how they're doing it. | Allina restricting kid hospital visits amid measles outbreak |
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| The latest proposed deal calls for Surdyk to pay $50,000. But his store will be closed only three Sundays -- July 2, 9, and 16. |
| By one estimate, 300,000 eligible voters in the state lacked valid photo IDs heading into the election; it is unknown how many people did not vote because they didn't have proper identification. |
| North Korean state media said Monday that the missile Pyongyang launched a day ago is a new weapon, able to carry a heavy nuclear warhead to unprecedented distances -- possibly as far as U.S. soil. |
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| A high school in New Mexico is experimenting with nap pods -- womb-like retreats where frazzled students can rest. Research suggests it leads to calmer, less anxious teens who do better in school. |
| A new federal program in 19 cities around the country allows the government to sue for unpaid student loan debt. |
| Twin Cities author Andrew DeYoung has written a tale of teen romance, with an interplanetary twist. | The Thread |
