| Good afternoon! Hopefully you've managed to beat the heat so far today as an oppressive and dangerous heat wave settles into Minnesota. If you need some more ideas for staying cool don't fret, several organizations have set up cooling centers around the region. | Forecast |
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| The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis publicly admitted wrongdoing Wednesday for the way it handled sexual abuse allegations against a former priest, while prosecutors dropped criminal charges that alleged the archdiocese turned a blind eye to repeated misconduct by the defrocked cleric. | MPR Investigation: Betrayed by Silence |
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| A Trump Organization staff writer says she made a "mistake" in including passages from a Michelle Obama speech in Melania Trump's convention speech. Meredith McIver says she offered her resignation, but Donald Trump rejected it. | Live coverage: Breaking news from Election 2016 |
| ESPN's X Games will be held in Minneapolis in 2017 and 2018, with many of the events being held in the Minnesota Vikings' glittering new stadium, the network announced Wednesday. | Photo gallery: Inside the Vikings stadium |
| Polluted stormwater in the Twin Cities can lead to algae blooms and other problems in the Mississippi River. |
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| The synthetic opioids called U-47700 and W-18 were developed by pharmaceutical companies as research chemicals. Although they were never distributed for humans, the formulas for the drugs were published in connection with medical studies. | Full Coverage: Minnesota's opioid epidemic |
| Erik Paulsen has skipped national conventions before, but this year his DFL opponent is trying to tie him to Trump. Democrats believe Trump will hurt Paulsen in the suburban district west of Minneapolis. | Other Republicans sitting out the RNC |
| Author Beth Dooley gives some tips on getting the most out of your farmers market experience. |
| The suspension of Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos comes amid a recent campaign in which users tweeted hundreds of racist and abusive messages at Ghostbusters actress Leslie Jones. |
