Good morning! Cold and cloudy today, with highs in the low 20s. Even colder by later this week. Bundle up. Well, it's been quite the two weeks for dog people. Last week, dog lovers declared war on scientists and this week, it's Slate writer Ruth Graham. Of the heartwarming photo of President George H.W. Bush's dog laying in front of his casket, she writes: "This is simply a photograph of a dog doing something dogs love to do: Lie down." | What's on MPR News today? | Forecast
A month before Gov.-elect Tim Walz assumes office, he has finished a tour where he invited people to weigh in on pressing concerns and apply for key administration posts. | Capitol View blog
The farm bill, which funds everything from food stamps to conservation programs, expired in September. House and Senate negotiators, including U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., say they have a deal and will push for votes in the next few weeks.
Environmental groups have gone to court to challenge the state's decision to grant key permits for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota.
The casket containing the remains of the 41st president is in the U.S. Capitol rotunda, where Bush will lie in state until Wednesday morning's funeral at Washington National Cathedral.
Republicans forged ahead despite threats of lawsuits, claims by Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers and others that they were trying to invalidate the election results and howls of protest from hundreds of people who showed up for a public hearing.
"It's tiring. You have to fight everyone just to get your child the care that he needs," Elaine Young said. "He's a little boy with a paralyzed arm -- he needs help, and it shouldn't be that hard, it shouldn't be this difficult to get care for your kids."
An open seat on the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is drawing interest from several notable applicants, including current and former state legislators and two leading critics of Enbridge Energy's planned Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement, a project approved by the PUC earlier this year.
Just days after controversy erupted over a racist Christmas tree on display at the Minneapolis Police Department's 4th Precinct, Chief Medaria Arradondo has assigned a new inspector to lead the north Minneapolis precinct.
As a preteen Gabrielle Moss devoured books in "The Baby-Sitters Club" and "Sweet Valley High" series. She recently reread them for "nostalgic stress relief" and ended up writing a book on the genre.
