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Good evening! In rememberance of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., we have a round-up of a number of events and resources to listen to regarding his life and death 50 years ago. And if you didn't hear it on the radio, we aired a documentary about King's complex legacy. Updraft | Forecast | NewsCut
The night Uncle Clarence went out to kill a white man
Growing up in north Minneapolis, Davu Seru remembers, the sight of one particular family member would provoke a certain awe. As a composer, Seru uses his art to bring together two families whose lives were changed in the aftermath of Martin Luther King's assassination.
YouTube shooter visited gun range before attacking company
A day before a woman opened fire at YouTube headquarters, her father said he warned police that his daughter was upset with the company's handling of her videos and might be planning to go to its offices, where she later wounded three people before killing herself.
3 reasons why the Twins might be better than you think
For the first time in recent years the Twins have raised expectations of the fan base heading into a new season. Most of us are accustomed to tuning out losing baseball by mid-summer. Now, we have hopes of staying tuned in for a fall pennant race. | Twins home opener: Food, parking and what to leave at home
President Trump to sign proclamation to send National Guard troops to Mexican border
President Trump will sign a proclamation Wednesday for the deployment of National Guard troops along the southern border with Mexico in a bid to cut down on illegal immigration.
Mpls. to announce changes to police body camera rules
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo will announce changes to the Minneapolis Police Department's body camera policy Wednesday morning.
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Up to 87M affected in Facebook scandal, more than thought
Facebook revealed Wednesday that tens of millions more people might have been exposed in the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal than previously thought and said it will restrict the data it allows outsiders to access on its users. | In Facebook we trust(ed)
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Orange cone season ahead: MnDOT rolls out $1.1B in roadwork for 2018
The Minnesota Department of Transportation on Wednesday unveiled $1.1 billion in state road and bridge projects for 2018, including the replacement of the iconic Mississippi River bridge at Red Wing and a resurfacing a stretch of Interstate 35 in the north metro.
As mental health calls rise, Rochester cops try a social worker in the squad
Officer Vedran Tomic's first call of the night comes from a woman threatening to kill herself. As Tomic speeds to the scene, his partner flips open her laptop and finds the caller in a place a cop might not ordinarily look.
Nominate your favorite lake in Minnesota
There are more than 10,000 lakes in Minnesota, but is there one that you have a special relationship with? Nominate your favorite lake and MPR News will profile the most popular eight as determined by your vote and those of other audience members. Today's the last day we're allowing submissions, and voting begins tomorrow!
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