Dec. 12, 2019

Snowy Friday, cold weekend. The vintage Minnesota winter weather continues. Most of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro area, will see some light snow tomorrow with highs in the upper teens to mid-20s across the state. Temps will dip on Saturday, ranging from single-digit highs in western Minnesota to the lower 20s in far southeastern Minnesota.

Officials investigate Jersey City shooting as “domestic terrorism” case. New Jersey’s attorney general said Thursday “the evidence points towards acts of hate” fueled by anti-Semitism and anti-law enforcement beliefs. Meanwhile, members of the Jewish community mourned their lost neighbors.

On U.K.’s Election Day, dogs are the most popular figures at polling stations. U.K. voters are heading to the polls Thursday for a general election to select 650 members of Parliament. While politicians stumped for a final push, many voters embraced the hashtag #dogsatpollingstations , celebrating the wide range of Labs, collies, retrievers, setters, spaniels and shepherds that got a bit of exercise as their humans exercised their right to vote.

It started when they were 7; now the kids are 63 in a new Up series. After profiling a group of Britons every seven years since they were 7, the Up series has captured changes in British society and the world. Now the participants are 63, and they are dealing with aging. The latest of the series, “63 Up,” gets its Minnesota release this weekend.

To help us all get in the holiday spirit, we are collecting stories or acts of kindness. Whether it happened to you, or you saw it happen to someone else, what is an act of kindness your experience this past year? Share your story with us here!

— Jiwon Choi, MPR News

Watch live: House expected to move one big step closer to impeaching Trump

Democrats control the Judiciary Committee, so Thursday's vote is considered a fait accompli, but it moves the articles of impeachment to a full House vote.

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Tuesday: Democrats unveil 2 articles of impeachment against Trump

UK exit poll suggests majority for Johnson's Conservatives

An exit poll in Britain’s election projected Thursday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party would likely win a solid majority of seats in Parliament, a decisive outcome that should allow Johnson to fulfill his plan to take the U.K. out of the European Union next month.

U.K. holds a pivotal general election And voters bring their dogs to the polls

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Financial snag hits Fort Snelling Upper Post affordable housing project

About a year ago, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources struck a deal with Plymouth-based Dominium. Now Dominium said it's worried it may not get essential financing through bonds authorized by the federal government and distributed by the state.

Nov. 2018: DNR signs deal to transform Fort Snelling buildings into homes
From 2015: Fort Snelling's historic Upper Post to become housing once again

U of Minn Regents OK new provost contract of $500K-plus

The board voted to approve Rachel Croson's contract as the university's next executive vice president and provost. Croson is currently dean of Michigan State University’s College of Social Science.

'Acts of hate': Officials say Jersey City shooters held animus toward Jews and cops

The board voted to approve Rachel Croson's contract as the university's next executive vice president and provost. Croson is currently dean of Michigan State University’s College of Social Science.

Law enforcement in Minnesota now can see restraining orders

A change in how the state processes the records may keep harassment and sexual violence victims safer.

Ask a 'sotan: Why do Minnesotans call soda 'pop'?

Pop, soda, coke — those words get thrown around in various parts of the country when talking about soft drinks. Minnesota is widely known for its use of “pop”, and a titan in the restaurant world wants to know why.

Why Kmart still stands at Lake and Nicollet as other Minnesota outlets close down

Two of the last three Kmart stores in Minnesota are set to close Sunday. That means the Minneapolis store that blocks Nicollet Avenue at Lake Street, as it has for more than four decades, will be the retailer’s sole remaining outpost in the state.

And then there was one: Minneapolis Kmart will be last in Minnesota after latest store closures

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