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Minnesota is guaranteed to elect its first woman governor in state history after Sen. Amy Klobuchar and House Speaker Lisa Demuth won Tuesday's primary, setting up an all-woman general election. The state's open U.S. Senate race carries the same distinction, with Peggy Flanagan and Michele Tafoya also advancing.
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Abbie Wells reviews "Girls Like Girls," calling it a true-to-life sapphic coming-of-age story that hit different back-to-back with the new film.
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The contiguous United States just endured its hottest month since recordkeeping began in 1895, narrowly surpassing the Dust Bowl summer of 1936, according to NOAA. Every state in the Lower 48 ran above its 20th-century average, with more than 200 all-time records broken along the way.
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A wave of vandalism and contract cancellations is sweeping the country as Americans turn against Flock Safety's automated license plate reader cameras, with critics citing mass surveillance and fears the data could aid federal immigration enforcement.
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From Goodwill hunting to garage sale marathons, Abbie Wells packs in reading, road tripping and family time on the latest Abbie's Adventures.
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The glowing red "1st" sign atop downtown St. Paul's First National Bank Building lit up again Thursday night for the first time since 2024, part of a new owner's push to revive the block-long Art Deco landmark.
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The Guthrie Theater announced its upcoming production of "Waiting for Godot," marking the first time Samuel Beckett's seminal play has appeared on the company's stage in more than 50 years.
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In the latest "Abbie's Adventures," Abbie Wells shares her week of July 25-31, covering a Twin Cities farmers market visit, "Dear Evan Hansen" with a friend, a trip to Iowa and diving into "One Golden Summer" and "Traitors Australia."
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Below-normal rainfall and above-normal temperatures have pushed much of north-central Minnesota into what state officials call "storage drought," a condition that can take years to reverse even with heavy rain.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Tuesday on advancing Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general to the full Senate, capping weeks of negotiations over a controversial Justice Department fund and lingering questions about his ties to President Trump.
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