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• Al Capone's Wisconsin hideout for sale
  The buyer of a scenic property in northern Wisconsin will get more than just its bar and restaurant: They'll have a former hideout of Chicago mobster Al Capone.September 19, 2009
• Is racism fueling criticism of the President?
  Republican Rep. Joe Wilson's "you lie!" comment during the President's speech on health care reform has ignited a debate over what role racism is playing in the criticism of the Obama administration.Midmorning, September 18, 2009
• Group from Iraq to visit sister city, Minneapolis
  A delegation of 14 people from Najaf, Iraq is arriving in Minneapolis for a two-week visit that's the first official exchange in a new sister city relationship.September 18, 2009
• The Coen Brothers come home
  The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis is celebrating 25 years of feature film making by St. Louis Park natives the Coen brothers by showing every single one of their movies.September 18, 2009
• To Everest and back
  A local scientist talks about his summit of Mount Everest after several high-altitude excursions around the world.Midmorning, September 18, 2009
• What science says about loneliness
  A host of physical and mental ailments like sleep disorders, depression and a weakened immune system are being linked to loneliness. Is our increasingly computer-networked society making the problem better or worse?Midmorning, September 18, 2009
• Despite stroke, Garrison Keillor not slowing down
  Fans of "A Prairie Home Companion" can stop sending Garrison Keillor flowers. The humorist and best-selling author says he's just fine after recently suffering a mild stroke and is back at work preparing for the new season of his popular radio show.September 17, 2009
• St. Paul residents using Facebook to help fill homes
  Though the Twin Cities housing market shows signs of strengthening, foreclosed and abandoned homes still dot many neighborhoods. However, some area residents say Facebook could be the answer.September 17, 2009
• Abercrombie loses appeal in discrimination case
  A psychologist hired by Abercrombie and Fitch described the store's refusal to allow a teenage girl with autism to bring a family member into a fitting room as "a desirable outcome of active community involvement," in a court hearing in the case this year.September 16, 2009
• Keillor: Minor stroke a reminder of mortality
  Humorist and author Garrison Keillor writes that a minor stroke he suffered last week left him "essentially unscathed, though touched by mortality."September 16, 2009
• Pilots flying missions in Iraq and Afghanistan - from Fargo
  This year, U.S. Air Force trained more unmanned aerial vehicle pilots than traditional pilots, and some of those pilots are flying missions in Iraq and Afghanistan from halfway across the world in Fargo.September 15, 2009
• Funeral service Tuesday for Burnsville soldier
  A funeral service is planned for Tuesday for a Minnesota soldier killed in Iraq.September 14, 2009
• Graves of 6 siblings slain by mother finally marked
  The graves of six young siblings strangled by their mother in 1998 finally have permanent, visible markers.September 14, 2009
• Punishing adults for teens abusing alcohol
  St. Paul is considering enacting a social hosting ordinance, which would hold adult property owners, landlords and parents included, accountable for the harms that come from underage drinkers on their land. Opponents are concerned about being held responsible for the actions of immature kids.Midmorning, September 14, 2009
• Norman Borlaug, father of 'green revolution,' dies at 95
  Agricultural scientist and U of M alum Norman Borlaug, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in combating world hunger, died Saturday in Texas.September 13, 2009

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