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• Loved ones recall Ben Larson's last day in Haiti
  The widow and cousin of Benjamin Larson, a seminary student who died in the Haiti earthquake, describe their escape, and their loss. Feb 8, 2010
• MnSCU reviewing audit report on administrative spending
  The state Legislative Auditor is recommending changes to how the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system handles some administrative spending. Feb 9, 2010
• Getting help to rural vets
  For some veterans that live in rural Minnesota, mental health services can be hundreds of miles away. Feb 8, 2010
• Study links pop consumption and pancreatic cancer
  A University of Minnesota study shows that consuming a lot of soft drinks appears to increase a person's risk of pancreatic cancer. Feb 8, 2010
• MnDOT remains short of goal for hiring minority contractors
  Minnesota transportation officials say they are again falling short of attaining their goals for hiring women and minority-owned construction companies. Feb 8, 2010
• One man's struggle with PTSD
  More than 1.6 million U.S. troops have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001. The Defense Department estimates that up to 20 percent of them suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder or major depression. Here is one man's story of PTSD. Feb 7, 2010
• Minneapolis to implement extended parking ban
  Parking restrictions in Minneapolis will stick around until April -- unless warmer temperatures melt enough of the snow piled on city streets. Feb 9, 2010
• Twin Cities attorney is a Coen brothers punch line
  When the new Coen brothers movie "A Serious Man" is shown in the Twin Cities, the line that gets the biggest audience reaction is an inside joke. It comes when a character needs a criminal defense attorney and he is advised to "hire Ron Meshbesher." MPR's Cathy Wurzer talks with the real-life Ron Meshbesher. Oct 7, 2009
• Families welcome Red Bulls home from Iraq
  The first wave of Minnesota National Guard soldiers began returning from Iraq Sunday. More than 1,000 soldiers from the Guard's 34th Infantry Division are coming home in the next few weeks. Jan 24, 2010
• Rosanne Cash's ode to 'The List'
  In 1973, Rosanne Cash's father Johnny Cash gave her a list of 100 songs every young musician should know. She puts her own spin on a handful of those songs in her latest album. Midmorning, Feb 9, 2010
• Business leaders interested in Franken jobs plan
  U.S. Sen. Al Franken says the federal government should resurrect a plan the state of Minnesota used to get people back to work a quarter century ago. Franken says his proposal to subsidize wages could put half a million Americans back to work, including 15,000 Minnesotans. Feb 3, 2010
• Minneapolis-based refugee organization gets new chief
  In Pakistan, hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Swat valley are seeking shelter with family and friends or in refugee camps. The Minneapolis-based American Refugee Committee is among the international organizations responding to the crisis. ARC's new president and CEO Daniel Wordsworth sat down with Tom Crann to talk about the organization. May 18, 2009
• Rare earthquake rattles northern Ill.; no damage
  A small pre-dawn earthquake has hit northern Illinois, startling sleepy-eyed residents as far away as Iowa and Indiana, but no damage or injuries were immediately reported. Feb 10, 2010
• Mystery surrounds roots of the Macbeth curse
  The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis opens a brand new production of Macbeth this weekend - and that makes some people a little nervous. In some circles Shakespeare's bloody tragedy is believed to be cursed. Feb 5, 2010
• Minneapolis doctor gives artists a health care option
  An artist-friendly physician in Northeast Minneapolis has opened a practice that's getting praised for addressing a gap in the health care system. Sep 23, 2009