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  • News Cut: You should meet Dick Bancroft
    Dick Bancroft of Sunfish Lake, is a self-taught photographer who says his art informs "the washed" about the victims who are left behind.February 6, 2012
  • Law enforcement websites under attack by hackers
    Anonymous is a collection of Internet enthusiasts, pranksters and activists whose targets have included financial institutions such as Visa and MasterCard, the Church of Scientology and law enforcement agencies. Following a spate of arrests across the world, the group and its various offshoots have focused their attention on law enforcement agencies in general and the FBI in particular.February 4, 2012
  • Minnesota Sounds and Voices: Distance skater Horace Munoz, Jr
    With the unseasonably warm weather this February across Minnesota, the sound of skate blades on ice feels increasingly endangered. But not at the Guidant John Rose Minnesota skating oval in Roseville.February 3, 2012
  • MPR News photos of the week
    In the news this week: The Arrowhead 135 endurance race, a novel idea for getting kids to pick veggies during school lunch, the Timberwolves in "Muskies" uniforms, Mitt Romney pays a visit, and more.February 3, 2012
  • Dining with Dara: Duluth becoming state's premiere destination for beer tourism
    When Minnesotans look back on how craft beer has changed the state, the big news may not be in the Twin Cities at all, but in Duluth.February 2, 2012
  • Treasure hunter says he found $3B WWII wreck
    A treasure hunter said Wednesday he has located the wreck of a British merchant ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Cape Cod during World War II while carrying what he claims was a load of platinum bars now worth more than $3 billion.February 1, 2012
  • Online LIVE CHAT: Henry Alford and modern manners
    Henry Alford joins Keri Miller on Midmorning. He's the author of "will it kill you to stop doing that?"February 1, 2012
  • Puuurfect 10? Judging the Saintly City Cat Show
    New York native Walter Hutzler has more than 40 years of experience judging cat shows, and he brings his expertise to the Saintly City Cat Club's Annual Championship & Household Pet Cat Show in St. Paul.February 1, 2012
  • St. Paul Winter Carnival Medallion turned in
    The St. Paul Winter Carnival's Treasure Hunt is over. The medallion has been found in Tony Schmidt Park.February 1, 2012
  • A guide to modern manners
    Author Henry Alford joins Kerri to talk about his new book, "Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That?: A Modern Guide to Manners." We'll talk about loud public cell phone conversations, rude questions, theater shushers and why you should avoid people you know when you are at the pharmacy.Midmorning, February 1, 2012
  • Minor earthquake rattles SE Wisconsin
    Seismologists with the U.S. Geological Survey say the 2.4 magnitude quake happened just before 10 p.m. MondayJanuary 31, 2012
  • Minot officials seek comments on diversion options
    Minot residents are getting an opportunity to comment on diversion proposals for the Souris River.January 31, 2012
  • Ex-cons rally at MN Capitol for 2nd chances
    Ex-offenders, their families and those who want justice reform are planning to rally at the state Capitol to support second chances for people with criminal pasts.January 31, 2012
  • Italy ends search for missing shipwreck passengers
    The Concordia ran aground off the island of Giglio on Jan. 13 when the captain deviated from his planned route and struck a reef, creating a huge gash that capsized the ship.January 31, 2012
  • Stearns Co. board to vote on recreation trail
    The board will decide whether to authorize construction of a segment of the 26-mile Dairyland Trail to begin this spring.January 30, 2012

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