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  • Fall home repair
    It may be getting colder, but that doesn't mean you can't work on those home projects you've been putting off. Midmorning's home repair experts are in studio to answer your questions.Midmorning, September 26, 2011
  • 2 hikers held in Iran to return to US on Sunday
    A spokeswoman for the families says Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer were to return from the Middle East on Sunday afternoon.September 24, 2011
  • Minn. couple build 420-square-feet tree house
    When retired couple Will and Peggy Line walk up the steps into their tree house on their property in southeast Wadena they feel like they're 12 again.September 24, 2011
  • Two poets exploring, not explaining
    Two nationally-recognized Minneapolis poets say they are pretty much done with explaining: now they want their work to be exploration.September 23, 2011
  • Falling satellite slows down, Earth strike delayed
    A 6-ton NASA satellite on a collision course with Earth clung to space Friday, apparently flipping position in its ever-lower orbit and stalling its death plunge.September 23, 2011
  • Minn. prep runner praised for aiding injured rival
    Josh Ripley was a mile into his cross-country race and running hard when he saw a problem: another runner, lying hurt and bleeding from a 3-inch gash left by another runner's spikes.September 23, 2011
  • Eleanor Mondale was the kind of friend who always finds the good
    Reports that she was a 'wild child' are junk.September 23, 2011
  • The GOP presidential race heats up
    As GOP Presidential candidates continue to jockey for support, we assess last night's latest debate performances in Florida. Who seemed most "presidential"? What issues took center stage? And what impact does it have on the race to be the 2012 GOP Presidential candidate?Midmorning, September 23, 2011
  • Cheech and Chong get fired up over fiber
    General Mills is creating quite a stir with its hiring of two unrepentant potheads to promote its latest box of Fiber One.September 22, 2011
  • A peek into the past
    Nearly 15 years ago, journalist Paul Lukas stumbled upon a batch of 1920s report cards from the Manhattan Trade School for Girls. He joins Midmorning to discuss his quest to find out more about these girls, and the lives they lived.Midmorning, September 22, 2011
  • Captive in Iran - One hostage's perspective
    With the release of 2 U.S. hikers from Iran, we talk with Roxana Saberi who was working as a freelance journalist in Iran when she was arrested and held captive for 100 days in January 2009.Midmorning, September 22, 2011
  • US religious envoys say hikers' release 'imminent'
    A delegation of U.S. Christian and Muslim leaders returned from Iran disappointed they could not secure the release of two Americans jailed as spies, but optimistic their release was imminent.September 19, 2011
  • University freezes book digitizing project after lawsuit
    The University of Michigan says it has committed some serious errors in its legally challenged book digitizing project and is putting new releases on hold.September 19, 2011
  • Memorial service set for Eleanor Mondale
    A memorial service is scheduled Oct. 5 for Eleanor Mondale, daughter of former Vice President Walter Mondale and his wife Joan.September 19, 2011
  • Smoker's littering left her steamed
    She took it upon herself to return the unused portion of a cigarette to the shopper who left it in the parking lot.September 19, 2011

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