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• Domestic violence was a crime too common to make the news
  In her stint as a TV news dispatcher, she learned to focus on the rare story at the expense of the big story.February 25, 2011
• MPR News photos of the week
  This week, we brought you stories from the ongoing protests in Wisconsin and endured yet another winter storm in our own state.February 25, 2011
• Fargo talk show host to undergo surgery for tumor
  Joel Heitkamp, a prominent North Dakota political figure and radio talk show host, will be undergoing surgery to remove a benign brain tumor.February 25, 2011
• What I learned from King Tut
  Sometimes the key to discovery is to look in the places where the crowd isn't.February 25, 2011
• The stay-at-home dilemma
  While staying at home to raise children has benefits that you can't put a price on, it also has consequences. Midmorning looks at why many parents are penalized for that decision, and why work-family balance has become an urgent but elusive goal for millions of Americans.Midmorning, February 25, 2011
• Minn. woman gives birth in car on way to hospital
  Debbie Petersen tells KSAX-TV she was up all night with pains she didn't think were contractions. But that all changed around 4 a.m. Wednesday when her water broke at her Randall home.February 24, 2011
• Gadhafi forces strike back at Libya rebels
  Army units and militiamen loyal to Moammar Gadhafi struck back against rebellious Libyans who have risen up in cities close to the capital Thursday.February 24, 2011
• US, EU both threaten Libya with sanctions
  The United States and the European Union vowed Wednesday to consider sanctions against Libya for Moammar Gadhafi's fierce crackdown on protesters, with the EU calling the attacks possible "crimes against humanity."February 23, 2011
• Govt drops defense of law that bans same-sex marriage
  The Obama administration says it will no longer defend the constitutionality of a federal law that bans recognition of same-sex marriage.February 23, 2011
• US tries to get Americans out of Libya
  The U.S. renewed efforts Wednesday to evacuate American citizens from Libya, this time by ferry, as concerns rise about longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi's unpredictable behavior.February 23, 2011
• Libyan protesters defiant after Gadhafi speech
  Heavy gunfire broke out in Tripoli as forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi tightened their grip on the Libyan capital while anti-government protesters claimed control of many cities elsewhere and top government officials and diplomats turn against the longtime leader.February 23, 2011
• Professor with terminal cancer uses illness to teach
  Metropolitan State University professor has terminal cancer. He's been using his personal perspective to enlighten students on the process of death and dying in a class called Life of the Mind.February 23, 2011
• Between adolescent and adult
  For well over a decade, the media has been criticizing 20-somethings for not wanting to "grow up" - relying on their parents financially and emotionally for much longer than the age of 18. But the authors of a new book argue that cultural and economic forces have subverted the "traditional" path to adulthood, delaying the onset of adulthood for a generation of young people - and that might not be a bad thing.Midmorning, February 22, 2011
• Local collector finds hobby in old Twin Cities TV clips
  Cathy Wurzer talked with Minnesota collector Tom Oszman about his collection of more than 300 videotapes of old Twin Cities media, sports and promos.February 22, 2011
• Minn. World War II veteran to get combat medals
  An 86-year-old veteran of World War II gets his combat medals on Tuesday, more than 60 years late.February 22, 2011

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