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  • Ask the Vet: Dr. Kate An Hunter answers pet questions
    Dr. Kate An Hunter and her dog, Ansel, join Midday answer questions about pets.Midday, July 5, 2010
  • Retiring the gavel
    Dubbed "the word merchant," Judge James M. Rosenbaum will retire this summer after almost a quarter century of hearing famous cases in federal court. He tells us about some of his most challenging cases, and how a judge knows he's right.Midmorning, July 5, 2010
  • Minn. school nurse helps teen mother reach college
    When a 16-year-old La'Shay Ester walked into school nurse Kathleen Hook's office, pregnant and homeless, she had no idea the kind of help that was sitting at the other side of the desk.July 4, 2010
  • Marines swim Gull Lake to raise $10K
    Three Marine officers and a Marine mother swam a 12-mile relay in Gull Lake to raise $10,000 for injured Marines.July 2, 2010
  • Why you won't see more veterans at the fireworks show
    For those who've been in combat, the loudest blasts are too close to the real thing.July 2, 2010
  • Despite compromises, nurses say agreement sends a deep message
    Hospitals and Twin Cities nurses have avoided a strike set for next Tuesday, and they say that may be the biggest victory that comes out of yesterday's tentative contract settlement.July 2, 2010
  • 1972: Writer Brenda Ueland remembers our streetcars
    Brenda Ueland, an author and the first female reporter at the Minneapolis Tribune, recalls the days when streetcars rumbled through the Twin Cities.July 2, 2010
  • Minn. birth certificates get new $10 surcharge
    Starting Thursday, it'll cost an extra $10 to get a birth certificate in Minnesota.July 1, 2010
  • Mpls police horse retired after 14 years on job
    A trusted police horse named Whisper is being retired due to an injury.June 30, 2010
  • New Ulm: Bring on the polka
    From polka to Prince, the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame in New Ulm plays host to all styles of music. Come for a visit and Charlie Braunreiter will show you around. If you're lucky, he'll play his concertina for you.June 28, 2010
  • 3 missing hikers found safe in NE Minn.
    Three hikers are safe after spending the night without camping gear in the wilds of northeastern Minnesota.June 25, 2010
  • In Otter Tail County, dog survives throat-slitting
    Someone wanted to be rid of Star, a German shepherd mix who was left for dead with a slit throat in Otter Tail County.June 25, 2010
  • Once upon a mattress - Kuitca style
    For a painter who explores the human condition there are remarkably few people in Guillermo Kuitca's work. Instead he paints maps, theater seating plans, and baggage conveyors. His pieces are in collections around the world. Kuitca attracts attention because of his skills with a brush and his use of an unusual surface.June 24, 2010
  • The cast of "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!"
    Radio funnymen Peter Sagal and Carl Kasell, host and judge of the popular NPR game show "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!", join Midmorning live in studio. We'll discuss the evolution of the program, behind the scenes stories, and how their week-in-review format defies the demise of newsweekly magazines.Midmorning, June 24, 2010
  • Prince through the years
    After over 30 years of making music, Minneapolis-native Prince will receive BET's Lifetime Achievement Award on Sunday. Prince started recording in 1977 and went on to become one of the most influential rock musicians, boasting over 100 singles and releasing songs like Purple Rain, When Doves Cry and Kiss.June 23, 2010

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