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Minnesota, Saint Paul
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APM's Water Main: 'Just Eat It: Why Food Waste Matters'

APM's Water Main: 'Just Eat It: Why Food Waste Matters'

Listen Story audio Just Eat It: Why Food Waste Matters. Presented by The Water Main from American Public Medi…

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Wisconsin authorities say man confessed to kidnapping girl, 13:...

Wisconsin authorities say man confessed to kidnapping girl, 13:...

The man accused of kidnapping a 13-year-old Wisconsin girl after murdering her parents confessed to the crime…

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How housing in the Bakken shale play evolved with the oil boom | StateImpact Pennsylvania

How housing in the Bakken shale play evolved with the oil boom | StateImpact Pennsylvania

Energy. Environment. Economy.

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Rent and Frozen Pillows: How Bakken Housing Evolved with the Oil Boom

Rent and Frozen Pillows: How Bakken Housing Evolved with the Oil Boom

If you drove through the Bakken a few years ago, you would have seen dozens of new hotels, RV parks and mobil…

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The Jesse Ventura Ad That Almost Didn't Air

The Jesse Ventura Ad That Almost Didn't Air

In the waning days of the 1998 Minnesota gubernatorial campaign, Jesse Ventura's family fretted over a TV com…

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JD.com's CEO was arrested on allegation of rape: police

JD.com's CEO was arrested on allegation of rape: police

The CEO of Chinese online retail giant JD.com Inc, Richard Liu, was arrested in Minneapolis last week followi…

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Episode 7: Napoléon

Episode 7: Napoléon

A new Cinémathèque Française restoration of the silent masterpiece.

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Probe into Prince's opioid death brings no criminal charges

Probe into Prince's opioid death brings no criminal charges

A two-year investigation into the death of "Purple Rain" singer Prince failed to determine where he obtained …

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Episode 6: Albert Serra

Episode 6: Albert Serra

An interview with Albert Serra, director of The Death of Louis XIV .

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Episode 5: Charles Burnett

Episode 5: Charles Burnett

An interview with Charles Burnett, director of Killer of Sheep .

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Officer in Minnesota shooting was celebrated in Somali community

Officer in Minnesota shooting was celebrated in Somali community

Mohamed Noor was celebrated when he became a Minneapolis police officer 21 months ago, joining a handful of o…

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Officer in Minnesota shooting was celebrated in Somali community

Officer in Minnesota shooting was celebrated in Somali community

Mohamed Noor was celebrated when he became a Minneapolis police officer 21 months ago, joining a handful of o…

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Episode 4: Frederick Wiseman

Episode 4: Frederick Wiseman

An interview with Frederick Wiseman, director of Titicut Follies.

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Minnesota patrolman acquitted in traffic-stop slaying of black...

Minnesota patrolman acquitted in traffic-stop slaying of black...

A Minnesota police officer was acquitted on Friday in the slaying of a black motorist he shot five times duri…

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Trial begins for Minnesota officer charged in shooting death of...

Trial begins for Minnesota officer charged in shooting death of...

Jury selection is scheduled to begin on Tuesday in the trial of a Minnesota police officer charged with fatal…

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Trial begins for Minnesota officer charged in shooting death of...

Trial begins for Minnesota officer charged in shooting death of...

Jury selection is scheduled to begin on Tuesday in the trial of a Minnesota police officer charged with fatal…

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Episode 3: Fargo

Episode 3: Fargo

A radio documentary about the Coen Brothers' movie Fargo .

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Episode 2: Barbara Kopple

Episode 2: Barbara Kopple

An interview with Barbara Kopple, director of Harlan County USA .

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Episode 1: Kelly Reichardt

Episode 1: Kelly Reichardt

An interview with Kelly Reichardt, director of Certain Women and Wendy and Lucy .

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In Bob Dylan's hometown, an awkward embrace for its Nobel son

In Bob Dylan's hometown, an awkward embrace for its Nobel son

Bob Dylan wins the Nobel Prize. Hibbing shrugs.

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We Don't Talk Like That: 'Fargo' and the Midwest Psyche

We Don't Talk Like That: 'Fargo' and the Midwest Psyche

The 1996 movie "Fargo" stirred widespread curiosity about snowy winters, funny accents and bloody mayhem on t…

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Minn. governor walks through crowd of protestors

Minn. governor walks through crowd of protestors

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton (D) met with family members of Philando Castile, the black man fatally shot by a p…

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Dentist who killed Zimbabwean lion returns to work

Dentist who killed Zimbabwean lion returns to work

The Minnesota dentist who killed Zimbabwean lion Cecil, sparking a global outcry from animal lovers, returned…

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In oil glut, fewer oil rigs mean less work

In oil glut, fewer oil rigs mean less work

The collapse of global oil prices is helping to show stock markets the way down. Over the last year, the indu…

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