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2+ hour, 38+ min ago  (788+ words) Stand with a newsroom that doesn't flinch. Become a member and help keep fearless reporting independent. ICE didn't show up at the polls during a January special election in St. Paul, Minnesota. That doesn't mean their presence didn't threaten voters....

3+ hour, 37+ min ago  (128+ words) This week on At Issue, Operation Metro Surge, which saw thousands of federal agents enter Minnesota for immigration enforcement, is ending. Tom Hauser discusses when federal agents will begin leaving the state, the reaction to the news from local lawmakers…...

5+ hour, 27+ min ago  (913+ words) Sound familiar? You're not alone in this burger battle. Despite our best efforts, those restaurant burgers always seem to have that extra something'that perfect char, that ideal juiciness, that unforgettable taste that keeps us coming back for more. After countless…...

5+ hour, 31+ min ago  (361+ words) BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A "better burger" is being sold at UVM's Davis Center cafeteria, to create a more sustainable meat option for students. Using 70% local Vermont beef with 30% roasted mycelium, or mushroom roots to supplement, UVM Executive Chef Dan Miele…...

5+ hour, 38+ min ago  (880+ words) We've totally been overlooking some of these tips. "Restaurant burgers usually taste better because we obsess over the details most home cooks don't consider," admits Jeff Martin, chef and partner at Park Cafe, Germantown Cafe and Karrington Rowe. "The biggest…...

6+ hour, 15+ min ago  (649+ words) Signs of the Black Lives Matter movement once adorned front lawns across America, but now they're thinning. The most popular anti-racism books gather dust, and protests with chants of "I Can't Breathe" have disappeared from city streets. Yet Minnesota deserves…...

12+ hour, 49+ min ago  (1863+ words) What else did the study reveal: Study authors also analyzed data from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to find Orange County saw economic output drop by $58.9 million over an eight-week period last year coinciding with ramped up…...

15+ hour, 47+ min ago  (22+ words) Republican Party of Eau Claire County Vandalized'WEAU Republican Party of Eau Claire County Vandalized 13th Year of Jig's Up Ice Fishing Contest...

15+ hour, 59+ min ago  (434+ words) Lake Street is in a time of transition. "The last couple of weeks, coming into the Cities felt a little weird," says Nathan Hoialmen, visiting from Excelsior. "The last time we were here, it felt like the first time ever,…...

16+ hour, 4+ min ago  (450+ words) It's a tradition that Kelsey French and her grandmother share each year, planting lilies. "We have a farm in Poplarville, Mississippi, and my grandmother and I have grown lilies together, outside the farmhouse. And every year they come back so…...