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Pancakes get a kid-friendly twist with peanut butter

Peanut Butter Pancakes with Peaches and Peanut-Maple Sauce..

Meatless meals: Peanut butter is the secret ingredient in this pantry-based mealtime favorite.

You deserve a nice lunch: How to make time for an intentional midday meal at home

Loaded mashed potato cakes.

With a little bit of planning, your midday meal can be a delightful one.

Dress up brunch with these delightful egg recipes

Asparagus Basil Scrambled Eggs in Parmesan Dutch Baby With Crispy Pancetta.

Dress up the morning favorite for a change of pace or a holiday brunch, with a little science behind the cooking techniques.

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Last year, the Minnesota National Guard assisted with flood response in Oslo, Minn. They're returning this year under an executive order signed Wednes

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St. Paul schools start distance learning, eye 2020-21 budget

In North Loop, apartment dwellers cheer on medical workers from every balcony

Walz extends stay-at-home order to May 4

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Farmington’s Zac Janz, a junior running back, had all his spring travel plans nixed by the pandemic.

No-look recruiting: Canceled football camps leave prospects no place to go

Scoggins: Gophers' athletic budget concerns signal restructuring of college sports

U's LaFontaine a goalie by day, meticulous journal keeper by night

Still-closed golf courses take hope from state approval to mow grass

Business

Frontier Airlines has served the Twin Cities since 1995.

Frontier Airlines moving from Terminal 1 at MSP to Terminal 2

Wells Fargo to resume making emergency small-business loans

Schafer: Supportive communities are a strength, and working from home on video can't last

Minnesota medical retirees get back to work during pandemic

Opinion

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, left, updated media on the COVID-19 pandemic during a news conference March 18.

Iowa, Dakotas should join Minnesota in COVID-19 fight

Counterpoint: Fear, phobias won't obstruct march toward urban solutions

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Spike Lee, winner of the award for best adapted screenplay for "BlacKkKlansman", attends the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019,

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Where to get Easter and Passover takeout in the Twin Cities

Duchesne Drew named next president at Minnesota Public Radio

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Frey, North Loopers celebrate health care workers, first responders

Frey, North Loopers celebrate health care workers, first responders

Opera singer performs concert from his balcony in Eagan

Opera singer performs concert from his balcony in Eagan

Hudson man plays trumpet in parking lot for nursing home residents

Hudson man plays trumpet in parking lot for nursing home residents

Politics

With Sen. Bernie Sanders dropping out of the presidential race, the clash between Joe Biden and President Donald Trump will be ramped up against an un

With Bernie Sanders out, election matchup is set, and transformed

Secretary of State Simon proposes changes to reduce in-person voting

State Supreme Court allows voter data withheld from public

As outbreaks flatten in places, Japan, India see more cases

Nation

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Ex-Ranger Hamilton indicted, accused of beating daughter, 14

New CDC guidance for essential workers during coronavirus

World

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Saudi officials announce Yemen cease-fire amid pandemic

UN health agency on defensive after Trump slams it on virus

Pope creates new expert commission to study women deacons

Masked crowds fill Wuhan's streets, trains as lockdown ends

Curious Minnesota

Former Nike missile site in Watertown, Minn. Closed since the 1970s, it's slated for an environmental cleanup.

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Duluth

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Minnesota child-care providers struggling to stay open during pandemic

St. Louis County buying hotel rooms to shelter homeless

Duluth becomes bald eagle hub during spring migration

Isle Royale National Park opening delayed two months to mid-June

Celebs

This Nov. 13, 2019 file photo shows Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli during an interview in Paris. Bocelli will sing at the Duomo of Milan on Easter Sunda

Bocelli: It's not a concert for coronavirus, it's a prayer

Celeb chefs unite to feed hungry, help bleeding restaurants

Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine has died at 73

Judge: R Kelly must remain locked up amid coronavirus crisis

Agriculture

Bacon is routinely on sale in Minnesota grocery stores these days as the coronavirus-related shutdown of restaurants is creating an oversupply in the

With restaurants closed, a bacon backup is building in Minn. and hog prices are plunging

Job losses in manufacturing show breadth of downturn in Minnesota

Economic fallout from coronavirus is also hitting farmers

Moratorium on large dairies proposed at Minnesota Legislature

Inspired

Bernie Schluessler was moved to tears as she sat in her driveway March 30, 2020, watching the parade drive by her house in celebration of her 75th bir

'Birthday parades' replace missing parties in Hastings during pandemic

Minneapolis-based BLIND Inc. teaches life skills and the joy of independence

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HandsOn Twin Cities leader shares ways we all can help during pandemic

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This slow-simmered tomato sauce offers a flavorful alternative.