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Ask a Trooper: What do different colored road signs mean?

Are orange signs supposed to be advisory or warning signs? Can you get a ticket for going the ...

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Al Batt: This must be the time of year of the wish

Time for a pop quiz. There is only one question, so take your time. What color is a yield sign? The ...

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Sarah Stultz: Want something? Get involved to bring change

I notice it a couple of times a year. Sometimes I’m with a group of friends or acquaintances ...

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Julie Seedorf: Dealing with a bad case of the “I wants”

I love kitchen gadgets. I have many cute little kitchen tools in my drawers that I have accumulated ...

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Guest Column: Be a part of the solution for the community

Do you or someone you love live with a mental health condition? The National Association on Mental Illness tells ...

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Matt Knutson: The world could use a little more empathy

“She thinks she is putting lotion on my face,” I told my wife as our eldest daughter rubbed ...

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Ask a Trooper: Keep an eye on the condition of your tires

How do you determine if your tires are unsafe?

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Al Batt: Pick up that penny, but wash your hands

I wasn’t talking aloud to myself, but I was doing color commentary in my mind. Like everyone, I had ...

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My Point of View: Put all those centipedes in nation out in the sunlight

“Every time we turn around, another shoe drops from this centipede.” I think about John McCain’s metaphor for ...

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Julie Seedorf: Christmas — A time to believe in miracles

I got the proverbial Thanksgiving cold. It was there in the background hovering over my day on Thanksgiving ...

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Guest Column: Carelessness toward others can impact them

Thanksgiving has come to a close, but there is still so much to be thankful for. Many of us ...

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Matt Knutson: Libraries provide valuable information

“She’s trying to steal the toy watering can,” I told my wife via text as Gracelyn and I ...

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Ask a Trooper: What is the full list of license restrictions?

Can a person legally drive with a neck brace on in Minnesota? It would limit the ability to ...

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Al Batt: Why doesn’t glove compartment have gloves?

I took my foot from the foot feed and put it on the brake pedal of the car ...

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Julie Seedorf: Shop ’til you drop in small-town America

This year I am going to pretend I am Oprah and name some of my favorite places and ...

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