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Tuesday storm updates: Another day of challenging travel across Minnesota
Rain changed over to snow during the Tuesday morning commute in the Twin Cities, leaving a slippery coating on freeways and sidewalks — and leading to a steady stream of crashes and spinouts.
Critical DMs: McKnight Printmaking Fellowship Exhibition explores a paper version of domestic secrets
Critical DMs are lightly edited Slack conversations between members of the MPR News arts team. This week, Arts Editor Max Sparber and Senior Arts Reporter and Critic Alex V. Cipolle discuss the current show at the Highpoint Center for Printmaking.
Students, schools watch for impact of ending South Dakota tuition reciprocity
South Dakota will end its tuition reciprocity agreement with Minnesota in May. For more than four decades the agreement discounted the cost of higher education tuition for students on both sides of the border. While the move has raised concerns about college affordability, in the short term it may make little difference.
‘Always truth in their story’: How one author talks across political divides
Author Mónica Guzmán says she’s the proud, liberal daughter of conservative parents. She wrote a book about how she navigates challenging political discussions — and how the rest of us can use the same techniques to preserve important relationships. 
Child abuse images get Pine City man 29-year sentence
In court documents, prosecutors wrote that Caleb Vincent McLaughlin, 27, lied about his age and used multiple social media platforms to contact hundreds of girls between the ages of 11 and 17 and “used this scheme to successfully groom and rape minor victims for years.”
Finally, snow! Minnesota’s north country celebrates March storm
The biggest winter storm of the season slammed the Brainerd Lakes area, Duluth and the North Shore of Lake Superior. Heavy snow closed schools and caused dangerous travel conditions. It also provided a last dose of winter fun that many people had longed for.
Appeals court has lowered Trump’s bond in civil fraud case to $175 million
The New York court also gave the former president 10 more days to post it. Separately, a judge set April 15 as the new start date in Trump's hush money case.