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Believe it or not, cold's good for your lawn — time to capitalize

Thank goodness for the cold weather. That’s right. Grass grows better in the cold. So now is the time you should be taking a good look at your turf. A Master Gardener shares a few tips. Updated 10:58 AM

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Believe it or not, cold's good for your lawn — time to capitalize

Thank goodness for the cold weather. That’s right. Grass grows better in the cold. So now is the time you should be taking a good look at your turf. A Master Gardener shares a few tips. Full storyFull story Updated 10:58 AM

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Great chef: Hai Truong of Ngon Vietnamese Bistro

After growing up in a restaurant-owning family, Hai Truong chose a different career path out of college. But the lure of the kitchen proved an irresistible gravitational force. Full storyFull story Updated 1:06 PM

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KDWB co-host Falen Lambert shares her style secrets

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Nebraska's sandhill cranes star in great migration

In an enduring spectacle, thousands of sandhill cranes rest and feed at Nebraska's Platte River as they head north. Full storyFull story Updated Apr. 20, 2015

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After 5-year absence, 'Guitar Hero,' 'Rock Band' to return

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Grand Rapids takes on Guinness Book of Records for wheelchair roll

Disability activist Myrna Peterson is working to bring at least 194 people in wheelchairs to town May 16 to set a record for “longest moving wheelchair line.” Full storyFull story Updated 11:12 PM

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Rosenblum: Moms, dads, we need more free-range kids

Years ago, we had a different phrase for this now controversial parenting style. We called it Normal Childhood. Full storyFull story Updated Apr. 20, 2015

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National Senior Games are coming to Minnesota for the first time

The National Senior Games are coming to Minnesota. For athletes of a certain age, this is the Olympics, baby! Full storyFull story Updated Apr. 22, 2015

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