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Stage & Arts
Broadway star Nick Cordero, 41, dies after harrowing battle with coronavirus
Tony Award-nominated actor Nick Cordero, who specialized in playing tough guys on Broadway in such shows as "Waitress," "A Bronx Tale" and "Bullets Over Broadway," has died in Los Angeles after suffering severe medical complications after contracting the coronavirus. He was 41.
National
Coast Guard alters training for incoming class due to virus
There will be nobody screaming in the face of 18-year-old Ellie Hiigel when she arrives Wednesday for training in advance of her first year at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and that has her mother a bit disappointed.
Nation
Sheriff: At least 2 killed in plane collision at Idaho lake
Two people died in a plane crash Sunday over Lake Coeur d'Alene, and as many as six other people may be missing, the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office said.
National
Solar power continues growth in Minnesota
Thomas Rekstein no longer minds looking at the electric bill for his Great River Insurance business on North Riverfront Drive.
Local
Story of 2 families emerges after stone found in lake
World War II veteran Laurie Rudolph Heikkila, a native of Embarrass, was laid to rest in the town's East Pike Cemetery more than 30 years ago. A footstone there marks his grave.
