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Weather! It rained and then snowed today in the Twin Cities and other parts of Minnesota, so visitors to local media home pages were met with a flurry of weather-related headlines:

• Layer of ice, snow causes dozens of crashes in metro [Star Tribune]
• Winter returns, causes crashes [MPR]
• Snow-Covered Roads Tangle Traffic [KSTP]
• Twin Cities weather: ‘Thundersnow’ could be in store for Tuesday [Pioneer Press] (Editor’s note: No thundersnow in SE Minneapolis — so far.)
• Snow-Starved Minnesota Getting A Fresh Dose [WCCO]
• What’s this white stuff? Measurable snow makes its return to region [Fargo Forum]

But the most dubious headline award goes to KARE:

• Twin Cities suffers from ‘snow envy’

In summary, 1–3″ of snow in the metro, more up north. Numerous crashes so far, and a nasty evening car commute. Stay safe. Be glad you’re not in Boston.

In non-weather news…

• The Brian Fitch trial raises another issue: pay for public defenders is so low that one of Fitch’s attorneys, Lauri Traub, also waits tables, part time. [Star Tribune]
• Tough news for Minnesota farmers: at current prices, most farmers will lose money on the spring’s corn planting. [MPR]
• Will Minnesota lose a House seat after the 2020 Census? Roll Call’s David Hawkings thinks so.
• Is fourth grade too early for ultracompetitive sports? Um, yes? [Star Tribune]
• Is that thundersnow I hear? Nope, icequake. [Pioneer Press]
• The Minneapolis school board has a new, non-voting member: Patrick Henry sophomore Noah Branch [KARE]
• Chris Brown Cancels Minneapolis Concert [WCCO]
• The Brian Williams story — there’s a local angle. [Star Tribune]
• Possible schmear campaign? St. Paul-based baking company announces bagel recall [AP via MPR]
• Cool photography: Shooting at Subzero: “The Images Are Fun, but the Experience Is the Real Thing” [City Pages]