1. Sandy Hook effect: Number of Twin Cities gun permit applications soars (Pioneer Press)
2. NRA endorsed Minnesota Rep. Tim Walz open to new gun restrictions (Star Tribune)
3. Charges: Duluth teens forced into prostitution in St. Paul (Duluth News Tribune)
4. Right-To-Die Group Wants Minn. Charges Dismissed (AP/WCCO)
5. Man accused in fatal Little Falls shootings posts bail (St Cloud Times/MPR News)

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