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The man who put the ‘snap’ in Honeycrisp is stepping aside
By Peter Cox After 41 years at the helm of the fruit breeding program at the University of Minnesota, Jim Luby is retiring. He is ...
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Bringing back ‘bio supermarkets’: Program helps landowners restore vanished wetlands
By Kirsti Marohn Mike Niziolek looked out over a former livestock pasture, now a stretch of open water ringed with thick cattails and flowering plants. ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, September 6, 2024 5:46 pm
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Let the hues begin: Fall foliage colors coming to Minnesota in 3, 2, 1 …
By Amy Felegy This month, northwest Minnesota will take the lead in swathing the state with vibrant fall foliage. That color will steadily head southeast ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, September 6, 2024 5:43 pm
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State Fair attendance breaks 5 daily records for 2024, falls short of overall record
By MPR News Staff The State Fair set five new daily attendance records this year, but missed the overall attendance record by about 200,000. This ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, September 3, 2024 8:44 pm
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Grants will help create pollinator pathways in Minnesota
By Dan Gunderson Ten Minnesota community organizations will share $1.1 million in grants to expand pollinator habitat. The grants are part of the 5-year-old Lawns to ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, September 2, 2024 8:43 am
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As school nears, doctors worry about Minnesota’s undervaccinated kids
By Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton The school year starts next week for many Minnesota families and physicians are concerned about children being undervaccinated. Right ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, August 27, 2024 5:58 pm
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Cost is a barrier as cities prepare for wild weather in a changing climate
By Dan Gunderson Moorhead officials are preparing for a changing climate and the extreme weather more likely in the future. Moorhead will benefit from the ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, August 27, 2024 5:42 pm
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Severe storms cause damage across southern Minnesota. State Fair delays opening
By Andrew Krueger Strong thunderstorms rolled across parts of Minnesota — including the Twin Cities — early Tuesday. And tens of thousands of Minnesotans remained ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, August 27, 2024 8:59 am
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‘Lunch pail kind of guy’: Walz aims to hone image as GOP paints different picture of VP hopeful
By Clay Masters Tim Walz can’t log even a few miles jogging these days during the off-hours of the Democratic National Convention without getting caught ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, August 21, 2024 9:15 am
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Who applied for social equity business licenses in Minnesota, by the numbers
By Gracie Stockton and Cari Spencer Hundreds of entrepreneurs, cultivators and retailers are eagerly waiting to find out if they’ll be able to source, grow ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, August 20, 2024 5:44 pm
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Harris maintains slight lead in presidential race in first Minnesota poll since Walz announced as VP
By Craig Helmstetter and Anna Haecherl The latest poll of Minnesota likely voters — the first conducted since Walz was announced as the Democrat’s Vice ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, August 20, 2024 5:40 pm
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Minnesota child care providers put a pause on revising licensing standards
By Kyra Miles When Cyndi Cunningham heard the Minnesota Department of Human Services was not going to present its revised child care standards in the ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, August 16, 2024 5:52 pm
Education
’Vastly different than a year ago:’ Fewer filings for school board candidate seats in Minnesota
By Elizabeth Shockman Minnesota’s normally sedate school board elections have seen a rise in competition, contention, spending and outside influence over the last few years. But the intensity of ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, August 14, 2024 8:14 pm
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Walz agrees to date for vice presidential debate
By Peter Cox Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has agreed to a date for the first vice presidential debate of the election season. CBS News announced ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, August 14, 2024 8:12 pm
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Walz to visit New Hampshire Sunday ahead of Harris’ VP announcement
By Mark Zdechlik and Anna Haecherl Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will be in New Hampshire this weekend on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, August 2, 2024 5:31 pm
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