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What does the UN climate change report mean for Minnesota?
The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released a new report that details just how much scientists say we need to limit greenhouse ...
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State, Nation and World
DNR confirms zebra mussels in Bde Maka Ska
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed a report of zebra mussels in Bde Maka Ska, formerly Lake Calhoun.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, October 9, 2018 7:42 am
State, Nation and World
Munch or not? Experts set to tackle art mystery at Minnesota college
MPR News Staff MPR News/90.1 FM A longtime Minnesota art mystery may soon be solved, as a new effort launches this week to determine whether ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday, October 6, 2018 7:10 am
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$2.5M grant awarded to project helping injured employees get back to work
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a $2.5 million grant to a project that helps injured employees get back to work faster. The grant was ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, October 5, 2018 8:26 am
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China tariffs starting to bite, unclear how much
Along St. Paul’s Grand Avenue, the nation’s trade war with China is starting to hit home. At Treadle Yard Goods, owner Michele Hoaglund said that about ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, October 5, 2018 8:22 am
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Report: Nitrate in drinking water a costly problem for small, rural cities
For decades, the city of Randall, Minnesota, just northwest of Little Falls, relied on two wells to supply drinking water to its 650 residents.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, October 4, 2018 6:07 am
Agriculture
Gustavus conference focuses on future of soil in sustaining life
It was a philosopher — not a scientist — who came up with the idea for this year’s Gustavus Adolphus College Nobel Conference theme: Soil. “It’s ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, October 3, 2018 8:04 am
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Oak Park Heights prison officer’s funeral draws hundreds to Fort Snelling
Hundreds of police and corrections officers gathered near historic Fort Snelling Tuesday for the funeral of Minnesota corrections officer Joe Parise, who died last week ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, October 3, 2018 8:00 am
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Beauty and the leaf: Minnesota’s best places for weekend fall color
Swaths of northwestern and north-central Minnesota will see leaves at 50 to 75 percent peak color this weekend as the fall chill hits the air. ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday, September 29, 2018 11:34 am
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EpiPen shortage fraying parent’s nerves of kids with allergies
Deb Carlson of St. Paul needs three pairs of EpiPens for a child who has a life-threatening allergy to peanuts and tree nuts. One set ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, September 28, 2018 8:34 am
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Massacre clouds story of the soldier on state’s pedestal
As a state on the winning side of the Civil War, Minnesota has escaped some of the turmoil surrounding war memorials in the South — ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, September 28, 2018 8:32 am
State, Nation and World
Minneapolis VA cited in patient suicide
The Minneapolis Veterans health care system has been cited by the VA Inspector General, after a patient died from suicide in the facility's parking lot.
by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, September 27, 2018 8:09 am
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Climate destruction will hit U.S. national parks the hardest
Average temperatures in national parks will increase twice as quickly as the rest of the nation, exposing them to the worst effects of human-caused climate ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, September 27, 2018 7:07 am
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Drug treatment programs and jails work together to help inmates
Tony Fondie drives to jails across the state to pick up inmates as they’re released. During the sometimes long drives back, he shares his own ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, September 26, 2018 8:47 am
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Country’s newest solar factory opens on the Iron Range
Mountain Iron, Minn., bills itself as the “taconite capital of the world.” It’s home to Minntac, the nation’s largest iron ore mine. Now the town of ...
by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, September 26, 2018 8:13 am
SportsPlus
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Will Marco Rossi Score a Goal Against the Predators on January 18?
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Will Ryan Hartman Score a Goal Against the Predators on January 18?
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Jonathan Marchessault Injury Status – Predators vs. Wild Injury Report January 18
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