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Woman sues Scheels over teen son’s gun death in Eden Prairie store
A Minnesota woman is suing the Scheels sporting goods retail chain, accusing it of negligence after her 19-year-old son died by suicide in Scheels’ Eden Prairie store.
Aquatic invader starry stonewort discovered in Whitefish Chain of Lakes
The DNR says starry stonewort was found in Rush Lake, near the city of Crosslake in Crow Wing County. It’s the first time the invasive algae has been confirmed in the Whitefish chain.
The man who put the ‘snap’ in Honeycrisp is stepping aside
Jim Luby, who has led the fruit breeding program at the University of Minnesota since 1982, is retiring. His is one of the researchers credited with developing such apples as the Zestar!, the SweeTango and, the giant among them, the Honeycrisp. He’s also developed many other fruits too. It’s involved a lot of hard work, experimentation and tasting thousands of apples.
Moriarty adds murder charges in Park Tavern crash
Prosecutors on Monday filed third-degree murder charges against Steven Frane Bailey of St. Louis Park, the alleged drunk driver in the Park Tavern crash. The new charges come in addition to two counts of vehicular homicide and nine counts of criminal vehicular operation that Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty filed last week.
HUGE Improv Theater, a Minneapolis comedy hub for nearly 20 years, to close in October
Due to financial challenges, HUGE Improv Theater in Minneapolis will close permanently at the end of October. The announcement comes less than a month after two leaders resigned amid concerns about diversity and inclusion.
Can the most popular red wine in the U.S. endure climate change?
Bold cabernet sauvignon wines made Napa Valley famous. Now, hotter temperatures are starting to damage the grapes, so some wineries are starting to experiment.