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Stories from August 21, 2023

Video: Mountain lion takes a backyard stroll in Duluth

Video: Mountain lion takes a backyard stroll in Duluth

Nathaniel Smith expected to see a bear when his home webcam pinged him at 3 a.m. Monday to tell him something was in his yard. Instead, he saw a mountain lion darting between his grill and the patio furniture.
by Tim Nelson

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Crash with members of Minnesota college champion hockey team kills one, injures four

Crash with members of Minnesota college champion hockey team kills one, injures four, and Minnesota and Wisconsin plan a billion dollar rebuild for the iconic Blatnik bridge joining the Twin Ports. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.

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Police investigating after 8 wounded in south Minneapolis shooting

Police investigating after 8 wounded in south Minneapolis shooting

Minneapolis police are investigating another shooting in which multiple people were wounded. Three adults and five juveniles were hurt Sunday evening outside a neighborhood grocery store on East Franklin Avenue near Chicago Avenue south of downtown.
by Matt Sepic

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Warm overnight sets the stage for excessive heat Tuesday

Warm overnight sets the stage for excessive heat Tuesday

Unusually hot weather blasts in for Tuesday and Wednesday across southern Minnesota with overnight thunderstorms possible Monday night north.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Prime, grass fed — bird friendly? Audubon Society label coming to a meat aisle near you

Prime, grass fed — bird friendly? Audubon Society label coming to a meat aisle near you

The Audubon Society is expanding its ranch certification program to the Midwest, in an effort to create consumer demand for bird-friendly ranching practices. A farmer in Clearwater, Minn., is one of the first in the state to start the process.
by Megan Burks and Tom Crann

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Extreme heat's on the way. How rare is it for late August?

Extreme heat's on the way. How rare is it for late August?

High temperatures are forecast to reach well into the 90s Tuesday and Wednesday and even triple digits in some spots. The heat index will be into the triple digits. How rare is this heat, this late?
by Sven Sundgaard

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4th annual Black Entrepreneur State Fair returns to Minneapolis

4th annual Black Entrepreneur State Fair returns to Minneapolis

The event at Midtown Global Market in Minneapolis features some 75 vendors selling food, cosmetics, clothing and other goods. It runs through Saturday.
by Aaliyah Demry

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To deal with Minnesota's PCA shortage, some get creative

To deal with Minnesota's PCA shortage, some get creative

Minneapolis resident Jen Onsum has taken it upon herself to stand out from the crowd with fun clothes and funny posts on social media to attract a Personal Care Attendant, or PCA, to work for her.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Monster hunters are conducting the largest search of Loch Ness in more than 50 years

Monster hunters are conducting the largest search of Loch Ness in more than 50 years

There have been more than a thousand official sightings of the Loch Ness Monster, the Loch Ness Centre says. Nessie enthusiasts are deploying new tools this weekend to try and prove it's real.

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Money tips for young adults   

Money tips for young adults   

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Washington Post personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary and MPR News senior economics contributor Chris Farrell about the daunting money challenges facing young adults and early habits that build financial success.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Excessive heat with big temperature contrasts statewide

Excessive heat with big temperature contrasts statewide

Hot and humid air will be moving north, affecting southwestern Minnesota on Monday and more of southern Minnesota Tuesday and Wednesday. Storms and cooler temperatures are possible north.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Excessive heat for southern Minnesota this week

Excessive heat for southern Minnesota this week

Monday will see muggy air return and heat surge into southern Minnesota while northern Minnesota remains cloudier and cooler with a few showers. Tuesday and Wednesday will see heat spread a bit more north.
by Sven Sundgaard

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8 are injured in a shooting; excessive heat warning for southern Minnesota

Police are investigating after a shooting left eight people injured in Minneapolis Sunday evening. Excessive heat warning and heat advisories are posted for much of southern Minnesota through Thursday. This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.

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Justice for All Stolen Lives march demands accountability, healing

Justice for All Stolen Lives march demands accountability, healing

Chants echoed through the streets of St. Paul Sunday during a march and caravan as protesters sought justice for all those killed during encounters with law enforcement.
by Regina Medina

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Cuts at St. Cloud State end theater program

Cuts at St. Cloud State end theater program

Incoming students will no longer be admitted in the theater program but the small group of students currently majoring and minoring in theater are in what is called a teachout year, in which current students will get the classes they need in order to graduate from the university.
by Aaliyah Demry

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Minnesota State Fair by the numbers

Minnesota State Fair by the numbers

The Great Minnesota Get-Together is upon us. And for some of us, the best part about it isn’t the corn dogs and cheese curds — it’s the data and the numbers we get to crunch.
by Craig Helmstetter

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What Minnesota campaign veterans will watch for in GOP presidential debate

What Minnesota campaign veterans will watch for in GOP presidential debate

The presidential race enters a new phase as several Republican hopefuls debate for the first time in Milwaukee, Wis., on Wednesday. MPR News asked two well-known Minnesotans who have been on that national debate stage what they are thinking as the debate approaches. 
by Mark Zdechlik

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Ecuador's presidential election moves toward a runoff vote in October

Ecuador's presidential election moves toward a runoff vote in October

No candidate in Sunday's special presidential election received enough support to be declared winner. The vote took place amid thousands of police officers and soldiers deployed across the country.
by The Associated Press

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8 injured in Minneapolis shooting

8 injured in Minneapolis shooting

Police are investigating after a shooting left eight people injured in Minneapolis Sunday evening.
by MPR News Staff

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