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Disasters

First person: A tour of the tornado zone

First person: A tour of the tornado zone

The director of outreach at the University of Minnesota's Urban Research and Outreach/Engagement Center talks about how last year's tornado affected neighborhoods and people.
by Tom Crann

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Highway 1 fire near Ely contained

Highway 1 fire near Ely contained

Fire officials have declared the Highway 1 fire near Ely to be 100 percent contained.
by Bill Catlin

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Minneapolis looks to future of northside tornado zone

Minneapolis looks to future of northside tornado zone

Nearly a year after a deadly tornado hit north Minneapolis, thousands of homes have been repaired. But the recovery is far from complete in an area that was already struggling with poverty, crime and foreclosures.
by Jessica Mador

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Ely mayor reflects on wildfire reponse

Ely mayor reflects on wildfire reponse

As Highway 1 near Ely reopens, Mayor Roger Skraba tells Morning Edition the city's emergency plan went "good to pretty good."

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Highway reopens after fire near Ely

Highway reopens after fire near Ely

With a wildfire mostly contained, Highway 1 near Ely has reopened and residents have returned to the area.
by Rupa Shenoy

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In a north Minneapolis school, a principal and his students remember the storm

In a north Minneapolis school, a principal and his students remember the storm

Lucy Laney Elementary School is among the seven schools near the path of the tornado last year that tore through portions of north Minneapolis. The schools weren't damaged, but most of the kids experienced the storm firsthand. Emotions still run deep.
by Laura Yuen

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Firefighters work to tame blaze near Ely

Firefighters in northeastern Minnesota say they are making progress battling a fire near Ely. The fire remains 60 percent contained, an official said, and crews have lowered their estimate of the number of acres blackened to 175.
by Matt Sepic

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Grateful Ely watches, regroups after wildfire

Grateful Ely watches, regroups after wildfire

Residents of Ely are regrouping after an extremely close call Thursday after a wildfire burned to within a couple hundred yards of the Iron Range town's southeastern edge.
by Dan Kraker

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After the Mpls. tornado, herons find a new home

After the Mpls. tornado, herons find a new home

It was just about a year ago that a tornado struck north Minneapolis, causing the deaths of two residents and millions of dollars in damage. Another casualty was a great blue heron rookery on an island in the Mississippi River. This week, MPR's Tom Crann took a tour of the herons' new home on a different island, and learned they're doing just fine.
by Tom Crann and Jayne Solinger

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