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Photos: The legacy of the 'Root Beer Lady'

Photos: The legacy of the 'Root Beer Lady'

The Dorothy Molter Museum in Ely, Minn., celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, telling the story of the last full time resident of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. For more than half a century the "Root Beer Lady," as she became known, defied the government to live alone on an island, 15 miles from the nearest road.

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Boundary Waters fires under control

The Knife Lake fire will be declared officially controlled once additional clean-up work is finished.

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Scientists find plastic in all of Great Lakes

Scientists find plastic in all of Great Lakes

One hypothesis is that the plastic in the Great Lakes starts small, possibly as scrubbing beads in household or beauty products, facial scrubs and even some toothpaste.

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Champlin lifts bans sprinklers, car washes after drop in water pressure

The city of Champlin has lifted its earlier ban on residents from watering lawns and washing cars following a drop in water pressure caused by a computer problem.

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BWCA portages and campsites to reopen after fire

Nearly two inches of rain have helped firefighters suppress a wildfire burning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area near the Canadian border.
by Dan Kraker

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Alligator shot in Twin Cities lake

A three-foot-long foot long alligator is presumed dead after a conservation officer from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources shot the animal Monday in a lake in a north Twin Cities metro area lake.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Sand mine gets approval in Mankato

The Planning Commission has approved a conditional use permit for Jordan Sands, an affiliate of Coughlan Companies, which is planning to mine 70 acres and use another 40 acres just north of the city for processing the sand.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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EPA sued for scrapping livestock data collection

Environmental and animal welfare groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, alleging the federal agency unlawfully scrapped a rule that would have authorized it to collect information from large-scale livestock confinement farms.

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