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Theater as small town therapy

Theater as small town therapy

Theater producer and director Ashley Hanson puts on plays in small towns like Granite Falls with the goal of helping people solve big issues.
by Jennifer Vogel

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Moorhead fights against pollution regulations

Moorhead fights against pollution regulations

Moorhead is fighting a new state pollution rule designed to protect water quality in Canada.
by Dan Gunderson

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Warming planet could make big floods more likely

Warming planet could make big floods more likely

This week on Climate Cast, meteorologist Paul Huttner joins us to examine how a warming planet could make "megafloods" more likely. We'll also take a look at FEMA's new flood maps that significantly expand flood zones.

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Input sought on changes to DNR endangered species list

Input sought on changes to DNR endangered species list

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants the public to weigh in on whether it should consider moose, Canada lynx, and about 180 other plant and animal species to be endangered, threatened or of special concern.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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The inconvenient truth about polar bears

In 2008 Zac Unger decided to write a book about polar bears, the quintessential requiem of how human-caused climate change was killing off these magnificent beasts. In the end, he came away with something totally different.

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Red Cliff: Lake barrels contain explosives

The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa says military waste barrels retrieved from Lake Superior contain active explosives.

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Ag Dept. reports new ash borer infestations

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says there are three new emerald ash borer infestations in the Twin Cities.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Wolf hunt opponents gather to plan strategy

Opponents of Minnesota's wolf hunt planned to gather on the Bemidji State University campus on Saturday to explore ways to stop or alter the hunt.
by Tom Robertson

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Zebra mussel larvae in Lake Winnibigoshish

The DNR will add Lake Winnibigoshish in north central Minnesota to its list of waters infested with zebra mussels.
by Tom Robertson

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