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Wolf hunting in Wis. closes for season

Wolf hunting in Wis. closes for season

Wisconsin closed the last of its six wolf hunting zones on Sunday evening after reaching its target quota.
by Dan Kraker

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Minn. mine plan open for public comment

Environmental reviews of two proposed silica sand mines in Winona County are up for public comment starting Monday.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Record year for Minn. wildlife rehab center

Record year for Minn. wildlife rehab center

The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota had its busiest year ever in 2012.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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It's December: Brrrr. Is my house shivering?

What if houses were warm-blooded, and got cold in December like we do? What if? Then, you'd do to them what we do to ourselves: you bundle them up in something warm. That's what this charming little video (an ad for a natural gas company) does: it dresses a house, covering floors, banisters, radiators, the odd sneaker, toys, stoves, teapots with comfy looking wool. Even the shower gets a wool-over.

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SW Minn. residential wells run dry as drought drags on

SW Minn. residential wells run dry as drought drags on

As severe drought continues across most of the state, residential wells are going dry in parts of Minnesota. The southwest region of the state has been especially hard-hit, making residents and officials scramble to find new water sources as underground aquifers shrink.
by Mark Steil

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Suburban Minnehaha Creek restoration starts

The creek north of Excelsior Boulevard was straightened to allow for development, and now the plan is to rebuild its natural curves and environmental potential.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Tuning out the news of a massacre may be the best coping mechanism

Tuning out the news of a massacre may be the best coping mechanism

Today on the MPR News Update, Minnesota mental health professionals and educators address mass shootings. We hear from the son of a victim of a mass shooting in Minneapolis. Also, we have the latest on the Cold Spring police officer killing, a plan to move sand around in Wabasha, and on how the group that pressed for construction of a new St. Croix River bridge is keeping the pressure on.
by Phil Picardi and Hart Van Denburg

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Sand mining company wins round in Wabasha: No environmental review

Sand mining company wins round in Wabasha: No environmental review

The Wabasha City Council on Monday decided against requiring an environmental review of a company that wants to open a silica sand transportation facility in the city.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Minn. court affirms wild rice protection

The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling Monday dismissing a challenge to the state's water quality standard protecting wild rice.
by Dan Kraker

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Panel weighs cleanup grant for Surly site

A Metropolitan Council committee will consider on Monday whether to recommend a half-million-dollar grant to clean up a polluted industrial site where the Surly Brewing Co. wants to build a new facility.
by Curtis Gilbert

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