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State weather record could fall today

State weather record could fall today

Cathy Wurzer talks about our record-breaking warm weather with Mark Seeley, a climatologist and meteorologist from the University of Minnesota.
by Cathy Wurzer and Mark Seeley

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Isle Royale wolves could be on the verge of extinction

Isle Royale wolves could be on the verge of extinction

Only nine wolves still wander the wilderness island chain in western Lake Superior and just one is known to be a female, raising doubts they'll bounce back from a recent free-fall unless people lend a hand.

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Warm weather, drought conditions heighten wildfire risk

Warm weather, drought conditions heighten wildfire risk

Unseasonably warm weather and drought conditions have land managers scrambling to make early preparations for what could be a severe fire season.
by Dan Kraker

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Slow moving water supply project nears completion in south Minn.

Slow moving water supply project nears completion in south Minn.

A shortfall in federal funding has slowed construction of a massive water supply system for southwest Minnesota and other areas.
by Mark Steil

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Winona passes 1-year moratorium on frac sand mining

Winona passes 1-year moratorium on frac sand mining

Winona city officials held an emergency meeting this week and passed a one-year moratorium that temporarily bans any new or expanded silica sand mining operations within city limits.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Nuclear power after Fukushima

Nuclear power after Fukushima

SoundVision Productions and American Public Media present "BURN: An Energy Journal." Part 1, by award-winning journalist Alex Chadwick, "Particles: Nuclear Power After Fukushima."

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Minnesota's most influential plants? Arboretum wants input

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum wants to know what people in the state believe to be are the "10 Plants That Changed Minnesota."
by Tom Crann

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Obama signs St. Croix Bridge bill

Obama signs St. Croix Bridge bill

President Barack Obama signed a bill Wednesday authorizing the St. Croix River bridge project near Stillwater. Federal approval was needed to exempt the project from the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
by Brett Neely

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US appeals court allows wolf hunts in Northern Rockies

US appeals court allows wolf hunts in Northern Rockies

A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a lawsuit from conservation groups that want to block wolf hunts that have killed more than 500 of the predators across the Northern Rockies in recent months.

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I-35W bridge engineer to lead Stillwater bridge project

I-35W bridge engineer to lead Stillwater bridge project

Construction of the new $680 million bridge that will span Oak Park Heights and St. Joseph, Wis., is expected to begin in 2014, and take about three years to complete.
by Jessica Mador

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