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Massive solar storm speeds toward Earth

Massive solar storm speeds toward Earth

The largest solar storm in five years was due to arrive on Earth early Thursday, promising to shake the globe's magnetic field while expanding the Northern Lights. The storm started with a massive solar flare earlier in the week and grew as it raced outward from the sun.

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MPR News Primer: Frac sand mining

MPR News Primer: Frac sand mining

In hydraulic fracturing, a sand made from quartz rock plentiful in our region is blasted into shale rock to extract oil and natural gas.
by Paul Tosto

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Minn. DNR to reassess deer population goals

Amid complaints by hunters, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says it will begin reassessing its deer population goals this spring.

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The aging of the BWCA visitor

The aging of the BWCA visitor

Is it a problem that the average age of a visitor to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is approaching twice that of the average age in the 1960s?
by Bob Collins

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Asian carp caught in Mississippi River near Winona

Asian carp caught in Mississippi River near Winona

Officials confirm that commercial fishermen caught a silver carp and a bighead carp in the Mississippi River near Winona.
by Elizabeth Baier

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St. Croix bridge supporters hail long-awaited approval

St. Croix bridge supporters hail long-awaited approval

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat, and Republican U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann met in Stillwater this morning to celebrate the passage of legislation that allows for a new bridge connecting the city to western Wisconsin.
by Rupa Shenoy

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N.D. man sentenced in Minn. zebra mussel case

N.D. man sentenced in Minn. zebra mussel case

A North Dakota man accused of introducing zebra mussels into a Minnesota lake last year has been fined $500 and ordered to pay $500 in restitution.

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