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Invasive species change Minnesota lakes

Invasive species change Minnesota lakes

Aquatic invasive species are drawing a of of attention in Minnesota. Just one invasive, the zebra mussel, is expected to cause billions of dollars in economic effects over the next decade.
by Dan Gunderson

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Ice fishing tournament on Gull Lake postponed

Ice fishing tournament on Gull Lake postponed

One of Minnesota's largest ice fishing tournaments has been postponed until next month because the ice is not quite thick enough.

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Minn. DNR tweaks Lake Vermilion walleye slot limit

Minn. DNR tweaks Lake Vermilion walleye slot limit

The DNR announced a new protected slot limit for walleye from 18 to 26 inches that will take effect with the May 12 fishing opener. The daily limit remains at four fish.

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Tiny frog claimed as world's smallest vertebrate

Tiny frog claimed as world's smallest vertebrate

A frog that can perch on the tip of your pinkie with room to spare has been claimed as the world's smallest vertebrate species.

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Playing for Change redefines ‘global music’

Playing for Change redefines ‘global music’

The Playing For Change Foundation is dedicated to creating positive social change through music education. You can hear director Mark Johnson talk about the foundation's work at MPR on Jan 23.
by Marianne Combs

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3M wins legal point but not the fight, state says

An early decision in a legal fight over environmental pollution is a significant victory for 3M says the company, but Minnesota disputes that.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Wis. Assembly could vote on mining next week

The state Assembly is set to vote next week on a bill that pits the promise of hundreds of jobs against worries an iron ore mine would despoil a pristine area in northern Wisconsin near Lake Superior.

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Rare bird turns up in southern Minnesota yard

Bird watchers are atwitter about the sighting of the rare spotted towhee in southern Minnesota.

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AT&T asks appeals court to allow tower near BWCA

AT&T asks appeals court to allow tower near BWCA

AT&T is asking the Minnesota Court of Appeals to overturn a judge's decision barring it from building a 450-foot cellphone tower with flashing lights that would be visible within parts of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

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