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On the Iron Range, ore trucks as large as two-story houses set to transform the mining industry

On the Iron Range, ore trucks as large as two-story houses set to transform the mining industry

Mesabi Metallics, an iron ore mine under construction in Nashwauk, has purchased the largest trucks ever used in Minnesota’s iron mines. The trucks haul 400 tons of rock in a single load and are designed to be operated autonomously. 
by Dan Kraker

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Youngest Feeding Our Future defendant gets 10-year sentence

Youngest Feeding Our Future defendant gets 10-year sentence

U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel on Monday imposed a 10-year prison term on the latest defendant to be sentenced in the Feeding Our Future case.
by Matt Sepic

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‘Oat Mafia’ in search of a market for oats in the upper Midwest market

‘Oat Mafia’ in search of a market for oats in the upper Midwest market

Some corn and soybean farmers in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa have started planting oats for environmental reasons, but also in an effort to diversify what’s grown in the Midwest. One area farmer has broken ground on a new oat mill in Albert Lea, Minn., for a local market.
by Clay Masters

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The CDC has backtracked long-held vaccine guidance; Minnesota public health expert responds

The CDC has backtracked long-held vaccine guidance; Minnesota public health expert responds

Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, is worried the CDC’s new messaging could have a chilling effect on vaccination rates.
by Molly Castle Work

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What to know as temporary protected status for Somalis in Minnesota could end

What to know as temporary protected status for Somalis in Minnesota could end

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump called for the immediate end of temporary protected status for Somali people in Minnesota. Here’s a look at what the program is and what’s at stake if Somali people are removed.
by Dana Ferguson, Regina Medina, Chris Farrell and Ellen Finn

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Waymo is coming to Minneapolis. But can the self-driving taxi navigate winter weather?

Waymo is coming to Minneapolis. But can the self-driving taxi navigate winter weather?

With six months of winter weather, the car will have to learn to navigate snowy and icy conditions. An autonomous vehicle researcher at the U of M says that Waymo cars may not be able to drive when it’s actively snowing.
by Chris Farrell and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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