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Wildfires force Forest Service to close access to parts of Boundary Waters, ban campfires

Wildfires force Forest Service to close access to parts of Boundary Waters, ban campfires

The U.S. Forest Service is closing public access to a large swath of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area northwest of Ely, and the agency has also banned campfires, as several small wildfires burn in the wilderness.
by Dan Kraker

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Deal with developer could lead to new sports stadium in Rochester

Deal with developer could lead to new sports stadium in Rochester

Rochester’s city council unanimously approved an exclusive agreement with Wisconsin-based Landmark Development. It gives the company six months to decide if it wants to build a facility on a piece of city-owned land downtown.
by Catharine Richert

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Isle Royale campground temporarily closed because of ‘increasingly bold’ wolf

Isle Royale campground temporarily closed because of ‘increasingly bold’ wolf

“Over the past week, a wolf has been spotted in the campground, sniffing and pawing at tents, dragging backpacks away from tents, and entering a tent,” officials at the Lake Superior island park said in a news release.
by Andrew Krueger

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What to know about the fatal shooting of a Houston man by an ICE officer

What to know about the fatal shooting of a Houston man by an ICE officer

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston as he drove his construction crew to a job. His death set off protests in Texas’ largest city and calls from Democrats and Salgado Araujo’s family for an independent investigation.
by The Associated Press

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