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Appetites: Ideas to get out of your grilling comfort zone
Grilling season is in full swing, and maybe you've already had your fill of burgers and hotdogs. So All Things Considered turned to chef-entrepreneur and cookbook author Amalia Moreno-Damgaard for ideas to help us get out of our grilling comfort zones.
Chef Gavin Kaysen on his new restaurant and fine dining in the Twin Cities
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with award-winning chef Gavin Kaysen about growing up in Minnesota, cooking at some of the best restaurants in the world and then coming home to open upscale restaurants in Minneapolis.
Twin Cities' Animal Humane Society receives record $6 million donation
The Twin Cities-based Animal Humane Society says a $6 million estate bequest — the largest gift in the organization's history — will kick-start a transformation of animal care in the metro area.
Minnesota DNR using GPS collars to track fawns’ movements
The study — the first of its kind in southern Minnesota in about two decades — should provide valuable information about how deer are moving across the landscape, their habitat preference and survival rates.
Deputies rescue horses stuck in northern Minnesota bog
An hourslong effort in Beltrami County over the weekend ended with the successful rescue of two horses that had gotten stuck in a bog.
Owamni in Minneapolis wins James Beard award for Best New Restaurant
Dana Thompson and Chef Sean Sherman, co-owners of the innovative Indigenous restaurant, accepted the prestigious award at the Lyric Opera in Chicago Monday evening.
Yellowstone National Park closed to visitors due to flooding
Major flooding swept away at least one bridge, washed away roads and set off mudslides in Yellowstone National Park on Monday, prompting officials to close the entrances to the popular tourist attraction and evacuate visitors.
A strawberry supermoon will rise on Tuesday. Here's how to watch
June's full moon gets its nickname from the strawberry harvesting season in the Northeastern U.S. It also happens to be at its closest distance to Earth in its orbit, which makes it a supermoon.