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September 17, 2019 3:21 PM

E-scooters: The good, the bad and the bloody

Dozens of people responded to an MPR News query about electric scooters, after a story on injuries related to them. Many complain about e-scooters blocking sidewalks and riders not wearing helmets.

by Brandt Williams

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September 17, 2019 10:41 AM

American becomes 1st person to swim English Channel four times without stopping

Sarah Thomas of Colorado plunged into the record books with her 54-hour feat. She finished Tuesday and said she was stung in the face by a jellyfish in the process.

by Brakkton Booker

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September 14, 2019 9:40 AM

This year's wet weather may lead to vibrant fall colors in Minnesota

Abundant rainfall this year may lead to a particularly vibrant display of fall color across Minnesota — as long as we get some sunny, dry days in the coming weeks.

by Andrew Krueger

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September 13, 2019 10:00 AM

Return of the highway closures leads this weekend's road woes

Drivers in the north Twin Cities metro beware, a stretch of southbound Interstate 35E will be closed for much of the weekend.

by MPR News Staff

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September 11, 2019 5:26 PM

Appetites: Live vicariously through this food writer's Twin Cities pizza tour

Abeer Syedah ate 50 slices of the Twin Cities’ most-recommended pizzas so you don’t have to (but will really want to).

by Tom Crann and Kyle Shiely

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September 11, 2019 6:29 AM

A throwaway line led Washington Post reporter to call rural midwest his new home

Christopher Ingraham, a data reporter at The Washington Post, found unexpected joy when he moved his family to the county he once called "the absolute worst place to live in America."

by Rachel Martin

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September 11, 2019 4:00 AM

Washington Post reporter called NW Minn. county the worst — then it saved him

Some Minnesotans — including MPR’s Bemidji correspondent — viewed Christopher Ingraham’s 2016 move to Red Lake County as a stunt. But in his new book about the experience, Ingraham reveals how northwestern Minnesota helped restore him and his family. So, yeah, he might be one of us.

by John Enger

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September 10, 2019 2:53 PM

Minnesota's booze business is aging well

Minnesota has always had grapes and grain. Now distilleries and wineries are putting those crops to use in interesting ways. Angela Davis led a conversation about the state’s growing wine and spirits industries.

by Manda Lillie and Angela Davis