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September 28, 2018 12:40 PM

Beauty and the leaf: Minnesota's best places for weekend fall color

Swaths of northwestern and north-central Minnesota will see leaves at 50 to 75 percent peak color this weekend as the fall chill hits the air. Check out the Department of Natural Resources map.

by MPR News Staff

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September 25, 2018 5:55 AM

Protections restored for grizzly bears; hunts blocked

A U.S. judge ordered federal protections restored for grizzly bears in the Northern Rocky Mountains on Monday, a move that blocks the first grizzly hunts planned in the Lower 48 states in almost three decades.

by Associated Press

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September 23, 2018 4:40 PM

Minnesota craft breweries shine at prestigious national competition

The Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild reported that breweries from the state received 12 medals at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver on Saturday.

by MPR News Staff

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September 23, 2018 12:00 PM

Photos: Opening day of duck hunting season in Minnesota

Starting their day well before sunrise, two hunters and a faithful Chesapeake Bay retriever head into the field in northern Minnesota to prepare for the opening day of the 2018 waterfowl hunting season.

by Monika Lawrence

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September 22, 2018 4:45 PM

Barriers to combat invasive carp near completion on southern Minnesota river

Electric currents will run through concrete aprons and immobilize fish, allowing the water's current to push them back downstream.

by Associated Press

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September 20, 2018 6:00 PM

Mounds View amateur radio store prepares to sign off

After more than 30 years of selling radio equipment, dispensing advice and serving as a hub of the wireless hobby across the Midwest, owners Dan and Maline Fish say they're retiring and preparing to pull the plug on Radio City, their store in Mounds View.

by Tom Crann and Tim Nelson

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September 19, 2018 5:51 PM

Appetites: Is raising your own chickens worth the work?

Chef and cookbook author Amy Thielen shares her experience raising multiple egg-laying chickens.

by Tom Crann

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September 18, 2018 9:37 AM

Hiker breaks Superior Hiking Trail record, and leg

The previous record for the 310-mile Superior Hiking Trail was in 8 days, 7 hours and 59 minutes. Ajay Pickett finished in 7 days, 20 hours and 56 minutes.