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Photo gallery: Fall color arrives in northern Minnesota

Photo gallery: Fall color arrives in northern Minnesota

The fall colors are starting to spread farther south in Minnesota. If you can't make it up north this weekend, check out some of our great photos.
by Andrew Krueger

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Appetites: Pumpkin spice is not always nice

Appetites: Pumpkin spice is not always nice

Love it or hate it, pumpkin spice season is here. Snack enthusiast Ben Passer joins the show to talk pumpkin-flavor products.
by Tom Crann

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Chronic wasting disease found in deer killed near Preston

Chronic wasting disease found in deer killed near Preston

A hunter killed the deer during the opening weekend of archery season in southeastern Minnesota. The DNR said the discovery highlights the need for continued vigilance against the disease.
by MPR News Staff

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Photos: Red Wing's historic Sheldon Theatre reopens

Photos: Red Wing's historic Sheldon Theatre reopens

New features include a studio space on the third floor, a new green room and bathrooms that are easier to use for people with disabilities.
by Catharine Richert

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

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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Protections restored for grizzly bears; hunts blocked

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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Photos: Opening day of duck hunting season in Minnesota

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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