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Peak leaf-peeping across the state this weekend

Peak leaf-peeping across the state this weekend

Fall color is at its peak around the state. We've been having those cool temperatures that help the leaves turn from green to red and orange and yellow.
by MPR News Staff

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Why are Minnesota pheasant numbers down? Ask Washington

Why are Minnesota pheasant numbers down? Ask Washington

With hunting season set to open Saturday, there are efforts underway to increase pheasant numbers. But a lot depends on what happens in Congress.
by Mark Steil

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New St. Paul food truck hall wants you to do its promotion

New St. Paul food truck hall wants you to do its promotion

The Seventh Street Truck Park brought the food-truck experience indoors. The quirky eatery is on the leading edge of the industry's effort to turn customers into their marketers.
by Emma Sapong

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Hoping to ease tribal homelessness, Leech Lake band takes back its land

Hoping to ease tribal homelessness, Leech Lake band takes back its land

The band is retaking control of hundreds of lakeshore lots it owns and leases in northern Minnesota. That's forcing cabin owners to move their structures or sell them to band members.
by John Enger

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Meet the 2017 MacArthur 'genius' grant winners

Meet the 2017 MacArthur 'genius' grant winners

Jason De Leon, Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Derek Peterson are among the 24 winners of this year's MacArthur Fellowship, which honors "extraordinarily talented and creative individuals."
by Colin Dwyer

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MnDOT shutting I-35E in north metro the next 2 weekends

Concrete pavement repairs will require closures of Interstate 35E the next two weekends between I-694 in Vadnais Heights and I-35 in Columbus. The first closure starts Friday night.
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Fenty Beauty, Dove and colorism in the cosmetics industry

Given the success of Fenty Beauty, what does Rihanna understand about the cosmetics industry that mainstream beauty brands don't? And what does the Dove controversy say about the change that's still needed in the beauty industry?
by Kerri Miller, Julia Franz and Jeffrey Bissoy

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Teetotaling made trendy

Teetotaling made trendy

High-end, nonalcoholic beverages are on the rise — with growing demand from bars and restaurants to carry drinks that go beyond water and sweet sodas for those who don't drink alcohol.
by Maanvi Singh

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