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March 5, 2015 4:12 PM

Home team, new home: Saints roll into Lowertown

The St. Paul Saints moved into their new $63 million ballpark on Thursday with a few things left to do before opening day. Baseball, though, is only 11 weeks away.

by Tim Nelson

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March 4, 2015 5:31 PM

Appetites: Hmong cuisine, 'the ultimate fusion food'

Pakou Hang, co-founder and executive director of the Hmong American Farmers Association, shares five things you might not have known about Hmong food and farming in Minnesota.

by Steven John

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March 4, 2015 5:05 PM

Superior ice caves reopening Thursday morning

Rangers had closed the caves temporarily Tuesday evening due to weather conditions. Expect 30 below wind chills and slippery conditions at the caves if you go Thursday.

by MPR News Staff

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March 3, 2015 7:19 AM

Ever cheat at Monopoly? So did its creator: He stole the idea from a woman

The game Charles Darrow sold in the 1930s bore a striking resemblance to a game Lizzie Magie patented in 1904. In "The Monopolists," Mary Pilon tells Monopoly's origin story.

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March 2, 2015 5:47 PM

Park Service temporarily closing Superior ice caves Tuesday evening

With a winter storm coming, rangers decided to close access to the ice caves starting 6 p.m. Tuesday. The earliest the ice caves would be reopened is sometime on Thursday.

by MPR News Staff

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March 2, 2015 7:38 AM

Apostle Islands ice caves opening draws 11K

Despite slippery conditions and a new fee, 11,200 people took in Wisconsin's Lake Superior ice caves over the weekend. The weather is likely to shut the caves by March 17.

by Tim Nelson and Jon Collins

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March 1, 2015 12:00 AM

Fish houses must go for (almost) spring cleaning

The Department of Natural Resources is reminding anglers to remove fish houses and garbage from lakes before the ice melts.

by Dan Gunderson

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February 27, 2015 2:47 PM

Like local food? DNR wants you to hunt your own turkey

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is teaching people to hunt wild turkeys in an effort to stem waning interest in hunting and bolster public support for wild land and conservation.

by Tim Nelson