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Lifestyle

Compacted ice, cold snap to blame for Twin Cities' traffic woes

Compacted ice, cold snap to blame for Twin Cities' traffic woes

The Minnesota Department of Transportation says 80 percent of the metro highway system is clear, but many local streets and arterial roads remain caked with ice, making driving conditions difficult.
by Curtis Gilbert

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How to have a transformative travel experience

How to have a transformative travel experience

Keith Bellows, editor-in-chief of National Geographic Traveler magazine, and Rudy Maxa will join us to discuss travel experiences that truly changed or enlightened them.

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Wis. DNR wants to scale back hunting bill

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources recommended last week that a hunting bill be scaled back after lawmakers and state agencies were inundated with nearly 2,000 angry emails and letters opposing its breadth.

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A hunting season on wolves was the right and ethical choice

A hunting season on wolves was the right and ethical choice

It's not shaping up as the mindless slaughter protesters would have us imagine.

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Appetites: Rooftop restaurant 'Union' opens in time for winter

Appetites: Rooftop restaurant 'Union' opens in time for winter

A new restaurant with a rooftop patio opens in downtown Minneapolis just in time for below freezing temperatures. Who does that?

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'Ask the President' show with MPR President Jon McTaggart

'Ask the President' show with MPR President Jon McTaggart

Minnesota Public Radio President and CEO Jon McTaggart answers questions from the radio and online audiences about MPR's news, information and music programming on the radio and in the digital world.

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Wisconsin closing another wolf harvest zone

Wisconsin is closing a third wolf harvest zone. The Department of Natural Resources says Zone in far northwestern Wisconsin will close to hunting and trapping of wolves at 5 p.m. Sunday.

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Groups sponsor rally against Minn. wolf hunt

Groups sponsor rally against Minn. wolf hunt

Opponents of wolf hunting planned to hold a rally on the Iron Range on Saturday to protest the state's first ongoing managed wolf hunt.
by Dan Kraker

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Black Friday brings our fear of scarcity to full bloom

Black Friday brings our fear of scarcity to full bloom

Yes, we want a good deal; but even more, we don't want to feel we've missed out.

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Appetites: 'Third wave' of coffee evolution brings new level of artisanship

Appetites: 'Third wave' of coffee evolution brings new level of artisanship

The revolution in local food has a potable component. Craft brewing and locally roasted coffee are rising in popularity, not just in the Twin Cities, but also in other parts of the state, such as Duluth.
by Tom Crann

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