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No free pass during shutdown; anglers must be licensed
There is no free pass for anglers who thought they could fish through the government shutdown without a fishing license, said Tom Landwehr, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Minnesota's caves offer underground adventures
Fewer than 100 miles from Winona are the only two commercial caves in Minnesota: Mystery Cave, part of Forestville State Park near Spring Valley, and Niagara Cave, near Harmony.
Summer home repair
It may be a holiday, but that doesn't mean you can't work on those home projects you've been putting off. Midmorning's home repair experts are in studio to answer your questions.
The number of injuries and property damage caused by fireworks has declined in Minnesota.
Canterbury Park to run extra races in anticiption of shutdown
A couple of extra races will be run Thursday at Canterbury Park in Shakopee. Those races were originally scheduled for Monday, but the racetrack may not be open after today.
As shutdown nears, state park cancellations mount
Employees are preparing state parks for closure, and small tourism community boosters say they'll lose millions because of canceled vacation plans.
Follow-up: The 'triumph' of new-age medicine
In response to feedback from Monday's program on new-age medicine, we take another look at whether alternative medicine ready to claim a place in the mainstream.
Shutdown disrupts state park visitors, holiday plans
Reservations will be disrupted for more than 3,000 campsites in state parks should the government shut down.
Tasting upper Midwest pies with the Heavy Table
Jim Norton and friends at the Heavy Table blog actually took on the task of tasting some 14 pies this weekend from pie bakeries from around the region, and he joined All Things Considered to talk about the results.
Bright Ideas: Chef Isaac Becker
Stephen Smith welcomes Isaac Becker, co-owner and chef of two popular Minneapolis restaurants -- 112 Eatery and Bar LaGrassa. Becker won this year's James Beard award for best chef in the Midwest.