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What a difference a week makes: Where to catch the changing fall colors in Minnesota

What a difference a week makes: Where to catch the changing fall colors in Minnesota

The Minnesota DNR’s fall colors map suggests leaves are between 25-75 percent changed. The most colorful sights are in the state’s arrowhead region, central Minnesota and in the northeast. The Twin Cities metro area remains fairly green.
by Anika Besst

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Disability advocates celebrate inaugural inclusion of e-mobility devices in Twin Cities Marathon

Disability advocates celebrate inaugural inclusion of e-mobility devices in Twin Cities Marathon

For the first time, Twin Cities Marathon organizers have approved electric handcycles for disabled participants. That’s great news for Quinn Brett who first ran the marathon about 20 years ago. This year, she’s back in the race for the first time since becoming paralyzed from the waist down in 2017.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Dreamer entrepreneur behind new Mexican flavored markets in Minneapolis

Dreamer entrepreneur behind new Mexican flavored markets in Minneapolis

Daniel Hernandez, the owner of Colonial Market stores in Minneapolis has long dreamed of success and is bringing fresh food and jobs to parts of the city where both are in short supply.
by Regina Medina

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Heavy rainfall made this year’s pumpkin harvest ‘one of the hardest’

Heavy rainfall made this year’s pumpkin harvest ‘one of the hardest’

It’s finally pumpkin season but this year’s heavy rainfall has made the harvest “one of the hardest,” according to University of Minnesota pumpkin expert Jenny Thull.
by Tom Crann, Ngoc Bui and Lukas Levin

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Minnesota trees in turmoil due to drastic seasonal changes

Minnesota trees in turmoil due to drastic seasonal changes

Minnesota’s trees are having a tough time. There was barely any snow last winter, leaving roots unprotected. Then the soil became downright swampy after an extremely soggy spring and early summer. Now, conditions have flipped to widespread drought in a matter of weeks.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Campfire ban now in place for Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Campfire ban now in place for Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Deepening drought conditions have led officials to ban campfires in northern Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Meanwhile, authorities reported an increase in activity in recent days at a smoldering wildfire in the BWCAW.
by Dan Kraker and Andrew Krueger

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Why the price of eggs is on the rise again

Why the price of eggs is on the rise again

The price of eggs has risen by about 28 percent in the past year, largely due to outbreaks of avian flu. Those prices could continue to climb during the holidays, as demand for baked goods increases.
by Ayana Archie

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