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Saturday's deer opener brings expanded testing for chronic wasting disease

Saturday's deer opener brings expanded testing for chronic wasting disease

More than 400,000 hunters are expected to participate in the Minnesota deer hunting season this year. Hunters can expect expanded testing for chronic wasting disease and restrictions on the movement of killed deer, all aimed at limiting the spread of the disease that is always fatal in deer.
by Dan Gunderson

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Minnesota professor takes sabbatical, finds joy in waiting tables

Minnesota professor takes sabbatical, finds joy in waiting tables

When a professor takes a sabbatical, they typically don’t end up waiting tables at a local brewery. For Matthew Batt, a University of St. Thomas associate professor of English, that became his reality. He detailed the journey in his book the “Last Supper Club: A Waiters Requiem.”
by Tom Crann and Lukas Levin

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What to know about trunk-or-treating, a trick-or-treating alternative

What to know about trunk-or-treating, a trick-or-treating alternative

Trunk-or-treating has been popular among churches, where people gather in parking lots and decorate their car trunks. Here's a rundown of how it started and how to find one nearby.
by Ayana Archie

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Minnesota DNR gives Twin Metals green light to explore for minerals near Boundary Waters

Minnesota DNR gives Twin Metals green light to explore for minerals near Boundary Waters

Twin Metals, which has been blocked by the Biden administration in its efforts to build a $1.7 billion copper-nickel mine near Ely, Minn., now has the go-ahead to explore for minerals in the area owned by the state of Minnesota.
by Dan Kraker

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Worldwide, women cook twice as much as men: One country bucks the trend

Worldwide, women cook twice as much as men: One country bucks the trend

A new gallop survey finds the gender gap in home cooking has widened. Globally, women cook an average of 9 meals per week, compared to 4 meals for men. And some countries have bigger gaps than others.
by Allison Aubrey

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Scary and sudsy: Spooky car washes pop up across Minnesota for Halloween

Scary and sudsy: Spooky car washes pop up across Minnesota for Halloween

Developers of Tommy’s Express Car Wash pride themselves on their design: open, bright and soothing for people with autoplenophobia — fear of car washes. But it’s Halloween season, which is all about fear. So this weekend, Tommy’s washes across Minnesota and the country are switching things up.
by Amy Felegy

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