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Forest Service proposes to more than double Boundary Waters fees

Forest Service proposes to more than double Boundary Waters fees

The Superior National Forest hasn’t raised fees for Boundary Waters trips since 2008, but says the increase is needed to maintain portages and campsites.
by Dan Kraker

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Politics Friday special: Walz, Demuth, Flanagan remember Rep. Melissa Hortman

Politics Friday special: Walz, Demuth, Flanagan remember Rep. Melissa Hortman

Minnesotans are mourning and remembering the life of Rep. Melissa Hortman. MPR News hosts Nina Moini and Brian Bakst walk us through a series of interviews with some of Minnesota’s top political leaders.
by Brian Bakst, Nina Moini, Jeff Jones and Matthew Alvarez

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Northern Minnesota forest recovering from May wildfires, but lakes could suffer for years

Northern Minnesota forest recovering from May wildfires, but lakes could suffer for years

The woods are already starting to regenerate in the area scorched by the Camp House Fire near Brimson, Minn. But researchers worry ash and fine sediment washing into lakes and streams could lead to future water quality problems.
by Dan Kraker

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‘It feels different in here’: Walz returns to the Capitol after death of friend and colleague

‘It feels different in here’: Walz returns to the Capitol after death of friend and colleague

Gov. Tim Walz called Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was fatally shot Saturday, his “closest ally” and praised her bipartisanship as a model for a divided country. Walz told MPR News he has asked his staff to prepare for the possibility of Hortman and her husband to lie in state at the Capitol.
by Brian Bakst

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Demuth says this is ‘not a time for partisanship’ as the House processes loss of Hortman

Demuth says this is ‘not a time for partisanship’ as the House processes loss of Hortman

The Minnesota House of Representatives is reeling from the loss of Rep. Melissa Hortman. Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth spoke with MPR News senior politics reporter Clay Masters about how she and the rest of the Legislature is processing the death of Hortman and what comes next.
by Clay Masters

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Salmonella poisoning linked to pistachio cream sickens 3 in Minnesota

Salmonella poisoning linked to pistachio cream sickens 3 in Minnesota

Four people have been sickened in two states by salmonella poisoning linked to pistachio cream, a nut butter spread. Three people in Minnesota and one in New Jersey fell ill. One person was hospitalized.
by The Associated Press

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Feds charge Boelter with murder, say he targeted 2 other DFL lawmakers Saturday

Feds charge Boelter with murder, say he targeted 2 other DFL lawmakers Saturday

Vance Boelter had been planning attacks for “some time” and went to the homes of four DFL politicians Saturday intending to kill them, the acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota said Monday. “It’s no exaggeration to say this is the stuff of nightmares.”
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith contemplates increased security after shooting of Democratic lawmakers

Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith contemplates increased security after shooting of Democratic lawmakers

Lawmakers are still reeling from the shooting that killed one Minnesota state legislator and her husband and severely wounded another and his wife. Even as authorities searched for the suspect in the shooting, the state’s two U.S. Senators noted the attack was one of an increasing examples of political violence.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota artist weaves human hair into wearable art, reviving an ancient craft

Minnesota artist weaves human hair into wearable art, reviving an ancient craft

Artist Karen Keenan discovered she had family ties to the centuries-old practice of turning human hair into art through an intricate process of braiding and shaping. Now she wants to revive the once-popular Swedish art form by teaching it to others.
by Dan Gunderson

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