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Drone surveys help scientists understand impact of Rapidan Dam ‘avulsive failure’

Drone surveys help scientists understand impact of Rapidan Dam ‘avulsive failure’

Documenting and researching this type of dam failure is a way for researchers to help get data out to public officials and respond in case something like this were to happen again in another place.
by Hannah Yang

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Appetites: St. Paul chef re-opens restaurant after fire — and adds surprises to the menu

Appetites: St. Paul chef re-opens restaurant after fire — and adds surprises to the menu

Eric Pham’s restaurant was destroyed in a fire last year, but that didn’t stop the up-and-coming chef. MPR News guest host Emily Reese spoke with Pham about Khue’s Kitchen and his new menu.
by Emily Reese and Matthew Alvarez

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Highways reopening in southern Minnesota after closures due to blizzard; Walz activates National Guard

Highways reopening in southern Minnesota after closures due to blizzard; Walz activates National Guard

With shovels, snowblowers and snowplows, Minnesotans got to work Wednesday digging out from a major late-winter storm that walloped southern and eastern parts of the state with heavy snow, howling winds and blizzard conditions.
by Andrew Krueger, Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Stripper Awards Gala in Minneapolis spotlights sex workers, decriminalization efforts

Stripper Awards Gala in Minneapolis spotlights sex workers, decriminalization efforts

The event for sex workers and their allies praised the best in the business while advocating for stronger labor protections for dancers and sharing the importance of decriminalized sex work.
by Sam Stroozas

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Jenkins won’t seek fourth term on Minneapolis City Council

Jenkins won’t seek fourth term on Minneapolis City Council

Before she became the first Black openly trans woman to be elected to office in the United States in 2017, Andrea Jenkins served as a policy aide in city hall.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota’s 2025 moose population stable, but they’re not out of the woods yet

Minnesota’s 2025 moose population stable, but they’re not out of the woods yet

The DNR estimates there are 4,040 moose in northeastern Minnesota, up from 3,470 in 2024. Their numbers have remained stable for more than a decade after crashing from 2009 to 2013, but climate change, predators and parasites still put them at risk, officials say.
by MPR News Staff

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Disabled Minnesota veteran inverts American flag after losing job in federal downsizing

Disabled Minnesota veteran inverts American flag after losing job in federal downsizing

A Minnesota veteran left disabled following several overseas deployments used the flag a distress signal after being laid off as part of the Trump administration’s effort to downsize the federal government.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Minnesota House rejects banning transgender athletes from girls sports

Minnesota House rejects banning transgender athletes from girls sports

Republicans in control of the House had brought forward the proposal, which mirrored a recent executive order from President Donald Trump. The bill, however, wasn’t expected to pass.
by Dana Ferguson, Elizabeth Shockman and Peter Cox

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