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Wolves, Lynx and Twins make for big weekend in Minnesota sports

Wolves, Lynx and Twins make for big weekend in Minnesota sports

On Monday, 28 teams in the NBA are giving interviews to share their plans for the upcoming season. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with our sports guys, Wally and Eric, for their takes on all of it.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Burnsville shooting victim among 5 added to St. Paul fallen firefighter memorial

Burnsville shooting victim among 5 added to St. Paul fallen firefighter memorial

Five columns were added to the Minnesota Fallen Firefighters Memorial to commemorate those who have died in the line of duty, including Adam Finseth of Burnsville who was killed in February.
by Nicole Ki

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Children who died at a boarding school in the 1800s return to the White Earth Nation

Children who died at a boarding school in the 1800s return to the White Earth Nation

Two Ojibwe boys who died more than a century ago at the St. John’s Industrial School in Collegeville came home to the White Earth Nation on Sunday. John Parker and Joseph Roy had been buried in the cemetery at St. John’s Abbey.
by Dan Gunderson

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Meet the latest St. Paul icon: A nearly three-story tall loon statue (no lasers included)

Meet the latest St. Paul icon: A nearly three-story tall loon statue (no lasers included)

The Midway neighborhood in St. Paul got a new addition this week, a ginormous loon statue. The 33-foot-tall and 88-foot-wide bird is positioned outside of Allianz Field near the light rail stop.
by Sam Stroozas and Max Sparber

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‘Kind of a big dill’: Urban Indigenous community gathers to crown pickling champs, promote food sovereignty

‘Kind of a big dill’: Urban Indigenous community gathers to crown pickling champs, promote food sovereignty

Judges chose the best pickles at the Third Annual Pickle-Off competition at the Four Sisters Farmers Market in Minneapolis. The event celebrated food preservation in preparation for the winter months.
by Melissa Olson

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