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Summer festival spotlight: Braham Pie Day
Braham is known as the Homemade Pie Capital of Minnesota, and ever summer they celebrate by serving hundreds of pies.
What is coal ash and how is it regulated?
About 5.5 million gallons of coal ash wastewater recently leaked from a northern Minnesota power plant. As of this year, the federal government is more strictly regulating the material.
Semi driver gets lost, then gets stuck under bridge in Cottage Grove
The top of the semi’s cab was sheared off and the full-size trailer broke and got stuck beneath the bridge, according to photos shared by Cottage Grove police. Authorities said the driver was not injured.