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Train carrying hazardous material derails in NW Minnesota; no injuries or evacuations reported

Train carrying hazardous material derails in NW Minnesota; no injuries or evacuations reported

Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway said some of the cars that derailed near Lancaster, Minn., were carrying hazardous materials, but said “the initial assessment by first responders on the scene is that there are no leaks from the rail cars.”
by Andrew Krueger

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Inequality even in death: Mankato project finds racial covenants in a cemetery and beyond

Inequality even in death: Mankato project finds racial covenants in a cemetery and beyond

A Mankato project found racial covenants in seven neighborhoods and a cemetery. The city council recently voted to condemn racial covenants and now is pursuing the discharge of discriminatory language from property deeds.
by Hannah Yang

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A Native radio station's long, influential reach after Wounded Knee

A Native radio station's long, influential reach after Wounded Knee

It’s been 40 years since the Midwest’s first Native American radio station went on the air. KILI Radio on the Pine Ridge reservation serves as an inspiration for many Minnesotans, including Alfred Walking Bull of Minneapolis.
by Todd Melby and Melissa Olson

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When Minneapolis shelter dogs need exercise, these volunteers come running

When Minneapolis shelter dogs need exercise, these volunteers come running

A program at Minneapolis Animal Care and Control lets trained volunteers borrow a dog to go out for a run. It gets everyone — whether they have two legs or four — out for fresh air, and can give the dogs a better chance at a successful adoption.
by Tim Nelson

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Wells Academy founder creates spaces for Indigenous workers

Wells Academy founder creates spaces for Indigenous workers

A Red Lake Band member who has made it big in the engineering world has long tried to give others a helping hand. Now, Andy Wells has taken things one step further by launching an engineering internship in the community center on the Red Lake Reservation.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Officials warn of extreme fire danger in northern Minnesota

Officials warn of extreme fire danger in northern Minnesota

State and federal land managers are warning of extreme fire danger across northeastern Minnesota, as a lack of precipitation, low humidity, warm temperatures and strong winds combine to create ideal conditions for wildfires.
by Dan Kraker

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Walz signs bill making marijuana legal in Minnesota

Walz signs bill making marijuana legal in Minnesota

Gov. Tim Walz signed a marijuana legalization bill, which begins to roll out in a few months in phases. Full retail sales could be a year or more away.
by Brian Bakst

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Grand Marais artist Howard Sivertson's legacy on the North Shore

Grand Marais artist Howard Sivertson's legacy on the North Shore

Sivertson was born into a Lake Superior commercial fishing family, but bouts of sea sickness meant fishing would not be in his future. He became an artist, known for the Sivertson Gallery in Grand Marais, Minn. which he co-founded with his daughter, Jan.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Local businesses prep for legal cannabis plants, possession come August

Local businesses prep for legal cannabis plants, possession come August

In just a couple of months, Minnesotans will be able to grow their own cannabis plants and local businesses are eager to help them get started. But there is one thing they can’t sell — cannabis seed.
by Dan Gunderson

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