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Two injured in shooting at Uptown Minneapolis restaurant

Two injured in shooting at Uptown Minneapolis restaurant

Minneapolis police are investigating after someone shot and wounded two men inside an Uptown restaurant on Thursday.
by MPR News Staff

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Man convicted in St. Paul bar shootout that killed 1

Man convicted in St. Paul bar shootout that killed 1

A man involved in a gunfight at a crowded bar that left one person dead and more than a dozen wounded in St. Paul was convicted Thursday of eight counts of attempted murder.
by The Associated Press

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Winter Play: Behind the scenes, capturing the moment

Winter Play: Behind the scenes, capturing the moment

When 10 different reporters set out to try new-to-them winter activities, how do you begin to plan visual coverage for their stories? If you’re the photographer assigned to the project, you might just find yourself trying a new activity or two. 
by Ben Hovland

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‘Rusty’ batteries could hold key to Minnesota's carbon-free power future

‘Rusty’ batteries could hold key to Minnesota's carbon-free power future

Two Minnesota utilities plan to install iron-air battery storage systems as they transition to clean energy sources. The batteries are made of iron, an element that’s abundant around the world — including in Minnesota.
by Kirsti Marohn

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North Carolina company drops plans for northeastern Minnesota wood mill

North Carolina company drops plans for northeastern Minnesota wood mill

North Carolina-based Huber Engineered Woods is canceling plans for its proposed $440 million mill in Cohasset, Minn., after a state court earlier this week ruled the city needed to revisit its environmental review of the project. The project ran into opposition from the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, whose reservation is located about a mile from where the mill was proposed.
by Dan Kraker

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Searchers locate 153-year-old wreck of 'bad luck' ship in Lake Superior

Searchers locate 153-year-old wreck of 'bad luck' ship in Lake Superior

It wasn’t a charm, but the third time — a third sinking — is what finally sealed the fate of the sailing vessel Nucleus in 1869. Now, searchers have found the wreck of the Nucleus, surprisingly intact, in the depths of Lake Superior.
by Tim Nelson

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In St. Cloud, VP Harris promotes electric vehicles

In St. Cloud, VP Harris promotes electric vehicles

Days after President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, Vice President Kamala Harris was in St. Cloud to highlight the administration’s record on electric vehicles.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Winter Play: How polar explorer Ann Bancroft finds magic in the winter

Winter Play: How polar explorer Ann Bancroft finds magic in the winter

Polar explorer Ann Bancroft might be winter’s biggest champion. But Bancroft, who’s set records traveling to the North and South Poles, and crossing Antarctica, says the key to surviving our coldest months is to tap into your inner child. 
by Catharine Richert

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Pain, joy, solitude share the trail in Minnesota's 'world's toughest race'

Pain, joy, solitude share the trail in Minnesota's 'world's toughest race'

The Arrowhead 135 winter ultra race tests athletes like no other competition. Some run it to test their survival savvy. Others come to test their spirit in the frozen, lonely North Woods. Every competitor has a story.
by Ben Hovland

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