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DNR confirms new Line 3 aquifer breach in northern Minnesota

DNR confirms new Line 3 aquifer breach in northern Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources confirmed it’s investigating the rupture near Moose Lake, south of Hill City in Aitkin County in an area with complex wetlands and peat bogs. It’s the fourth confirmed breach of a groundwater aquifer along the Line 3 corridor.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Art Hounds: Ely is about to get crowded

Art Hounds: Ely is about to get crowded

This week, the Art Hounds recommend the Blueberry Art Festival in Ely, Minn.; Deborah Foutch’s exhibition “Nine Artists in Conversation” in Minneapolis and Cow Tipping Press’s Cowchella in St. Paul.
by Heidi Raschke and Lukas Levin

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What the SAG-AFTRA strike means for Minnesota

What the SAG-AFTRA strike means for Minnesota

There’s a good chance you’ve got a SAG-AFTRA member living in your apartment building, down your street or in your community. And as the national actors’ strike enters its third week, Minnesota members are asking for support and solidarity.
by Gracie Stockton and Phil Picardi

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Demand for CSA memberships still high after pandemic surge

Demand for CSA memberships still high after pandemic surge

Community Supported Agriculture deliveries, or CSAs, long a presence in Minnesota, took off during the pandemic. Unlike other pandemic-related trends, there is still strong interest in the food partnerships.
by Hannah Yang

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Annie's Project marks two decades of empowering women in agriculture

Annie's Project marks two decades of empowering women in agriculture

More women are taking leadership roles in agriculture across Minnesota and the country. Annie’s Project, a program that provides education and support for women in farming, is marking 20 years of helping women take that step.
by Dan Gunderson

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New law allows Minnesota students to opt out of shooter drills

New law allows Minnesota students to opt out of shooter drills

The law’s author said the plan is designed to give school districts more guidance and minimize trauma for students during active shooter simulations and drills.
by Dana Ferguson

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Man who killed 1 Fargo officer, hurt 2, was interviewed about guns in 2021 after tip, FBI says

Man who killed 1 Fargo officer, hurt 2, was interviewed about guns in 2021 after tip, FBI says

The heavily armed man who killed one Fargo police officer and wounded two as they were investigating a traffic stop had been interviewed about his guns in 2021 after the FBI received a tip, authorities said Thursday.
by The Associated Press

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Fairview, Sanford call off health systems merger

Fairview, Sanford call off health systems merger

“Without support for this transaction from certain Minnesota stakeholders, we have determined it is in the best interest of Sanford Health to discontinue the merger process,” Sanford’s CEO said Thursday. He did not say which stakeholders.
by Michelle Wiley, Tim Nelson and Matt Sepic

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Atop former monorail track, Minnesota Zoo's new Treetop Trail set to open

On the structure that once supported enclosed monorail trains, the new open-air, at-your-own-pace Treetop Trail loops for more than a mile through the forest canopy at the 485-acre zoo in Apple Valley, Minn.
by Tim Nelson

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Fond du Lac Band sues 3M and other companies over PFAS pollution

Fond du Lac Band sues 3M and other companies over PFAS pollution

The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa alleges manufacturers and distributors of the chemicals, which were used to make firefighting foam that was used for decades near the Fond du Lac reservation, have threatened “the health, welfare and rights of the Band.”
by Dan Kraker

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