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Iron Rangers launch a news site to fill a gap in northern Minnesota

Iron Rangers launch a news site to fill a gap in northern Minnesota

Journalists Leah Ryan and Jerry Burnes hope their newly launched site Iron Range Today will sharpen the focus on issues critical to northern Minnesota residents. Local news voids have become increasingly common in the country as newspapers fold.
by Melissa Townsend, Britt Aamodt and Sam Stroozas

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Wolf researchers record rare video of a mountain lion in northern Minnesota

Wolf researchers record rare video of a mountain lion in northern Minnesota

Researchers studying wolves in far northern Minnesota have released rare footage of a mountain lion recorded last month on state land about 10 miles south of Voyageurs National Park.
by Dan Kraker

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Minneapolis City Council confirms O'Hara as city's next police chief

Minneapolis City Council confirms O'Hara as city's next police chief

The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously Thursday to confirm Brian O’Hara as the city's next police chief. The city says O’Hara will begin serving his four-year term as police chief on Monday.
by MPR News Staff

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Boil water advisory lifted for Mounds View residents

Boil water advisory lifted for Mounds View residents

The Twin Cities suburb on Tuesday morning canceled a “precautionary boil water advisory” that had been in effect for more than a day, after testing found no contamination of the city’s water system.
by Andrew Krueger

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Big fish: Monster muskie of Mille Lacs nets new Minnesota record

Big fish: Monster muskie of Mille Lacs nets new Minnesota record

A Princeton, Minn., man caught a nearly 5-foot muskellunge in Mille Lacs Lake in June before taking a picture and a measurement and tossing it back. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Monday confirmed it’s a new catch-and-release record.
by MPR News Staff

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Boil water advisory issued for Mounds View

Boil water advisory issued for Mounds View

The city of Mounds View on Monday issued what it's calling a “precautionary boil water advisory” after there was a loss of pressure in the city's water mains.
by Andrew Krueger

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Capitol to host altar in observance of Día de los Muertos for the first time

Capitol to host altar in observance of Día de los Muertos for the first time

Organizers and artists say this is the first time the Capitol has hosted such an observance of the holiday. And they say this historic event is a significant way to recognize Minnesota's Latino community.
by Simone Cazares

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