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Record snowstorm poses challenges for travel and parking

Record snowstorm poses challenges for travel and parking

City and state officials are advising people to stay home and find off-street parking if possible to help plows clear already snow-narrowed roads.
by Nicole Ki

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Eat, fillet, love: Advocates seek more respect for Minnesota's underappreciated fish

Eat, fillet, love: Advocates seek more respect for Minnesota's underappreciated fish

Advocates for native species currently designated as rough fish — from redhorse suckers to bigmouth buffalo — say they provide many ecological benefits. Some also face threats and may need additional regulations.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Northshore Mining, shut down since last spring, poised to restart

Northshore Mining, shut down since last spring, poised to restart

Cleveland-Cliffs says it is recalling some of the more than 400 workers it laid off last spring, idling one of the Iron Range’s key mining and taconite production operations. 
by Tim Nelson

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Jimmy Lee Recreation Center reopens with focus on community

Jimmy Lee Recreation Center reopens with focus on community

The Jimmy Lee Recreation Center, located in the heart of St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood, reopened Saturday after an employee shot and critically injured a 16-year-old in the parking lot. In the past month, staff has focused on re-evaluating safety procedures and helping the community heal.
by Simone Cazares

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Study: Harmful algae blooms like it hot, but can occur in cold water

Study: Harmful algae blooms like it hot, but can occur in cold water

A new study finds that harmful algae blooms — typically associated with warm water temperatures — can also occur in cooler conditions, even under ice.
by Dan Kraker

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Investigators pinpoint, halt likely source of volatile substance found Minneapolis sewers

Investigators pinpoint, halt likely source of volatile substance found Minneapolis sewers

In the wake of a sewer explosion and evacuations on the U of M campus last summer, authorities believe they found the source of the volatile substance. And they've recently taken more steps to prevent a recurrence.
by Tim Nelson

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These Minnesotans farm ice — and it’s drawing climbers from across the U.S.

These Minnesotans farm ice — and it’s drawing climbers from across the U.S.

Ice farming is the art and science of making climbing ice on cliffs. Minnesota has three city-owned parks with volunteer-run ice farming systems for climbing, more than any other state in the country.
by Dan Kraker

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MPCA says polluted runoff contributed to fish kill in Minnesota trout stream

MPCA says polluted runoff contributed to fish kill in Minnesota trout stream

State regulators say polluted runoff likely contributed to a fish kill in a southeast Minnesota trout stream last summer. About 2,500 dead fish were discovered in late July in Rush Creek, near Lewiston.
by Kirsti Marohn

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