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Deteriorating ice conditions force some Minnesota winter events to pivot

Deteriorating ice conditions force some Minnesota winter events to pivot

Heavier-than-average snowfall across much of Minnesota this winter has been a boon to a lot of winter sports enthusiasts. But it’s now causing problems with ice conditions on some frozen lakes, forcing organizers of some events to change plans.
by Max Sparber and Kirsti Marohn

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Family of man killed by St. Paul police reaches $1.3M settlement with city

Family of man killed by St. Paul police reaches $1.3M settlement with city

The St. Paul City Council is expected to vote Wednesday on a $1.3 million settlement with the mother, grandmother and aunt of Marcus Golden. Police officers fatally shot the 24-year-old Black man outside a St. Paul apartment building on Jan. 14, 2015.
by Matt Sepic

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Berlin, the polar bear that survived flash flooding at Duluth zoo, dies at 33

Berlin, the polar bear that survived flash flooding at Duluth zoo, dies at 33

A polar bear that spent more than 20 years at the Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth — famously surviving the 2012 flood that inundated the zoo — has died. She was reportedly the oldest polar bear in human care in the United States, and perhaps in North America.
by Andrew Krueger

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Oh, deer! Surprise customer breaks into Moorhead, Minn., butcher shop

Oh, deer! Surprise customer breaks into Moorhead, Minn., butcher shop

Northwestern Minnesota butcher shop She Said has gone viral online after a visit from an unexpected patron — who didn’t even bother to open the front door properly.
by Amy Felegy

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'We’re having a really hard time': Minneapolis animal shelter overwhelmed

'We’re having a really hard time': Minneapolis animal shelter overwhelmed

So far this month, 139 animals have been brought to Minneapolis Animal Care and Control, a 57.7 percent increase from the same time in 2022. Due to overwhelming numbers, all adoption fees are currently waived.
by Cathy Wurzer and Sam Stroozas

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Fargo art museum podcast connects with Indigenous creators

Fargo art museum podcast connects with Indigenous creators

The Plains Art Museum has been around in one form or another since 1965. It now produces a couple podcasts, including 5 Plain Questions, which poses five general questions to Indigenous artists, creators, musicians, writers, and culture bearers. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talks with Native American Programs Director Joe Williams, who hosts the podcast.
by Cathy Wurzer and Britt Aamodt

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U presses for control of campus teaching hospital ahead of Sanford-Fairview deal

U presses for control of campus teaching hospital ahead of Sanford-Fairview deal

The University of Minnesota is planning to ask the state to help it acquire health care facilities from Fairview Health Services. It comes as Fairview is planning to merge with Sanford Health, a move the state Attorney General’s office is investigating.
by Michelle Wiley

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Femme giants and more rise at the Rochester Art Center 

Femme giants and more rise at the Rochester Art Center 

“Matriarchate” by Nicole Havekost opens at the Rochester Art Center. Also on view is “Proto Language” by Chris Delisle and “Walk With Us,” a juried international exhibition including 16 artists.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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