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Boundary Waters canoeist recounts harrowing high-water survival tale

Boundary Waters canoeist recounts harrowing high-water survival tale

Two weeks ago a paddler nearly drowned in dangerous high-water conditions in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. He’s sharing his harrowing tale in the hope that others learn from his experience.
by Dan Kraker

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Publisher plans to give his small town paper free to the right successor

Publisher plans to give his small town paper free to the right successor

Lee Zion wants to help in Ukraine, but won’t go until he finds the right person to take over and run the Lafayette-Nicollet Ledger in southwest Minnesota. He’s offering the profitable publication free of charge, but only to someone ready to invest the long hours it takes to run a small town newspaper.
by Hannah Yang

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Holiday weekend campsites in short supply — but not entirely booked — at Minnesota state parks

Holiday weekend campsites in short supply — but not entirely booked — at Minnesota state parks

If warmer weather in the forecast has you thinking about a spur-of-the-moment holiday weekend camping trip to a Minnesota state park, you're not completely out of luck — but you'll have to do some searching to find an open site.
by Andrew Krueger

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Ettinger wins Democratic nod for Hagedorn seat; Finstad wins GOP race

Ettinger wins Democratic nod for Hagedorn seat; Finstad wins GOP race

Former Hormel Foods executive Jeff Ettinger cruised to victory Tuesday in a Democratic primary to finish the term of the late U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, while on the Republican side Brad Finstad narrowly defeated Jeremy Munson in unofficial results.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Two years after George Floyd's murder, changing the Minneapolis police may be up to courts

Wednesday marks two years since a police officer killed George Floyd on a Minneapolis street corner, setting off global racial justice protests. Investigations by state and federal agencies may lead to court oversight of the Minneapolis Police Department.
by Matt Sepic

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Number of human-biting mosquitoes in Twin Cities is low ⁠— for now

Number of human-biting mosquitoes in Twin Cities is low ⁠— for now

The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District in St. Paul began this year's surveillance of mosquitoes and black flies and found that, although there are a lot of mosquito larvae, there aren’t many adult mosquitoes out biting people.
by Kaila White

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Border restrictions keep flooded cabin and resort owners away from their properties

Border restrictions keep flooded cabin and resort owners away from their properties

Dozens of cabin and resort owners with property on the Canadian side of northern Minnesota’s Sand Point and Namakan lakes can’t legally access their properties to try to protect them from ongoing flooding, because of restrictions on crossing the international border.
by Dan Kraker

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As avian flu cases slow, farmers struggle with mental stress

As avian flu cases slow, farmers struggle with mental stress

New cases of avian influenza in Minnesota commercial flocks have slowed in recent weeks, suggesting the worst may be over. But the unpredictability of this year’s outbreak has caused a lot of mental strain for farmers, their families, veterinarians and others in the poultry industry.
by Kirsti Marohn

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