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Water Street in St. Paul to close beginning Monday

Water Street in St. Paul to close beginning Monday

The city of St. Paul is closing Water Street beginning on Monday, in anticipation of rising waters on the Mississippi River.

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Photos: Spring wildflowers in southern Minnesota state parks

Photos: Spring wildflowers in southern Minnesota state parks

April’s cool, wet weather delayed the show — but spring wildflowers are now in full bloom across southern Minnesota. Two great places to view them are Nerstrand Big Woods and Carley state parks.
by Andrew Krueger

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3 deaths reported as storms with hurricane-force winds rake Minnesota, South Dakota

3 deaths reported as storms with hurricane-force winds rake Minnesota, South Dakota

More than 70,000 homes and businesses remained without power across the region early Friday as damage assessment and cleanup continued after a second night of storms ripped through eastern South Dakota and much of western and central Minnesota.
by Andrew Krueger

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Thousands remain without power in wake of Wednesday night's storms

Thousands remain without power in wake of Wednesday night's storms

Thousands of homes and businesses remained without power across southern Minnesota on Thursday morning, in the wake of severe storms that brought damaging winds, flooding rain, hail and a few reports of possible tornadoes.
by Andrew Krueger

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Art Hounds recommend photography on the struggle for racial justice

Art Hounds recommend photography on the struggle for racial justice

The Art Hounds suggest a visit to photojournalist KingDemetrius Pendleton’s exhibit “The Movement Never Stops” at Block Portrait Studios in St. Paul. Connect with the healing powers of art and nature in J.G. Everest’s immersive Sound Garden at Riverside Park in Minneapolis. Have a laugh over “Much Ado About Nothing” by Fearless Comedy Productions, in its final weekend at the historic Mounds Theatre.
by Emily Bright

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Saint Mary's University in Winona announces plans to cut 11 majors

Saint Mary's University in Winona announces plans to cut 11 majors

Saint Mary's University in Winona, Minn., says it is cutting nearly a dozen majors and will lay off 13 faculty members, as it grapples with a downturn in enrollment.
by Tim Nelson

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Split Rock Lighthouse historic site back open after lightning strike knocked out utilities

Split Rock Lighthouse historic site back open after lightning strike knocked out utilities

Split Rock Lighthouse historic site on the North Shore is back open, after a lightning bolt struck the grounds, raced through the historic site’s electrical system and knocked out water, power and a variety of other functions on Monday.
by Tim Nelson

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