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Survivors reflect on the day the Pagami Creek Fire exploded 10 years ago

Survivors reflect on the day the Pagami Creek Fire exploded 10 years ago

Ten years ago this weekend, the Pagami Creek Fire exploded into the biggest wildfire Minnesota had seen in over a century. What had been burning slowly in the Boundary Waters for weeks became an inferno, sweeping across 16 miles of the wilderness in a single day, overtaking campers and Forest Service rangers caught in its path.
by Dan Kraker

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Are mobile home parks the answer to Minnesota's affordable housing shortage?

Are mobile home parks the answer to Minnesota's affordable housing shortage?

As pressure continues to mount for the creation of affordable housing, some worry that lower-cost options are vanishing. Manufactured housing parks are less common than decades ago, and some that remain face financial challenges.
by Laurel Poole

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Hmong Cultural Center Museum hit with white supremacist vandalism

Hmong Cultural Center Museum hit with white supremacist vandalism

Police are investigating after vandals damaged the front of the Hmong Cultural Center Museum in St. Paul early Wednesday morning and spray painted a slogan associated with a white supremacist group.
by Matt Sepic

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Edina police: Toddler's body recovered from water by Rosland Park

Edina police: Toddler's body recovered from water by Rosland Park

Officials had been searching for 2-year-old Iklas Abdullahi Ahmed, who’d wandered away from her family during a park outing Monday afternoon. Edina police Tuesday afternoon said a water rescue team located the girl’s body in water adjacent to Rosland Park.
by MPR News Staff

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State of Minnesota opening two more COVID testing sites as demand increases

State of Minnesota opening two more COVID testing sites as demand increases

Rising COVID case counts in recent weeks are bringing more demand for testing. The state will open a COVID testing site at the Minneapolis Convention Center on Wednesday, and another at the former YMCA in Lino Lakes on Sept. 13.
by MPR News Staff

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With food scarce amid drought, bear sightings on the rise in Minnesota

With food scarce amid drought, bear sightings on the rise in Minnesota

Due to the drought encompassing much of Minnesota this year, natural food sources are harder to find. Bear sightings have been common across the state, as the opportunistic creatures take advantage of backyard bird feeders and other readily available food sources.
by Kirsti Marohn

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The housing shortage is significant. It's acute for small, entry-level homes

The housing shortage is significant. It's acute for small, entry-level homes

The American dream of owning a small home with a backyard is being put on hold. In 1982, 40 percent of houses built were entry-level homes. By 2019, the annual share had fallen to 7 percent.
by Uri Berliner

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