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Fizz-ics: University of Minnesota students aim to reclaim title in Alka-Rocket Challenge

Fizz-ics: University of Minnesota students aim to reclaim title in Alka-Rocket Challenge

You don’t need to understand chemistry to know that if you add Alka-Seltzer to water, the water fizzes. If you bottle up the pressure from that chemical reaction over and over and release it all at once you could — say — launch a small rocket. That's exactly what a team of Minnesota students will do later this week.
by Emily Bright

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Several inches of snow, then bitter cold for much of Minnesota

Several inches of snow, then bitter cold for much of Minnesota

Winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories are in effect for much of central and northern Minnesota overnight into Monday morning, as a storm system may drop more than a half-foot of snow in some locations.
by Andrew Krueger

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Family, friends, colleagues mourn Minnesota soldiers as investigation begins at crash site

Family, friends, colleagues mourn Minnesota soldiers as investigation begins at crash site

Investigators arrived at the scene of a deadly Minnesota National Guard helicopter crash on Saturday near St. Cloud, as a memorial took shape in a nearby field and colleagues spoke about the three men who died.
by Alisa Roth, MPR News Staff and Andrew Krueger

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Spirit Mountain to ask Duluth for $235K to stay afloat after canceled Snocross

Spirit Mountain to ask Duluth for $235K to stay afloat after canceled Snocross

Unless the city of Duluth agrees to provide Spirit Mountain with a $235,000 subsidy, the ski hill will have only about enough money left in its coffers to meet payroll next Friday.

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A ‘good new home’ welcomes the formerly homeless

A ‘good new home’ welcomes the formerly homeless

A new St. Paul housing project was conceived, designed and built by Native Americans. It aims to help their young residents with education and employment while honoring their culture.
by Martin Moylan

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