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He’s a keeper: Split Rock Lighthouse gets new boss

He’s a keeper: Split Rock Lighthouse gets new boss

Hayes Scriven, currently executive director of a veteran’s history center in Superior, Wis., will be Split Rock’s first new keeper in 36 years and will assume the post on Nov. 1.
by Mohamed Ibrahim

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56 feet above Lake Superior, lighthouse buyer finds the beauty of life on the edge

56 feet above Lake Superior, lighthouse buyer finds the beauty of life on the edge

This fall a 34-year-old tech executive from San Francisco made a highly unusual real estate transaction: He bought a historic Lake Superior lighthouse, sight unseen, in a government auction. A month later, he flew to Duluth to see his purchase in person for the first time.
by Dan Kraker

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Minnesota's cold weather rule kicks in Tuesday

Minnesota's cold weather rule kicks in Tuesday

Starting Tuesday, homeowners and renters struggling to pay natural gas and electric bills qualify for a break. The rule protects people from shut-offs of natural gas and electricity through April 15.
by Martin Moylan

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Owner of floating St. Paul B&B ready to move on

Owner of floating St. Paul B&B ready to move on

As a waitress at the former No Wake Cafe for four years, Liz Miller dreamed of someday owning a houseboat of her own. Now she has another dream: to put Minnesota winters behind her for good.

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Gatherings for Indigenous Peoples Day in Minnesota

Gatherings for Indigenous Peoples Day in Minnesota

Over the next few days, celebrations and observations will be held in Minnesota to honor Indigenous Peoples Day — a holiday once dedicated to Christopher Columbus.
by MPR News Staff

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Harsh winter, wet spring cast a shadow over pheasant population, hunting season

Harsh winter, wet spring cast a shadow over pheasant population, hunting season

Minnesota’s pheasant hunting season kicks off this weekend, but the outlook isn’t so bright for hunters this year. Record-amount snow and rain delayed pheasant nesting by 10 days later than average, and the longterm trend of pheasant population decrease continues this year, the DNR says.
by Jiwon Choi

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‘Trump hates us’: President's Minneapolis visit gets no welcome from Minnesota Somalis

‘Trump hates us’: President's Minneapolis visit gets no welcome from Minnesota Somalis

President Trump singled out Somali refugees for scorn during his political rally Thursday in Minneapolis, home to the nation’s largest Somali population. Somali people here see it as part of a campaign to demonize immigrants from Muslim-majority countries and slash refugee settlements.
by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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Busload from west-central Minnesota await Trump’s visit

Busload from west-central Minnesota await Trump’s visit

About 50 Trump supporters rode a charter bus from west-central Minnesota on Thursday to attend President Trump’s rally in Minneapolis.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Ask a ‘sotan: The history of living in the Boundary Waters

Ask a ‘sotan: The history of living in the Boundary Waters

The Boundary Waters is revered for its pristine natural beauty that seems untouched by human interaction. But there’s a long history of people living within the lakes and forests in Northern Minnesota.
by Matt Mikus

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