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Minnesota News

MPR News is your go-to source for Minnesota news and stories.

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Mississippi River city ponders a flood wall it has long rejected

Mississippi River city ponders a flood wall it has long rejected

Among Mississippi River communities, Davenport, Iowa, stands out for the simple reason that people there can actually dip their toes in the river without scaling a flood wall or levee. But the city is confronting a painful question: Can it still remain connected with the river without being overwhelmed by it?
by Associated Press

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Man drowns in central Minnesota lake

Authorities say a 50-year-old Cold Spring, Minn., man drowned in a central Minnesota lake on Friday after attempting to retrieve an inflatable swimming toy that floated away.
by Associated Press

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One dead, one injured in Minneapolis shooting

One man died and another was injured in a shooting early Saturday on the northwest edge of downtown Minneapolis — one of three overnight shootings in the city.
by MPR News Staff

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Retrace the Apollo 11 moonwalks - without leaving Minnesota

Retrace the Apollo 11 moonwalks - without leaving Minnesota

Volunteers from the Minnesota Astronomical Society have created a nearly life-size mock-up of the Apollo 11 lunar module and placed it in a field in Carver County. "We can't go to the moon and visit the historical site. So we kind of just brought the site down to Earth,” said one volunteer.
by Andrew Krueger

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Girl Scouts brought to safety after lightning strike in Boundary Waters

Girl Scouts brought to safety after lightning strike in Boundary Waters

A group of Girl Scouts was back at base camp and checking in with their families Saturday morning after a harrowing night in Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
by MPR News Staff

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Invasive viburnum leaf beetle found in Minnesota for the first time

Invasive viburnum leaf beetle found in Minnesota for the first time

For the first time, the viburnum leaf beetle has been confirmed in the state. A resident of Eden Prairie found the insect feeding on arrowwood viburnum leaves in June and contacted the state Department of Agriculture.
by MPR News Staff

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Meet Minneapolis' man of steel — and other metals

Meet Minneapolis' man of steel — and other metals

City blacksmith Nick Bounds doesn't do horse shoes. He crafts the metal tools and parts that keep the city's water works working.
by Brandt Williams

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‘Just crazy’: Boys haul monster sturgeon from Minnehaha Creek

‘Just crazy’: Boys haul monster sturgeon from Minnehaha Creek

Two Edina boys tubing down the west metro creek on a July afternoon hauled the catch of a lifetime, lassoing the beast and dragging it onto the bank without wetting a hook. And it’s all captured on YouTube.
by Tim Nelson

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