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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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In Minnesota, a new push to fight climate change — and make money — from forests

In Minnesota, a new push to fight climate change — and make money — from forests

Programs that pay landowners to keep carbon sequestered in forests are beginning to spread, now that California has a cap and trade system designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Some say Minnesota should be a bigger player in the carbon offset market.
by Dan Kraker

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St. Paul prepares to close an encampment near the Mississippi

St. Paul prepares to close an encampment near the Mississippi

St. Paul officials have ordered 16 people camped near the Mississippi River to move by Thursday, one of approximately 120 homeless encampments cleared so far this year.
by Martin Moylan

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Police allege cameras hid at Mall of America dressing rooms

Police allege cameras hid at Mall of America dressing rooms

Police are investigating a Minnesota man who allegedly hid cameras inside dressing rooms at the Mall of America in Bloomington and another Minneapolis area shopping mall.
by The Associated Press

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In one Twin Cities classroom, learning in Hmong and about being Hmong

In one Twin Cities classroom, learning in Hmong and about being Hmong

"Hmong for Native Speakers" has helped bridge Hmong family culture and classroom academics at Park Center High School in Brooklyn Park. Observers say the experiment offers a possible path to boosting achievement for students of color.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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