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Minnesota News

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

From local stories from your Minnesota neighbors to breaking news updates across the state, we have you covered.

What do you think about the resignation of Archbishop John Nienstedt?

The archbishop of St. Paul and a deputy bishop resigned Monday after prosecutors there charged the archdiocese with having failed to protect children from unspeakable harm from a pedophile priest.
by MPR News Staff

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Money train: Green Line success driving transit, business hopes

Money train: Green Line success driving transit, business hopes

As the $1 billion light rail line celebrates its first anniversary this weekend, officials say it's attracting riders and economic development.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Bird flu has mixed impact on Minnesota poultry producers

Bird flu has mixed impact on Minnesota poultry producers

The extent of each company's losses may come down to whether they produce turkeys, chickens or eggs.
by Peter Cox

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For Minnesota grower, bird flu turns 'little piece of heaven' to hell

For Minnesota grower, bird flu turns 'little piece of heaven' to hell

The number of new Minnesota avian influenza cases is declining and some poultry farmers are restocking birds in their disinfected barns. But outbreaks continue to devastate farm families.
by Mark Steil

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Finding clues to water quality in the bottom of a lake

Finding clues to water quality in the bottom of a lake

Scientist Dan Engstrom says the sediment on lake bottoms can show how — or even if — certain farming practices affect water quality.
by Dan Olson

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Rochester taps Abu Dhabi firm for downtown development ideas

Hoping to transform two key downtown blocks near the Zumbro River, Rochester officials are turning to a developer from Abu Dhabi, whose leaders have longtime ties to Mayo Clinic.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Do all businesses provide a social good?

"All entrepreneurship is social entrepreneurship, just as all business helps provide a social good. The moment we come to accept that, the clearer our view will be of how entrepreneurship can help better our nation and our society," opines Ray Hennesey at Entrepreneur.
by Michael Olson

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Should Minnesota do more to encourage ‘purposeful play’ at school?

Minnesota is training teachers "around the state on the importance of so-called purposeful play — when teachers subtly guide children to learning goals through games, art and general fun," reports the New York Times.
by Michael Olson

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Programs give farmers incentive to create bee habitat

Programs give farmers incentive to create bee habitat

By seeding patches of land with native prairie grasses and flowering plants, farmers can improve habitat for pollinators and harvest a bit of cash as well.
by Dan Gunderson

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