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In Duluth, a safe place to sleep for people living in cars

In Duluth, a safe place to sleep for people living in cars

The city of Duluth is one of the few in the Midwest that sets aside a designated parking lot for people living out of their vehicles as one tool to address the growing homelessness crisis.
by Dan Kraker

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Duluth’s iconic Chester Bowl on cusp of expanding its historic ski chalet

Duluth’s iconic Chester Bowl on cusp of expanding its historic ski chalet

A community-run downhill ski area in the center of the city of Duluth that once trained generations of Olympic ski jumpers may soon begin a $3.8 million renovation and expansion of its chalet.
by Dan Kraker

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Developers of stalled Minnesota copper-nickel mine plan studies that may lead to significant changes

Developers of stalled Minnesota copper-nickel mine plan studies that may lead to significant changes

The developers of a long-delayed copper-nickel mining project in northeastern Minnesota announced Wednesday that they plan to conduct a series of studies over the next year on potential ways to improve environmental safeguards and make the mine more cost- and energy-efficient, which could lead to significant changes to the design.
by The Associated Press

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The volunteers behind wilderness search and rescue

The volunteers behind wilderness search and rescue

MPR News guest host Dan Kraker talked about wilderness search and rescue with two volunteers who respond to calls in northern Minnesota.
by Dan Kraker and Cari Dwyer

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Some Essentia Health nurse practitioners and other advanced providers vote to unionize

Some Essentia Health nurse practitioners and other advanced providers vote to unionize

More than 400 nurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified nurse midwives and clinical nurse specialists who work for Duluth-based Essentia Health voted Tuesday to form a union, the first time that so-called “advanced practice providers” have unionized at Essentia.
by Dan Kraker

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Punishing people for sleeping and camping in public spaces 

Punishing people for sleeping and camping in public spaces 

MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that gives local governments the right to criminally punish people for sleeping and camping in public spaces.
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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