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Greater Minnesota

Defendants in human smuggling case convicted on all counts

Defendants in human smuggling case convicted on all counts

A jury in Fergus Falls took only about an hour to return verdicts of guilty on all charges to two men accused of human smuggling. The trial arose from the hypothermia deaths of a family from India who in January 2022 were directed to walk across the border from Canada into Minnesota during a bitterly cold snowstorm.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Study: Walleye in lakes with zebra mussels have higher mercury levels

Study: Walleye in lakes with zebra mussels have higher mercury levels

Researchers found adult walleye in lakes infested with zebra mussels had 72 percent higher mercury concentrations than in lakes without the invaders. Smaller walleye also were more likely to exceed mercury thresholds meant to protect human health.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Thrills on the wing: Sandhill cranes fill the skies at a Minnesota wildlife refuge

Thrills on the wing: Sandhill cranes fill the skies at a Minnesota wildlife refuge

For the past few weeks, there has been a distinctive rattling rising from the wetland around the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, about an hour’s drive north of the Twin Cities metro. It’s the sound of thousands of sandhill cranes gathering to rest and feed before migrating south for the winter.
by Kirsti Marohn

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First phase of massive Sherco Solar project now generating electricity

First phase of massive Sherco Solar project now generating electricity

The first phase of the $1.1 billion Sherco Solar project was connected to the electrical grid in late October. When the next two phases are completed over the next two years, the project will produce enough energy to power about 150,000 homes.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Opening statements delivered in federal human smuggling trial in northern Minnesota

Opening statements delivered in federal human smuggling trial in northern Minnesota

The family froze to death in a snowstorm in January 2022 after getting separated from a larger group trying to cross illegally from Canada into the U.S.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Innovative Iron Range landfill project tackles climate change, ‘forever chemicals’

Innovative Iron Range landfill project tackles climate change, ‘forever chemicals’

A new project at a small landfill on Minnesota’s Iron Range is simultaneously helping to tackle two of society’s most vexing environmental problems — climate change and the treatment of so-called “forever chemicals.”
by Dan Kraker

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In Wabasha, a collector puts his passion for all things eagles on full display

In Wabasha, a collector puts his passion for all things eagles on full display

Preston Cook spent decades collecting tens of thousands of items bearing bald eagle imagery. The longtime California real estate developer donated the collection to the National Eagle Center in Wabasha and then moved to town.
by Dan Gunderson

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Jury selection begins in Fergus Falls for two men charged with human smuggling that resulted in deaths 

Jury selection begins in Fergus Falls for two men charged with human smuggling that resulted in deaths 

Two Florida-based men are accused of smuggling Indian nationals across the U.S. border from Canada. A family of four perished in a snowstorm two years ago after they got separated from a larger group and froze to death.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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