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July 12, 2023 3:32 PM

St. Luke’s plan to merge with Aspirus Health is the latest for Minnesota health care

Duluth-based St. Luke’s plans to merge with Aspirus Health, a nonprofit health system that operates in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The new system will contain 19 hospitals, 130 outpatient locations and nearly 14,000 staff.

by Michelle Wiley

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July 10, 2023 3:15 PM

Air quality alerts curtail summer camps and outdoor activities for kids

June’s record number of air quality alerts this year has affected summer camps and outdoor activities for kids.

by Elizabeth Shockman

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July 10, 2023 10:27 AM

Fargo Marathon director dies after being hit by truck while riding bike

The founder and race director of the Fargo Marathon died when his bicycle was struck by a truck pulling a boat on a trailer in Detroit Lakes. Mark Knutson was 53.

by Dan Gunderson

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July 8, 2023 7:00 AM

'Pelican Pete' returns to roost as dam removal wraps up in Pelican Rapids

The DNR replaced the dam with rock arch rapids, a series of boulders designed to let the river flow more naturally and fish to swim upstream for spawning.

by Kirsti Marohn

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July 6, 2023 8:03 PM

Unsafe Bemidji subsidized housing building evacuated, residents say they feel hopeless

All 47 residents of Red Pine Estates, a Bemidji subsidized housing facility, have now been evacuated from the building. Most of the renters are either elderly or people with disabilities and many said they have nowhere to go.

by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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July 6, 2023 3:38 PM

State regulators approve Xcel Energy's plan for battery storage in Becker

Xcel says the battery could help it manage energy demand, especially when solar and wind farms aren't producing power. But it won’t disclose the total cost of the project.

by Kirsti Marohn

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July 6, 2023 3:00 PM

As Bemidji residents evacuate apartment building, what rights do tenants have?

The city of Bemidji, Minn. declined a request for comment from MPR News. But the situation raises questions about tenant rights in these cases.

by Emily Bright and Gretchen Brown

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July 6, 2023 8:00 AM

Moorhead prepares to raise a monument to a long forgotten soldier

Later this summer historians in Moorhead will install a statue on a city corner to honor a Black Civil War veteran. Moorhead might seem like an odd place for such a memorial, but the idea is to recognize a long-forgotten piece of history.

by Dan Gunderson

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July 5, 2023 2:27 PM

Duluth celebrates $8 million grant to rebuild part of Lakewalk

Duluth officials are celebrating a nearly $8.2 million federal grant to rebuild part of the city’s popular Lakewalk pedestrian and bike trail that hugs the Lake Superior shore.

by Dan Kraker