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Hibernating bear saved after getting stuck in melting snow near Roseau, Minn.

Hibernating bear saved after getting stuck in melting snow near Roseau, Minn.

DNR officials believe the nearly 400-pound bear was hibernating in a culvert when it was forced out by melting snow. It wound up stuck in deep snow beside a road and farm fields. Passersby apparently tried to feed and dig out the bear.
by Tim Nelson

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State court backs Leech Lake Ojibwe in dispute over proposed mill

State court backs Leech Lake Ojibwe in dispute over proposed mill

The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Monday in favor of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, and ordered the city of Cohasset to reconsider whether a more detailed environmental review is required for a proposed wood mill.
by Dan Kraker

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Winter Play: Let's go ride a kite!

Winter Play: Let's go ride a kite!

For our Winter Play series, where MPR News staff try winter activities new to them, Bemidji bureau reporter Mathew Holding Eagle III drove further — and maybe flew further — than anyone else as he tried winter kiteboarding.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Buzzz! New research finds more than 500 bees native to Minnesota

Buzzz! New research finds more than 500 bees native to Minnesota

Minnesota sits at the intersection of several ecoregions, making it a prime place to catalog bees, some so tiny they can only be identified through a microscope. The University of Minnesota and the DNR are working now on a definitive list of the state’s native bees.
by Dan Gunderson

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Winter Play: We tried Minnesota birrrd-watching

Winter Play: We tried Minnesota birrrd-watching

It’s cold. But the birds here don’t mind. Why not try your hand at joining them? As part of the Winter Play series MPR News’ Amy Felegy took to a snowy, wooded path in northwestern Minnesota to give you the scoop on winter birding for the first time.
by Amy Felegy

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Winter Play: Ice fishing — learning family tradition hook, line and sinker

Winter Play: Ice fishing — learning family tradition hook, line and sinker

Our staff across the state set out to try a new-to-them winter pastime. MPR News’ southwest Minnesota reporter Hannah Yang spent her first day ice fishing with her father-in-law and husband in Faribault, Minn.
by Hannah Yang

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Auto racing: Allouez Bay racing event postponed to Feb. 18

Auto racing: Allouez Bay racing event postponed to Feb. 18

NASCAR on Ice, an ice racing event featuring NASCAR drivers and retired cars, was postponed a second time on Wednesday due to ice conditions.

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Beargrease sled race winner, runner-up talk dogs, cold, competition

Beargrease sled race winner, runner-up talk dogs, cold, competition

Keith Aili crossed the finish line about eight minutes ahead of second-place musher and past champion Ryan Anderson. They spoke to MPR News host Cathy Wurzer Wednesday about dealing with 20-below race temps and coaching dogs that aren’t all that keen on people.
by Cathy Wurzer and Tim Nelson

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