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Fire destroys 3 businesses in Grand Marais

Fire has destroyed three businesses in downtown Grand Marais in northern Minnesota. No one was hurt. The cause remains under investigation.
by The Associated Press

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Daily dose of sweetness: After season ends, high school robotics team finds new mission to help the community

Daily dose of sweetness: After season ends, high school robotics team finds new mission to help the community

“We had so many robotics projects that we still wanted to do,” said Northeast Range junior Oskar Koivisto. “We had a little discussion, and we said, ‘what’s a project that we can (quickly) do that would be good for our robotics team as well as benefit our community?’ “
by Emily Bright

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Schools are closed across Minnesota — but stadium lights still brighten the night

Schools are closed across Minnesota — but stadium lights still brighten the night

High schools across Minnesota are closed and the spring sports season on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic — but there's a growing movement to keep the lights shining at school athletic fields in the coming weeks.
by Andrew Krueger

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Storm leaves thousands without power in central, northern Minnesota

Storm leaves thousands without power in central, northern Minnesota

A late-season winter storm brought heavy snow to parts of central and northeast Minnesota late Saturday and early Sunday, knocking out power to more than 14,000 homes and businesses.
by Andrew Krueger

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Daily dose of sweetness: Teachers, school staff parade through Pine Island

Daily dose of sweetness: Teachers, school staff parade through Pine Island

Teachers and staff from the Pine Island school district paraded through the southern Minnesota community on Friday to show support for the new distance-learning program that goes into effect next week.
by Jerry Olson

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Photos: Quiet spaces in the time of coronavirus

Photos: Quiet spaces in the time of coronavirus

In a time of social distancing and self isolation, spaces that normally would be filled with people and the sounds of activity sit empty and quiet.
by Derek Montgomery and Evan Frost

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I’m Asian American in rural Minnesota and have felt the sting of pandemic-fueled racism

I’m Asian American in rural Minnesota and have felt the sting of pandemic-fueled racism

As an MPR News reporter based in southwest Minnesota, it’s my job to tell the stories of the region. But in my small, largely white community, I do worry that some see me as nothing more than an embodiment of COVID-19.
by Hannah Yang

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Favorable flood forecast gives relief to Fargo-Moorhead area

Favorable flood forecast gives relief to Fargo-Moorhead area

While leaders in Fargo and Moorhead have been taking steps to limit the coronavirus, it appears they won't have to deal with a significant flood on top of the pandemic.
by The Associated Press

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