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Greater Minnesota

Tough times, overfishing shake Superior's herring fleet

Tough times, overfishing shake Superior's herring fleet

Lake Superior herring numbers are plummeting, putting the lake's small but iconic commercial fishery in jeopardy. Overfishing is a problem. New research suggests climate change could also be partly to blame.
by Dan Kraker

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Appetites: Preserving Iron Range recipes

Appetites: Preserving Iron Range recipes

B.J. Carpenter wrote the cookbook "Come, You Taste" to capture the recipes that immigrants brought with them to the Iron Range, including potica, pasties and porketta.
by Krystyna Pease

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Will millennials dig Rochester's ambitious downtown plan?

Will millennials dig Rochester's ambitious downtown plan?

Attracting young professionals to Rochester is critical to the success of the massive Destination Medical Center project. But getting them to come and stay won't be easy.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Photos: Celebrating Minnesota's natural wonders

Photos: Celebrating Minnesota's natural wonders

Tyler Anderson said he has "never been what you would call an artist person." But his creative side is finding its voice on Instagram, where Anderson shares his view of Minnesota.
by Ann Arbor Miller

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Long-silent Duluth Armory may hear music once again

Long-silent Duluth Armory may hear music once again

Now a century old, the disused armory may be nearing a rebirth as a space for retail, restaurants and music.
by Dan Kraker

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Minnesota Power proposes residential rate hike

The residential increase would offset a proposed 5 percent rate reduction for a dozen large mining and paper companies in northeast Minnesota.
by Dan Kraker

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Group unveils undercover video from Minnesota slaughterhouse

Compassion Over Killing says the video from a Quality Pork Processors plant in Austin shows workers taking inhumane shortcuts to keep slaughter lines moving.
by The Associated Press

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Bemidji shop resurrects WWII planes, flaws and all

Bemidji shop resurrects WWII planes, flaws and all

'We're rebuilding these planes for their story. If we aren't exact, we're writing fiction.'
by John Enger

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Key question in PolyMet mine fight: Whose data to trust?

Key question in PolyMet mine fight: Whose data to trust?

State officials today release their final environmental review of the proposed copper-nickel mine. But the report may not stop the debate over whether pollutants will flow away from -- or toward -- the Boundary Waters.
by Dan Kraker

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Election Day 2015: Races to watch, what's on the ballot

Election Day 2015: Races to watch, what's on the ballot

Most polling places open at 7 a.m., and all are required to close at 8 p.m. Eligible voters can register at their polling place today, with required identification.
by MPR News Staff

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