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Minn. cycling race gives athletes a rough ride

Minn. cycling race gives athletes a rough ride

Cyclists often hunt for smooth, rural roads to ride on. Emphasis here on 'smooth.' This weekend, more than 1,000 cyclists from around the country and Europe will pound the winding, backcountry roads just south of Rochester in a 100-mile race called Almanzo. The event has become one of the nation's premier gravel road events and the route will take riders on some of the region's most rugged and unforgiving roads.
by Elizabeth Baier

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DNR collaring moose calves to study, protect species

DNR collaring moose calves to study, protect species

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has started the second phase of its ambitious study to determine why the state's moose population is declining so rapidly. Last week, they began collaring newborn moose calves.
by Dan Kraker

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Fighting eagles crash land on Duluth airport runway

Fighting eagles crash land on Duluth airport runway

Two bald eagles locked together by their talons in a midair battle survived a crash landing onto a runway at a northeastern Minnesota airport.

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DFL lawmaker: Compromise reached on frac sand regulations

DFL lawmaker: Compromise reached on frac sand regulations

The lawmaker who has pushed this year for tougher state regulation of the frac sand mining industry on Tuesday said DFL legislative leaders have reached a compromise on the legislation.
by Stephanie Hemphill and Elizabeth Dunbar

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Buffaloes trample 2 boys in western Minn.

Authorities in western Minnesota say buffaloes trampled two young boys who wandered into a fenced-in area.

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New drinking laws prompt civic action by college students

New drinking laws prompt civic action by college students

College students in central Minnesota are learning a few life lessons on how government works, after three new ordinances designed to control underage drinking went into effect in the city of St. Joseph. Students were caught off guard by the new rules. In this installment of our Young Reporters series, St. John's University senior Will Moore tells us students are becoming more active in city lawmaking.

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Icy lakes put chill on business for walleye opener

Icy lakes put chill on business for walleye opener

The walleye season is expected to get off to a slower than usual start this weekend. The walleye opener is typically one of the busiest weekends for resort communities. But this year many of the lakes in northern Minnesota still have ice on them.
by Conrad Wilson

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Many proposed frac sand mines would fail 'trout stream' test

Many proposed frac sand mines would fail 'trout stream' test

Legislation that would prohibit frac sand mining within a mile of a trout stream or spring in southeastern Minnesota would prevent at least 10 proposed frac sand mines in the region from being developed, show an MPR News analysis.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Lake ice complicates Minn. Governor's Fishing Opener

Lake ice complicates Minn. Governor's Fishing Opener

Lake ice will play a role in the Governor's Fishing Opener for the first time in recent memory.
by Tom Robertson

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Rural Minnesotans less optimistic about economy

Rural Minnesotans less optimistic about economy

Rural Minnesotans are less optimistic about the economy than people in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, according to a new study by the Blandin Foundation.
by Tom Robertson

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