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After four-year hiatus, underground mine tours resume at Soudan State Park

After four-year hiatus, underground mine tours resume at Soudan State Park

For the first time in four years — after the COVID-19 pandemic and then a $9.3 million reconstruction project — public tours of the Soudan Underground Mine in northeast Minnesota are poised to start up again on Memorial Day weekend.
by Dan Kraker

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Lawmakers pass reforms to cut red tape for clean energy projects

Lawmakers pass reforms to cut red tape for clean energy projects

Clean energy developers and utilities have complained that the state’s permitting process is a roadblock to getting new wind and solar projects and transmission lines built. Now, reforms to streamline the projects and power lines Minnesota needs as it shifts to clean energy are in place.
by Kirsti Marohn

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U of M remains committed to transfer land back to Fond Du Lac band despite legislative stall

U of M remains committed to transfer land back to Fond Du Lac band despite legislative stall

The University of Minnesota says it remains committed to returning land to the Fond du Lac band of Lake Superior Ojibwe despite not receiving the necessary support from the state Legislature in the waning days of the session.
by Melissa Olson

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Report: Mississippi River’s St. Cloud watershed sees progress, ongoing threats

Report: Mississippi River’s St. Cloud watershed sees progress, ongoing threats

The Mississippi River-St. Cloud watershed northwest of the Twin Cities includes fast-growing counties such as Wright and Sherburne. The latest data show some improvement in water quality, but also challenges including the loss of shoreline buffers to development.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Like it’s 1865: The Rochester Roosters are bringing back vintage ‘base ball’

Like it’s 1865: The Rochester Roosters are bringing back vintage ‘base ball’

If you happen to drive past the Olmsted County History Center in Rochester this summer, keep your eyes peeled for rogue baseballs. The Rochester Roosters, a vintage “base ball” team, just started its 27th season playing there.
by Catharine Richert

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Heavy rain hampering rescue efforts for missing canoeists in Boundary Waters

Heavy rain hampering rescue efforts for missing canoeists in Boundary Waters

Heavy rainfall is hampering ongoing rescue and recovery efforts for two canoeists who have been missing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness since Saturday evening, after two canoes carrying four people went over Curtain Falls.
by Dan Kraker

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Multiple strong tornadoes possible through Tuesday evening

Multiple strong tornadoes possible through Tuesday evening

A tornado watch is in effect for most of southeastern Minnesota and includes the southern Twin Cities counties of Carver, Scott and Dakota. The watch is designated as a “particularly dangerous situation.” That means the threat of violent EF2 to EF5 long-track tornadoes exists.
by Paul Huttner

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Search continues for 2 people missing after canoes went over waterfall in Boundary Waters

Search continues for 2 people missing after canoes went over waterfall in Boundary Waters

Search efforts continued Monday amid poor weather and difficult water conditions for two people who went missing over the weekend after their canoes went over a waterfall in northern Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
by MPR News Staff

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