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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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Two canoeists missing in Boundary Waters after going over waterfall

Two canoeists missing in Boundary Waters after going over waterfall

Two canoeists are missing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness after two canoes went over a waterfall on Saturday evening between two large lakes along the Canadian border.
by Dan Kraker

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Trolls in the northern Minnesota woods with a message

Trolls in the northern Minnesota woods with a message

A Danish artist is building a half dozen large trolls in and around Detroit Lakes this summer. Thomas Dambo wants to create a whimsical experience, showcase recycling and encourage people to protect natural resources.
by Dan Gunderson

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Favorable weather helping crews battling wildfire in Superior National Forest

Favorable weather helping crews battling wildfire in Superior National Forest

Crews continued working Friday to fully contain a wildfire burning in the Superior National Forest in northeast Minnesota. The Fry Fire, which started Wednesday just north of Minnesota Highway 1, about four miles northwest of Isabella.
by MPR News Staff

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‘I’m glad it’s home’: A family heirloom links back to Bemidji’s founding and Indigenous history

‘I’m glad it’s home’: A family heirloom links back to Bemidji’s founding and Indigenous history

Firearm safety begins with personal responsibility, and over a century ago it wasn’t much different. But a historic moment in time integral to Bemidji’s founding is shedding new light on that importance — connecting the past with the present — while, with old age, bringing one man a better understanding of himself.  
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Rochester Public Schools move to formalize procedure for helping transgender kids

Rochester Public Schools move to formalize procedure for helping transgender kids

Around the state, school districts have or are in the process of developing guidelines aimed at helping transgender and gender-nonconforming kids navigate school. One such district is Rochester, where new guidance issued last fall has led to contentious school board meetings.
by Catharine Richert

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Grand Portage Band and MnDOT to unveil Ojibwe-English road signs

Grand Portage Band and MnDOT to unveil Ojibwe-English road signs

This week the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and MnDOT are unveiling six dual-language English-Ojibwe signs along Highway 61, the first time the agency will post signs in an indigenous language outside reservation boundaries.
by Dan Kraker

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