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Statewide Blog

Video: Nisswa turtle races a summer highlight

Video: Nisswa turtle races a summer highlight

Every Wednesday during the summer, a downtown Nisswa, Minn. parking lot transforms into a race track and the streets fill with families. For 50 years, turtle racing has been a highlight for the Crow Wing County community and today third-generation racers compete for the title of grand champion.
by MPR News Staff

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Top bike rides around Minnesota

Top bike rides around Minnesota

Bike experts and bicyclists in MPR’s Public Insight Network share their top rides with us.
by Molly Bloom

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MNsure Twitter chat recap

Here are the highlights from a Twitter chat about Minnesota’s upcoming online insurance marketplace, MNsure. MNsure Executive Director April Todd-Malmlov, “We know people have different attention spans for different types of media,” she said, “so we’re really trying to get out on all the different mechanisms to reach people where they are.” The MNsure site Read more →
by Michael Olson

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A “tenuous” economic recovery for Duluth?

A recent report calls Duluth's economic recovery "tenuous." But Duluth Mayor Don Ness disagrees, arguing jobs are coming to his city.
by Dan Kraker

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5 things to do in Richfield

5 things to do in Richfield

Explore the state's oldest suburb.
by Nicole Oran

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Goats have an appetite for buckthorn in SE Minnesota

Goats have an appetite for buckthorn in SE Minnesota

The DNR sees success using goats as a natural removal method for invasive plants like buckthorn on public lands.
by Alex Forster

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For Park Tool, a nice ride from St. Paul bike shop to global bike tool giant

For Park Tool, a nice ride from St. Paul bike shop to global bike tool giant

The bike shop in St. Paul’s Hazel Park neighborhood didn’t look like much in the 1960s. But Howard Hawkins and shop partner Art Engstrom knew their stuff.  Searching for a practical way to work on bikes without bending over, they built a stand using table legs and a truck axle. What it lacked in beauty it…
by Michael Olson

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QBP sketches plans for a Minnesota-made bike

QBP sketches plans for a Minnesota-made bike

A Minnesota CEO says he can make 100 percent in Minnesota that could be distributed globally.
by Michael Olson

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Proposed Dylan statue for Duluth goes back to drawing board

Proposed Dylan statue for Duluth goes back to drawing board

An effort to raise $159,000 to fund the completion of a giant bronze sculpture of Bob Dylan, to be placed in the songwriter's hometown, has fallen well short of its goal.
by Dan Kraker

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