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Could proposed federal changes push thousands of Minnesotans back into homelessness?
The federal government’s approach to homelessness is changing. Coming up at 9 a.m. on Monday, MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks about what that means for Minnesotans who rely on federal money for housing. 
For more than 10 years, authorities in Freeborn County were puzzled as they tried to figure out who was the man whose skeletal remains were found along Interstate 90 near Albert Lea. Now that part of the mystery is solved and DNA testing identified him as a World War II veteran who was born in El Paso, Texas.
Arboretum in Baxter debuts new forest skating trail: ‘If we build it, they will come’
The trail opening Sunday at the Northland Arboretum in Baxter winds through snow-covered pine trees and fields in a loop just under half a mile long. Unlike a frozen lake or smooth rink, there are curves, hills and occasional bumps.
U.S. House passes bill to remove wolves from endangered species protection list
The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday to remove wolves from the federal endangered species list. If it passes, it would return wolf management to states, including Minnesota—which could decide to authorize wolf hunting seasons. It now moves to the Senate.
Mayo Clinic just closed 6 rural Minnesota health clinics. More closings may follow
The Minnesota medical giant has been consolidating clinics across southern Minnesota as it struggles with staffing shortages in rural areas. But the closures are frustrating to those who relied on the clinics for care.