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End of the line for strip clubs in ND oil boom’s hometown

When the last of the strip clubs close, an oil boom is officially over. In Williston, N.D., the oil boom is officially over.
by Bob Collins

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Somali-American reporter treated differently at ISIS trial

MPR News reporter Mukhtar Ibrahim's been covering the ISIS terror recruit cases for more than a year, so the security people at federal court should know who he is. But yesterday he was prevented from entering the courtroom with the rest of the media.
by Bob Collins

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The beauty of a killer tornado

We admit we're conflicted by the video provided by storm chasers in tornado alley. There's a certain beauty in the unfolding disaster and an impressiveness in its power. On the other hand, driving toward a tornado is only encouraged by showing storm chasing video.
by Bob Collins

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Whatever happened to your old smartphone?

Whatever happened to your old smartphone?

Is it possible to be a 'connected' person and still have any moral authority to speak on behalf of the environment?
by Bob Collins

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Faith-based treatment programs get a pass from regulation in Iowa

In Spencer, Iowa, a 26-year-old man in a faith-based treatment program was talked out of taking medications by two pastors he was friendly with. But a few days after entering a program, he told one of them that he wasn’t feeling right and that he was suicidal. Rev. Nick Hanges told him it would pass. A few days later, Hanges found the man -- Alex Jacobsen -- in a pool of blood. He had cut his own throat. Then he saved his life.
by Bob Collins

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What’s that car doing on Midtown Greenway?

How is it that a car ended up driving on the Midtown Greenway, the 5-mile stretch of bike and pedestrian trail that runs parallel to Lake Street?
by Bob Collins

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Oil field worker flees wildfire but finds house back home destroyed

Oil field worker flees wildfire but finds house back home destroyed

Bruce and Cathy MacDonald have made it out of the Fort McMurray wildfire in Alberta and have arrived back at their home in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in time to see smoke still coming from what's left of their home there.
by Bob Collins

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MN court: Employees can’t ‘unintentionally quit’

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has reversed an unemployment law judge's determination that if a person takes time off from work to address her family's homelessness, she hasn't quit her job.
by Bob Collins

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When solar power threatens the trees

This certainly seems to miss the point of the benefit of renewable energy. Midwest Energy News says 11 acres of mature hardwood trees were cleared in Wright County to make way for a solar project.
by Bob Collins

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Duluth/Superior from space

Duluth/Superior from space

The best part about having a Wisconsin lad in the International Space Station is we're getting more photographs of flyover country.
by Bob Collins

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