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From skid row to folklore: Remaking the lumberjack

From skid row to folklore: Remaking the lumberjack

Historian Willa Brown’s new book, “Gentlemen of the Woods: Manhood, Myth, and the American Lumberjack,” dismantles the familiar lumberjack myth, revealing how 19th-century loggers were once feared, erased from the record, and later reinvented as folk heroes to serve industry and regional identity.
by Anika Besst

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Minnesota gun bills stall but Annunciation families vow to keep pushing the proposals

Minnesota gun bills stall but Annunciation families vow to keep pushing the proposals

Proposed bans on assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines stalled in a Minnesota House committee Tuesday after survivors and families affected by the Annunciation Church and School shooting made pleas that lawmakers pass them.
by Dana Ferguson

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Minnesota lawmakers weigh bill aimed at preventing grooming, abuse in schools

Minnesota lawmakers weigh bill aimed at preventing grooming, abuse in schools

The proposed legislation would make grooming a felony, forbid school employees or volunteers from being alone with students during field trips and expand the state licensing board’s ability to suspend or revoke a teacher’s license. 
by Elizabeth Shockman and Kyra Miles

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State of Minnesota, Fleet Farm reach settlement in lawsuit over gun sales

State of Minnesota, Fleet Farm reach settlement in lawsuit over gun sales

The state of Minnesota has reached a settlement with Fleet Farm in a lawsuit alleging the retailer was negligent for selling guns that turned up at crime scenes, including the 2021 Truck Park mass shooting in St. Paul.
by MPR News Staff

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Team USA curling coach reflects on final Olympic games, Minnesota hometown pride

Team USA curling coach reflects on final Olympic games, Minnesota hometown pride

The games in Italy were Phill Drobnick’s fourth and final, as he’s decided it’s time to retire after two decades of coaching curling. Drobnick joined Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition Tuesday to reflect on his team’s Olympic run and a storied career.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Google revealed as tenant for massive Pine Island data center project

Google revealed as tenant for massive Pine Island data center project

The city of Pine Island has revealed that Google is the big tech company behind a proposed large-scale data center, which has been the center of controversy in the small community just north of Rochester.
by Catharine Richert

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Oh, For Sleet’s Sake: MnDOT announces Name a Snowplow winners

Oh, For Sleet’s Sake: MnDOT announces Name a Snowplow winners

From plays on film and TV titles, to iconic idioms and music titles, the 2025-26 Name a Snowplow winners might read like snow-inspired misspellings. Winners include “Flurrious George” and “K Pop Blizzard Hunter.”
by MPR News Staff

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