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Wet weather may mean more mosquitoes, ticks across Minnesota this summer

Wet weather may mean more mosquitoes, ticks across Minnesota this summer

Summer in Minnesota is celebrated, but it does come with some nuisances: mosquitos and ticks. And the above-normal snow and rainfall across much of the state over the past few months may mean those nuisances are worse this summer, compared to recent years.
by Peter Cox

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Questions swirl around corporate tax in Minnesota House, Senate budgets

Questions swirl around corporate tax in Minnesota House, Senate budgets

Both House and Senate tax bills bank on a new corporate tax calculation they say will raise hundreds of millions of dollars per year. But it’s untested, raising concerns about the estimates and the state’s ability to collect.
by Brian Bakst

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North Dakota hopes to cash in on rare earth elements

North Dakota hopes to cash in on rare earth elements

North Dakota has the potential to be a significant source of rare earth elements used in a wide range of electronic components, according to a recently released report.
by Dan Gunderson

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Minnesota Senate to vote on legal marijuana bill Friday

Minnesota Senate to vote on legal marijuana bill Friday

The Senate bill has already been discussed in more than a dozen committees. And legislative leaders tend to avoid bringing bills to the floor that might fail, so passage is deemed likely. 
by Brian Bakst

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Two guns found at Minneapolis elementary school

Minneapolis police recovered two guns from the city’s Loring Elementary School on Wednesday, apparently brought to the school by a staff member.
by Tim Nelson

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Winona police seek new information to help search for Madeline Kingsbury

Winona police seek new information to help search for Madeline Kingsbury

Police are asking Winona and Fillmore Counties property owners to report any information about old wells, homesteads, windmill bases, and sinkholes as authorities continue to search for Madeline Kingsbury.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota sees sharp increase in syphilis cases

Minnesota sees sharp increase in syphilis cases

Health officials say the infections are detectable and easily treated, making the increase in cases “especially troubling.”
by Michelle Wiley

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