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Photos: Badgers beat Gophers to reclaim Axe, earn spot in Big Ten title game

Photos: Badgers beat Gophers to reclaim Axe, earn spot in Big Ten title game

The Wisconsin Badgers beat the Minnesota Gophers 38-17 on Saturday, winning back Paul Bunyan’s Axe, reclaiming the edge in a longstanding college football rivalry and dashing Minnesota’s hopes of playing in the Big Ten championship game.
by MPR News Staff

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Photo story: The saga of one sunrise in Duluth, and a magical moment nearly missed

Photo story: The saga of one sunrise in Duluth, and a magical moment nearly missed

If you can get out of bed early enough to catch a summer dawn over Lake Superior in Duluth, it's a good bet that you'll get to witness a magical moment. You just have to make sure you're paying attention.
by Andrew Krueger

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Video: Biffy, hobbledehoy, cattywumpus! Where did these words come from?

Video: Biffy, hobbledehoy, cattywumpus! Where did these words come from?

It’s not always possible to find the exact origin of our favorite words. History and language can get messy. But discussing their roots and forming hypotheses can be fascinating, and lots of fun! We sat down with etymologist Anatoly Liberman to help shed some light on a few of our favorite words.
by Sara Porter and Jiwon Choi

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Photos: Documenting 1967's 'Fiery Unrest' in Minneapolis

Photos: Documenting 1967's 'Fiery Unrest' in Minneapolis

A new audio documentary — “A Fiery Unrest: Why Plymouth Avenue Burned” — digs into the simmering conflicts that boiled over in north Minneapolis in the Long Hot Summer of 1967. The pictures reveal the destruction.
by Nancy Rosenbaum

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Once-threatened peregrines flying high across Minnesota

Once-threatened peregrines flying high across Minnesota

In less than 20 years' time, the peregrine falcon has bounced back from "endangered to fully recovered." Staff and volunteers at Tettegouche State Park just wrapped up their peregrine banding program for the year.
by Euan Kerr

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