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Good buzz: U researchers find hope in the thriving urban bee

Good buzz: U researchers find hope in the thriving urban bee

Rooftop bees here hold important clues to the long-term health of the bee population in Minnesota, one of the nation's top honey producing states. The trends appear to show that survival rates and honey production for urban and suburban bees outpace their cousins in farm country, where swaths of bee habitat once flush with nectar and pollen-rich plants have been plowed under.
by Dan Olson

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Minnesotans go to the polls for 2014 primary

Minnesotans go to the polls for 2014 primary

Minnesotans -- at least a few of them, anyway -- will take a short break from summer to tend to Tuesday's primary election.

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Photos: Supermoon around the world

Photos: Supermoon around the world

This was the second of three supermoons that will take place this year. It's also the one that will bring the moon's orbit closest to Earth, something that's called its perigee.

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Garlic festival highlights growers -- and eaters

Garlic festival highlights growers -- and eaters

The Minnesota Garlic Festival description is as the "premier event for lovers of garlic," and there was garlic everywhere -- being eaten, worn and judged. Saturday in Hutchinson at the McLeod County Fairgrounds, brave souls even sampled the garlic ice cream.
by Jennifer Simonson

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Slain police officer is laid to rest

Slain police officer is laid to rest

A photo gallery captures the community outpouring for the funeral and burial of Officer Scott Patrick.

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Run, log roll, saw, fish, eat, compete in Grand Marais

Run, log roll, saw, fish, eat, compete in Grand Marais

Competition, food, music, arts and water came together for the 85th annual Fisherman's Picnic in Grand Marais. Runners, log rollers, lumberjacks, fisherman and herring eaters all competed on the shores of Lake Superior.
by Judy Griesedieck

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Photos: Olimpiacos beat Manchester City in Minneapolis match

Photos: Olimpiacos beat Manchester City in Minneapolis match

Dimitrios Diamantakos scored twice in regulation and Roberto Jimenez Gago made two saves in a shootout to help Olimpiacos beat Manchester City 5-4 on penalty kicks Saturday after a 2-2 tie in the International Challenge Cup game.
by The Associated Press

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Two friends bond with each other -- and their culture -- at camp

Two friends bond with each other -- and their culture -- at camp

For Nevaeh Hoffman, 12, and Gabrielle Dow, 11, learning doesn't stop in the summer months. The two friends from Redwood Falls, Minn., have spent their past few summers attending the Dakota Wicohan camp where they learn and practice aspects of their Native American culture, including riding, language and their favorite -- hoop dancing.
by Jackson Forderer

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Pipestone Pow Wow grows from reunion to celebration

Pipestone Pow Wow grows from reunion to celebration

Pipestone hosted its 15th Annual Pow Wow this weekend. It began as a reunion of students from the Pipestone Indian School, and has grown to include dancing and drumming, a native food cook-off, and hand-crafted art.
by Jackson Forderer

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