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Minn. bill proposes closing DNR fish hatcheries

Minn. bill proposes closing DNR fish hatcheries

A new bill proposes closing all the Department of Natural Resources fish hatcheries by 2014.

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Darwin's 200th

Darwin's 200th

In February naturalist Charles Darwin would have turned 200. Publication of "On the Origin of Species," about his work in the Galapagos Islands caused religious and scientific uproar. It became the basis of modern biology and the modern day rift between science and the church.

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Snow emergency issues, drivers advised to avoid travel

Snow emergency issues, drivers advised to avoid travel

Transportation officials say there are a number of accidents and spinouts because of the snowstorm making its way across Minnesota. Officials are urging drivers to stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary tonight.
by Than Tibbetts

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Agencies debate while mine pit fills

Agencies debate while mine pit fills

Rising water worries residents of Iron Range town, while officials debate solution.
by Bob Kelleher

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Biobusiness project gets injection of DEED funding

Biobusiness project gets injection of DEED funding

The Elk Run Biobusiness park project planned for an area near Rochester will get an injection of cash from the state.
by Sea Stachura

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Moose population steady in Voyageurs National Park

Moose population steady in Voyageurs National Park

A recent aerial survey shows moose in Voyageurs National Park holding their own.

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Midmorning Weekend

Midmorning Weekend

The new Midmorning Weekend show revisits some of the best recent conversations from the daily call-in program.

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U of M exhibit celebrates 200 years of Darwin

U of M exhibit celebrates 200 years of Darwin

If you've been looking for a way to observe today's 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, the father of the theory of evolution, it's not too late. A new exhibit opens this evening at the Bell Museum of Natural History at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
by Dan Olson

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