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Trash trouble: After e-recycling law, more illegal dumping

Trash trouble: After e-recycling law, more illegal dumping

Nearly six months after Minnesota barred old televisions and computer monitors from landfills, leaders in some counties are finding the waste in rivers, ditches, wooded areas and trash bins.

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Study shows corn price winners and losers

Study shows corn price winners and losers

Rising corn prices are producing a variety of results in agriculture. One group which could suffer is livestock producers.
by Mark Steil

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Spreading the word about manure

Spreading the word about manure

More farmers are using manure to beat the high cost of commercial fertilizer. The practice brings with it environmental issues.
by Mark Steil

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Among the lions

Among the lions

Lion behavior expert Craig Packer talks about his latest research into why large predators are attacking humans more frequently.

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The storm over the stormwater garden

The storm over the stormwater garden

Duluth's Bayfront Park could have a new attraction. It's a storm water garden -- a series of artistically-constructed wetlands to treat water running off the hillside. But not everyone is convinced it's the best use of the land.

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Reseeding the prairie

Reseeding the prairie

The number of prairie areas in Minnesota is slowly increasing. Each fall the state reseeds hundreds of acres of marginal farmland and other parcels of land with native prairie plants.
by Mark Steil

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Doctors warn of potential risk from drug coated stents

Two California doctors claim that drug-coated metal stents used to open heart arteries pose a higher risk of life-threatening blood clots than older-generation stents without drug coating.
by Lorna Benson

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Switching the suicide protein back on

Switching the suicide protein back on

Doctors at the Mayo Clinic have found a protein in cells that will likely help fight prostate cancer.
by Sea Stachura

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Memory Editing

Memory Editing

Researchers are now able to see changes in the brain when a memory occurs. This new discovery is leading scientists to explore the possibilities of erasing unpleasant memories and implanting memories of experiences that never occurred.

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Delivering windmills

Delivering windmills

Dock workers in Duluth are getting used to handling a challenging new cargo: windmills for wind farms in Minnesota and North Dakota. Business in windmills is booming -- despite inconsistent federal support.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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