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Why are adults over 65 increasingly dying of overdose?

Why are adults over 65 increasingly dying of overdose?

Overdose deaths have increased by 9 percent among people over 65, according to one nationwide analysis by the health research and journalism outfit KFF.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Morning Announcements for Oct. 21

Morning Announcements for Oct. 21

Here are the morning announcements for Monday, Oct. 21, 2024.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota Lynx fans celebrate historic year for women’s sports despite WNBA Finals loss

Minnesota Lynx fans celebrate historic year for women’s sports despite WNBA Finals loss

It was a record-breaking season for the WNBA. The first three games each had over a million viewers on average, with the audience growing for each contest. The series set both the overall attendance record for a WNBA Finals as well as the average attendance mark.
by Sam Stroozas

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Pair of suburban-centered Minnesota congressional districts attract differing levels of attention

Pair of suburban-centered Minnesota congressional districts attract differing levels of attention

Minnesota’s east-suburban 2nd Congressional District and west-suburban 3rd Congressional District have traits in common, but they’re not being contested in similar fashion this year.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Celebrity photographer turns Mankato into a portrait studio for everyday people

Celebrity photographer turns Mankato into a portrait studio for everyday people

When Los Angeles photographer Josh Madson moved back to Minnesota during the pandemic, he didn’t expect to embark on one of his largest projects yet. After a career spent photographing celebrities, he found himself in Mankato where he was inspired to create a large-scale photo collage of more than 5,000 people from the city he now calls home.
by Tom Crann and Lukas Levin

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Continued dry spell makes this one of the driest Octobers in state history

Continued dry spell makes this one of the driest Octobers in state history

October 2024 is on track to join the top five driest Octobers in Minnesota state history. Meteorologist and climatologist Mark Seeley called it “remarkable” in his weekly weather chat.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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Grants help Minnesota farmers deal with extreme weather

Grants help Minnesota farmers deal with extreme weather

Minnesota is experiencing its fourth straight year of flash drought — and farmers are feeling the effects in their fields. Agweek reporter Noah Fish joined MPR News meteorologist Paul Huttner to talk about how grants are helping farmers adapt to extreme weather. 
by Paul Huttner and Matthew Alvarez

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Minneapolis, St. Paul birders drop 'Audubon' from chapter names

Minneapolis, St. Paul birders drop 'Audubon' from chapter names

The St. Paul and Minneapolis Audubon chapters have dropped the contentious naturalist’s namesake from their titles, rebranding their organizations as the St. Paul Bird Alliance and Land of Lakes Bird Alliance, respectively.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Former Minnesota Congressman Rick Nolan dies at age 80

Former Minnesota Congressman Rick Nolan dies at age 80

Former U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan, who represented two of Minnesota’s congressional districts in Washington more than 30 years apart, has died at the age of 80.
by MPR News Staff and Dan Kraker

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