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The extreme cold that defines Minnesota winters is getting less extreme

The extreme cold that defines Minnesota winters is getting less extreme

The shift in cold weather trends has affected everything from when you can begin ice fishing each year, to what you can plant in your yard, to the management of invasive pests.
by Paul Huttner and Mark Seeley

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Minneapolis and St. Paul teachers unions hold strike vote

Close to 8,000 teachers and school staff in the Minneapolis and St. Paul teacher unions have been casting their votes this week on whether or not to authorize a strike. Voting ends Thursday night. MPR News reporter Elizabeth Shockman talks with Cathy Wurzer about what’s at stake.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Behind the scenes with producer Samantha Matsumoto

Behind the scenes with producer Samantha Matsumoto

Host Angela Davis talks with associate producer Samantha Matsumoto about the making of MPR News with Angela Davis. And, new Cube Critics co-host Aron Woldeslassie makes a special appearance.
by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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Delayed care during pandemic takes huge emotional toll

Delayed care during pandemic takes huge emotional toll

Throughout the pandemic, hospitals pulled back on elective procedures periodically because of a rush of COVID-19 patients and staff shortages. Those postponed treatments will take months to reschedule after the latest COVID wave subsides, leaving patients to cope with the emotional and physical toll of delaying their care.
by Brian Bakst and Catharine Richert

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Art Hounds celebrate Black history in image, story and song

Art Hounds celebrate Black history in image, story and song

St. Joan of Arc church marks 75 years of south Minneapolis life with a Black History Month concert called “Oh Let Us Build This Place.” A. Drew Hammond’s careful collages respond to historical and current events. The Cedar Commissions debuts new works of wide-ranging variety.
by Emily Bright

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Sharpton: Amir Locke 'not guilty of anything but being young and Black in America'

Sharpton: Amir Locke 'not guilty of anything but being young and Black in America'

Civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton and other speakers at Amir Locke’s service Thursday demanded an end to no-knock warrants as they eulogized the 22-year-old Black man fatally shot by Minneapolis police while they served a search warrant.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota rural hospital workers feel the strain as colleagues leave, COVID stays

Minnesota rural hospital workers feel the strain as colleagues leave, COVID stays

For nurses and other medical staff across rural Minnesota, it's work upon work as they struggle to manage through the pandemic. One north-central Minnesota hospital captures the challenges of trying to find new people to replace those leaving — an expensive and stressful effort as the pandemic hits year three.
by Catharine Richert

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Female anglers share their fish tales with Minnesota Now

Female anglers share their fish tales with Minnesota Now

Women Anglers of Minnesota is a group looking to boost the number of women with fishing licenses in Minnesota. Some of its members shared their memories of fishing with one of Minnesota Now’s producers.
by Lindsay Guentzel

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Politics editor Mike Mulcahy on Minnesota's new redistricting maps

Politics editor Mike Mulcahy on Minnesota's new redistricting maps

A five-judge panel appointed by the Minnesota Supreme Court released the maps on Tuesday. Host Cathy Wurzer talked to politics editor Mike Mulcahy about how the districts have changed and what it might mean for the state's political landscape.
by Cathy Wurzer and Mike Mulcahy

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