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Bemidji touts quality of life — and a little cash — to recruit new residents

Bemidji touts quality of life — and a little cash — to recruit new residents

Bemidji is offering people $2,500 to relocate to the North Woods and bring their remote job with them. So far, more than 20 telecommuters have taken the city up on it, from the Twin Cities to as far away as Oregon and Arizona.
by Dan Kraker

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Dave Nimmer on his collection of essays 'The Home Stretch: North of 80—One Step at a Time'

Dave Nimmer, a former journalist, spent his career as a hard-charging police reporter turned managing editor at The Minneapolis Star newspaper before leaping into a career in television news at WCCO.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Retired game warden Tom Chapin's favorite stories of hunting poachers

Retired game warden Tom Chapin's favorite stories of hunting poachers

Tom Chapin is a retired Minnesota game warden, and he’s written two books full of funny, harrowing, wild stories about catching poachers in the act. He told host Cathy Wurzer a few tales from his time on the job.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alex Cheng

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Stillwater City Council approves one-year moratorium on CBD

Stillwater City Council approves one-year moratorium on CBD

The Stillwater City Council met Tuesday night to vote on a proposal that would stop new businesses from selling CBD-related products within city limits. City council members were asked to consider the one-year moratorium which would prohibit the city from accepting or considering applications for new CBD businesses.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Appetites: African delicacy biltong brings flavors of Zambia and Zimbabwe to Minnesota

Appetites: African delicacy biltong brings flavors of Zambia and Zimbabwe to Minnesota

Beef jerky is sold practically everywhere. But a new product is hitting the shelves across the Twin Cities that adds a traditional African twist to the popular snack.
by Tom Crann and Lindsay Guentzel

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Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Hospital needs jump; cases surge

Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Hospital needs jump; cases surge

“We find ourselves in a really truly alarming spike in cases in recent days,” the state’s health commissioner said, adding that waning vaccine immunity is likely contributing to the surge. The burden on Minnesota hospitals is growing rapidly again.
by MPR News Staff

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Will federal infrastructure dollars make Minnesota adopt electric vehicles faster?

Will federal infrastructure dollars make Minnesota adopt electric vehicles faster?

Host Cathy Wurzer talked with Jon Hunter of the American Lung Association about what the federal infrastructure bill could do for electric vehicles in Minnesota.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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What does it mean to have long-haul COVID?

What does it mean to have long-haul COVID?

Early studies show that anywhere between 10 and 30 percent of COVID-19 patients will experience long COVID symptoms. MPR News host Angela Davis spoke with two doctors about long-haul COVID — what we know about the condition and how to treat it.
by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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A Twin Cities doctor spread misinformation about COVID-19. Then he died from it

A Twin Cities doctor spread misinformation about COVID-19. Then he died from it

Dr. Christopher Foley was a beloved natural medicine doctor with dozens of patients who said he helped them manage their chronic illnesses. But Foley also spread misinformation about COVID-19. In October, he died from the virus.
by Catharine Richert

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