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Wet spring slows planting for many Minnesota farmers

Wet spring slows planting for many Minnesota farmers

Planting for most Minnesota crops is well behind average because of wet conditions and cold soil temperatures. Warmer weather over the past week is helping to dry fields, but widespread rains continue and in many parts of the state farmers are waiting as prime planting time slips past.
by Dan Gunderson

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Beyond the compost bin: How companies are reducing food waste

Beyond the compost bin: How companies are reducing food waste

An estimated 35 percent — or $408 billion worth — of food in the United States goes to waste, emitting methane and creating inefficiencies in carbon-heavy supply chains.
by Paul Huttner

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Hmong snack connects present with the past

Hmong snack connects present with the past

Chef Yia Vang’s mom Pang teaches us how to make her family’s favorite dish, Fawm Kauv, steamed rice rolls.
by Mecca Bos

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$100 and 23 years later, 2 refugees and a Minnesota stranger reunite

$100 and 23 years later, 2 refugees and a Minnesota stranger reunite

In 1999, two sisters fleeing Yugoslavia’s civil wars were seated next to a woman from Minnesota on a flight from Amsterdam to Minneapolis. She left them with some cash and an encouraging note. Twenty-three years later they found each other again.
by Sam Stroozas, Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Twin Cities wins hosting privilege for 2026 Special Olympics USA Games

Twin Cities wins hosting privilege for 2026 Special Olympics USA Games

Minnesota beat out three other states in its bid for the games. They’ll feature 15 team and individual sports, plus another five demonstration events, and attract tens of thousands of athletes, coaches, volunteers and spectators.
by Matt Sepic

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Forest loss in 2021 emitted as much carbon as India does

Forest loss in 2021 emitted as much carbon as India does

Forests are supposed to help us remove carbon from the atmosphere. But forest loss to development and fires last year meant some forests added carbon to the atmosphere.
by Paul Huttner

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In wake of draft ruling overturning Roe, Minnesota groups prepare for a battle

In wake of draft ruling overturning Roe, Minnesota groups prepare for a battle

Word that the Supreme Court may be poised to overturn Roe v. Wade provoked a range of responses Tuesday in Minnesota, where abortion remains legal — and is likely to stay that way for the foreseeable future.
by Tim Nelson and Matt Sepic

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Minnesota's Black farmers working to reconnect to land

Minnesota's Black farmers working to reconnect to land

African American farmers in Minnesota are trying to connect with their agricultural roots, and at the same time, build a more sustainable and equitable agricultural system.
by Jon Collins

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Fargo-Moorhead flood control project advances amid worker shortage

Fargo-Moorhead flood control project advances amid worker shortage

The pace of work on the $3 billion Red River Diversion will increase this year as earthmovers start to carve out a 30-mile-long channel to divert floodwater around Fargo-Moorhead. The multi-year project will need hundreds of workers, and filling those jobs might be a challenge in an already tight labor market.
by Dan Gunderson

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With abortion rights facing new restrictions, providers prepare for a potential 'post-Roe' future

With abortion rights facing new restrictions, providers prepare for a potential 'post-Roe' future

While the right to an abortion has been constitutionally protected in Minnesota since 1995 under the Doe v. Gomez court ruling, providers are bracing for a future in which abortion could be drastically restricted. MPR News host Nina Moini on Friday spoke with Dr. Julie Amaon from Just the Pill, a medication abortion provider, on how clinics are preparing.
by Nina Moini, Ngoc Bui and Megan Burks

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