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A primer on life jackets: Especially in cold water, they can save your life

A primer on life jackets: Especially in cold water, they can save your life

Just a few weeks ago, many of Minnesota's lakes and rivers were covered with ice. And wearing a life jacket can make a critical difference in the chances of survival for boaters and anglers who fall overboard into cold water, officials say.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Minneapolis weighs ramifications of $20M settlement in Ruszczyk case

Minneapolis weighs ramifications of $20M settlement in Ruszczyk case

In the week since the $20 million settlement with Justine Ruszczyk's family was announced, city officials have been weighing its effect on how Minneapolis will negotiate ongoing and future police misconduct lawsuits. And it sets a new standard by which lawyers will measure future misconduct cases.
by Brandt Williams

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Fish on the move under climate change

A new study in the journal Nature finds fish are on the move because of climate change. But which species can adapt, and which will run out of favorable ocean real estate as they reach their thermal limits?
by Paul Huttner

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'Fear to possibility': Mpls. chef Ann Kim builds a healthy kitchen culture

'Fear to possibility': Mpls. chef Ann Kim builds a healthy kitchen culture

On Monday, Minneapolis restaurateur Ann Kim of Young Joni won a James Beard Award for the Best Chef in the Midwest. The executive chef of three pizza restaurants in the Twin Cities joined MPR News host Tom Crann to talk about her story of moving from "fear to possibility" and how she tries to build a healthy kitchen culture.
by Tom Crann

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Officials summoned in suit over Minneapolis police shooting

Officials summoned in suit over Minneapolis police shooting

A federal judge summoned Minneapolis city leaders to court on Wednesday after learning that the city had rejected an offer to settle a lawsuit over the killing of a black man by police in 2015.
by Brandt Williams and Associated Press

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Reporter's notebook: Another baby, another dramatic labor, two happy outcomes

Reporter's notebook: Another baby, another dramatic labor, two happy outcomes

Because the nearest hospital in Grand Marais had stopped deliveries, Yvette and Tamer Ibrahim endured a four-hour drive through a blizzard to a hospital in Duluth. For their second baby's birth, they devised a plan that would allow for a home birth in Duluth, a short drive from a fully equipped obstetrics unit. It didn't turn out that way.
by Catharine Richert

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Podcast tackles 'how to not let the farm wreck your marriage' and other farm stresses

Podcast tackles 'how to not let the farm wreck your marriage' and other farm stresses

Farm income is the lowest it's been since 1995, and that's caused a lot of stress. The Red River Farm Network and Minnesota Department of Agriculture hope to help with a new podcast.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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