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Appetites | Climate Cast

What happens if you're exposed to PFCs

Lake Elmo shut down the well after MDH reported seeing high levels of perfluorochemicals or PFCs in the well for a year.
by Tom Crann

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Rep. Walz: Ousted VA Secretary was doing a good job

Rep. Walz: Ousted VA Secretary was doing a good job

Minnesota's first district U.S. Representative, DFL-er Tim Walz, says ousted Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin was doing a good job. Walz is the top-ranking Democrat on the House Veterans Affairs Committee.
by Tom Crann and Catharine Richert

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How warmer winters are making us sick

How warmer winters are making us sick

As the climate gets warmer and wetter, it's bringing ticks -- and the diseases they carry -- farther north.
by Paul Huttner

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Art Hounds: August Wilson's 'Fences' tours the North Shore

Art Hounds: August Wilson's 'Fences' tours the North Shore

Plus, the Art Hounds recommend exhibitions at the American Swedish Institute and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts.
by Marianne Combs

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Conservative critics keeping heat on Edina schools

Conservative critics keeping heat on Edina schools

Since last year, conservatives have accused Edina schools of indoctrinating students with liberal viewpoints. The issue has drawn national attention, and state lawmakers are considering legislation to ban "indoctrination" of public school students.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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Minnesota ag has much to lose in U.S.-China trade spat

Minnesota ag has much to lose in U.S.-China trade spat

Fears over a possible trade war with China moved much closer to reality this week.
by Mark Steil

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Tough enough to be a St. Paul firefighter? Our 5-foot reporter tried

Tough enough to be a St. Paul firefighter? Our 5-foot reporter tried

Drill instructors at St. Paul's firefighter boot camp say motivation trumps muscle when you're trying to snag one of the department's rare job openings. But muscle helps. MPR's Nancy Yang discovered that when she tried out.
by Nancy Yang

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Rights and protections at the heart of spat between prosecutor, police

Rights and protections at the heart of spat between prosecutor, police

Prosecutor Mike Freeman took a swipe at some Minneapolis police officers Tuesday for not cooperating with the investigation into the city's latest police shooting. But police and union officials say Freeman's tactics deprived them of their rights.
by Riham Feshir

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Will flooding become a weekly event on the coasts?

Will flooding become a weekly event on the coasts?

Grim new predictions suggest that flooding could become a weekly event in parts of the United States. That's where we start this week's Climate Cast.
by Paul Huttner

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