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Eden Prairie leader presses gun shops to voluntarily restrict sales

Eden Prairie leader presses gun shops to voluntarily restrict sales

The city can't stop gun sales, but one council member wants the city to formally ask gun sellers to stop selling military-style assault weapons and prohibit firearms sales to anyone younger than 21. A hearing is set for Wednesday night.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Mississippi River paddlers attempt to break record

Mississippi River paddlers attempt to break record

Three paddlers set off from the Mississippi River headwaters Thursday morning, canoe pointed Gulfward. They're hoping to make it to the mouth of the river in a little more than two weeks - and break the existing world record.
by John Enger

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Will the wild rice saga end amicably before Legislature adjourns?

Will the wild rice saga end amicably before Legislature adjourns?

Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed lawmakers' attempt to get rid of a longstanding but rarely enforced rule aimed at protecting wild rice, but it's not clear if the two sides will be able to settle their differences by the May 21 adjournment.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Minn. children's mental health facilities forced to adapt or cut back to stay open

Nearly a dozen residential treatment centers for children who suffer from mental illness are scrambling to find new funding after receiving word this week that they're no longer eligible for federal Medicaid dollars.
by Matt Sepic

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This grain fights climate change -- and makes a tasty Minnesota beer

This grain fights climate change -- and makes a tasty Minnesota beer

Kernza's a sustainable wheat that could revolutionize agriculture, if only farmers had a reason to plant it. Beer might just do it, and it turns out the Twin Cities is a hotspot for Kernza brew.
by Cody Nelson

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Vikings or veterans? House Republicans eye stadium fund

Vikings or veterans? House Republicans eye stadium fund

Republicans in the Minnesota House want to use $30 million from an account that backs up debt payments on the new Vikings stadium to build veterans homes. It's running into resistance.
by Brian Bakst

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Appetites: The hot spots for ice cream this summer

Looking for your next cool treat? No need to scream, Appetites has a list of great spots to grab ice cream from Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl.
by Tom Crann

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