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Airbnb making gains in rural Minn., angering local inn owners

Airbnb making gains in rural Minn., angering local inn owners

There are 600 Airbnb hosts throughout rural Minnesota, the company says, offering for rent everything from a spare bedroom to an entire house.
by Martin Moylan

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This homely, endangered butterfly is a beautiful sight to a breeder

This homely, endangered butterfly is a beautiful sight to a breeder

The Dakota skipper mysteriously vanished from most of Minnesota about 10 years ago, but a breeding program has brought it back to the southwestern prairie.
by Mark Steil

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The last week in Lowry Grove: Another mobile home park shutters

The last week in Lowry Grove: Another mobile home park shutters

Residents first learned it would close last April. The mobile home park, which once held more than 90 households, has gradually emptied over the last year. The new owner plans to demolish the park and build roughly 800 new units.
by Tracy Mumford

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Minneapolis council gives initial OK to $15 minimum wage plan

Minneapolis council gives initial OK to $15 minimum wage plan

Council members amended the proposed ordinance to extend the phase-in time for small businesses from five to seven years. The wage plan appears to have enough votes for passage on Friday.
by Brandt Williams

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Researchers race to slow a disease that could wipe out some bat species

Researchers race to slow a disease that could wipe out some bat species

The fungal disease called white-nose syndrome has killed millions of bats since it was first discovered in North America 10 years ago, but University of Minnesota scientist Christine Salomon hopes to find a treatment deep in the cold damp shafts of the Soudan Mine.
by Dan Gunderson

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To understand Viking culture, take a look at their plates

To understand Viking culture, take a look at their plates

A Swedish culinary archaeologist recreates meals eaten by Vikings. He's appearing at the Midwest Viking Festival in Moorhead and at the Swedish Institute in Minneapolis this weekend.
by Dan Gunderson

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Yanez juror: 'Nobody was OK with it'

Yanez juror: 'Nobody was OK with it'

A week after a jury found officer Jeronimo Yanez not guilty on second-degree manslaughter and felony weapons charges, one of the jurors has given MPR News the first detailed account of what took place during deliberations.
by Tom Weber and MPR News Staff

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Organizers move to sideline police at Pride festival

Organizers move to sideline police at Pride festival

After the verdict in the Castile shooting trial, some in the LGBT community were uncomfortable with uniformed officers playing a visible role in this weekend's parade and other events.
by Marianne Combs

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