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Humans vs. beavers: The battle of 1993

Humans vs. beavers: The battle of 1993

Culverts were created to help move water underneath roads, and turned out to be a dam-building beaver's paradise. In 1993, reporter Leif Enger reported on a victory for mankind in the beaver wars.
by Jim Bickal and Sara Porter

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For Cameroonian writer, job loss led to the American Dream

For Cameroonian writer, job loss led to the American Dream

The author of "Behold the Dreamers" says she didn't intend for the novel to be about immigration.
by Euan Kerr

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Duluth drownings highlight dangers of rip currents

Duluth drownings highlight dangers of rip currents

A man and his 10-year-old daughter drowned on a Duluth beach on Lake Superior Thursday after they were swept away by a powerful rip current, despite a decade-long effort in Duluth to warn swimmers of the dangers.
by Dan Kraker

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Trump's northern Minnesota backers keep the faith, for now

Trump's northern Minnesota backers keep the faith, for now

A road trip on Minnesota Highway 1 finds many Trump voters still confident in their man, although some are growing tired of his tactics. If Trump's support erodes, it could spell trouble for GOP efforts here.
by Brian Bakst

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Art Hounds: A Capitol celebration for all Minnesotans

Art Hounds: A Capitol celebration for all Minnesotans

This week, Art Hounds recommend the grand reopening of the state Capitol, an art exhibit about medication and "Steel Magnolias."
by Marianne Combs

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Climate Cast: For the birds

Climate Cast: For the birds

What are our feathered friends telling us about climate change?
by Paul Huttner

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Minnesotan who witnessed Khmer Rouge terror hopes for justice

Minnesotan who witnessed Khmer Rouge terror hopes for justice

When Sova Niev fled from Cambodia to Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical Society documented her account of the Khmer Rouge's cruelty and terror. Now, more than three decades later, a Cambodian court is finally listening.
by Hannah Kangas

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Ex-Minneapolis police chief Harteau is out, but not down

Ex-Minneapolis police chief Harteau is out, but not down

In her first interview since her ouster, Janee Harteau says she didn't initially realize the depth of anger ignited by a July police shooting, or the political fallout to come. She also says she may not be done with police work.
by Brandt Williams

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At the Minnesota Capitol, a tale of two Perpich portraits

At the Minnesota Capitol, a tale of two Perpich portraits

It took former-Gov. Rudy Perpich and his family 10 years to get a portrait of Perpich and his wife Lola hung in the halls of the Minnesota State Capitol.
by MPR News Staff

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The multiple, terrifying, worlds of Ben Percy's writing

The multiple, terrifying, worlds of Ben Percy's writing

"The Dark Net" is Percy's latest in a series of literary horror fantasies. But the novel is just one of the writing universes Percy inhabits.
by Euan Kerr

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