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Appetites | Climate Cast

A killer opioid's dark pathway to Minnesota

A killer opioid's dark pathway to Minnesota

Carfentanil, a synthetic opioid, is being blamed for five overdose deaths in Minnesota. This is how it got here.
by Tom Crann and Cody Nelson

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MnDOT cuts back road salt use to save money, protect water

MnDOT cuts back road salt use to save money, protect water

The effort is aimed at saving not only money, but the environment. The chloride in road salt is causing serious and permanent pollution in Minnesota lakes, rivers and streams.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Animal-strength opioid blamed for cluster of overdose deaths

Animal-strength opioid blamed for cluster of overdose deaths

Though it's not approved for use in humans, investigators warn that heroin users may be inadvertently taking a drug called carfentanil.
by Matt Sepic

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Appetites: A guide to warm-weather wine

Appetites: A guide to warm-weather wine

The senior editor of Growler Magazine offered a guide to rose wine, broken down by region, style, taste and food pairings.
by MPR News Staff

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Climate Cast: Shifting opinions on a changing climate

A new study shows that the number of people in the U.S. accepting climate change is on the rise.
by Tiffany Hanssen

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Hundreds gather at Orchestra Hall to remember Stanislaw Skrowaczewski

Hundreds gather at Orchestra Hall to remember Stanislaw Skrowaczewski

Skrowaczewski was remembered as music director at the Minnesota Orchestra for 19 years in the 1960s and '70s, and for leading the effort to build Orchestra Hall.
by Euan Kerr

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Audit: Rochester Art Center in deep financial trouble

Audit: Rochester Art Center in deep financial trouble

Rochester heavily subsidizes the art center, but city officials were surprised to hear that auditors recently cast "substantial doubt" about the center's ability to survive. Contributions, corporate sponsorships and memberships are all in decline.
by Catharine Richert

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