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Artist and tour guide keeps the old ways of bookmaking alive

Artist and tour guide keeps the old ways of bookmaking alive

In these times of publishing on demand, Laura Brown at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts in Minneapolis teaches the old-fashioned ways of bookmaking.
by Lukas Levin

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Meet Trapper, the dog helping Minnesota's DNR sniff out invasive zebra mussels

Meet Trapper, the dog helping Minnesota's DNR sniff out invasive zebra mussels

Invasive zebra mussels have infested five percent of Minnesota’s treasured lakes, rivers and waterways, where they gobble up nutrients that native fish and plants need. So to keep them from spreading, the state’s Department of Natural Resources is using specially trained K-9s to sniff them out.
by Catharine Richert

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At the Great Minnesota Get-Together, sanitation workers spearhead trash awareness, composting

At the Great Minnesota Get-Together, sanitation workers spearhead trash awareness, composting

There has to be somewhere all that waste goes at the fair. Cue: the unsung hero of sanitation workers. Two workers say that working in sustainability, especially composting, has transformed how they look at the fair.
by Regina Medina

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ICE agent indictment includes new details of shooting that wounded Venezuelan man

ICE agent indictment includes new details of shooting that wounded Venezuelan man

A federal indictment unsealed Friday includes new details about a shooting in which an ICE agent wounded a young Venezuelan man after firing a round through the closed door of his home during the Trump administration’s immigration operation in Minnesota.
by Matt Sepic

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'Terrifying': Crop artist speaks out after harassment over anti-Trump '8647' piece

'Terrifying': Crop artist speaks out after harassment over anti-Trump '8647' piece

Tamara Sawyer told MPR News that her viral “8647” crop art submission meant “Impeach Trump… I don't want him dead.” She was subjected to harassment and doxing online.
by Alex V. Cipolle and Sam Stroozas

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Minnesota unemployment rate rises above national rate for first time since 2007

Minnesota unemployment rate rises above national rate for first time since 2007

Alene Tchourumoff, the lead author of the Minneapolis Fed's recent report on lower-income Minnesotans, discussed what data points like the unemployment rate could mean for Minnesota families.
by Clay Masters and Ben Revier

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Hmong corndogs, cheese curd lumpia: Minnesota State Fair expands menu with global fusions

Hmong corndogs, cheese curd lumpia: Minnesota State Fair expands menu with global fusions

Among this year’s new food hits at the fair are more international foods — and some that borrow from the fair’s on-a-stick and deep-fried traditions. Chefs and fair food curators say it’s an intentional expansion.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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How are Minnesota ranchers reacting to Trump's plan to import beef?

How are Minnesota ranchers reacting to Trump's plan to import beef?

Kaitlyn Root, the Minnesota State Cattlemen's executive director and beef quality assurance coordinator, explains the concerns Minnesota ranchers have with the new beef imports announced by President Trump.
by Clay Masters and Ben Revier

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