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Appetites | Climate Cast

Before special session, a few details remain

Before special session, a few details remain

Monday's agreement between Gov. Dayton and GOP legislators cleared the way ... almost.
by Tom Scheck

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To receive full funding, Minnesota colleges must meet a tall order

To receive full funding, Minnesota colleges must meet a tall order

State lawmakers withheld 5 percent of funding from the MnSCU and University of Minnesota systems until they meet a handful of targets, among them increasing graduation rates and cutting costs.
by Alex Friedrich

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Ramsey County ready to remove two aging landmarks

Ramsey County ready to remove two aging landmarks

Ramsey County is poised to tear down a two-block stretch of buildings that date back to 1886: the former headquarters of West Publishing and the old Ramsey County Jail.
by Tim Nelson

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Deep dive: Film explores roots of BASE jumping

Deep dive: Film explores roots of BASE jumping

"Sunshine Superman," a new documentary opening in Minnesota this weekend, profiles the man considered the father of the extreme sport.
by Euan Kerr

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Winning words at the bee more D-I-F-F-I-C-U-L-T than ever

Winning words at the bee more D-I-F-F-I-C-U-L-T than ever

There once was a time you could win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, now underway, by correctly spelling "initials." Not anymore.
by Nancy Yang

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41 indicted in drug trafficking ring on 2 Indian reservations

41 indicted in drug trafficking ring on 2 Indian reservations

Authorities say the ring distributed drugs including heroin, methamphetamine, oxycodone and others in and around the Red Lake and White Earth Indian reservations starting in April 2014.
by Laura Yuen and Jon Collins

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For Dayton, Democrats as big a hurdle as Republicans

For Dayton, Democrats as big a hurdle as Republicans

Dayton needs to negotiate the differences between Democrats who disagree on big issues in the bills he vetoed. They expose an urban-rural divide in his party.
by Tim Pugmire

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DNR researchers hope iFish app nets loads of data

DNR researchers hope iFish app nets loads of data

DNR researchers have relied on time-consuming and expensive surveys to compile that information. But they are rethinking that approach in favor of the nearly ubiquitous smartphone.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Appetites: 5 things to know about fermentation

Appetites: 5 things to know about fermentation

It's an age-old food preservation method that many people may not know much about. But fermented food products are all around you.
by Krystyna Pease

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