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Duluth mayor considers scrapping part of skyway system to invest in street-level businesses

Duluth mayor considers scrapping part of skyway system to invest in street-level businesses

Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert suggests the Skywalk has outlived its usefulness. “As we look post-COVID and really post-paper economy, we have to be really focused on, How do we revitalize that street-level retail?,” he said on Morning Edition.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Jessie Diggins fights injury to take bronze in race dominated by Sweden at Milan Cortina Games

Jessie Diggins fights injury to take bronze in race dominated by Sweden at Milan Cortina Games

American Jessie Diggins has battled through injury to claim bronze in the women’s 10‑kilometer interval start. It was a race dominated by Sweden’s Frida Karlsson as she won her second gold medal at the Winter Olympics. 
by The Associated Press

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U.S. cross-country star Jessie Diggins plowing through Olympics with bruised ribs

U.S. cross-country star Jessie Diggins plowing through Olympics with bruised ribs

Diggins was hurt in a fall in her opening race — the 20-kilometer skiathlon — on Sunday and the toll also limited her ability to put in a strong finish in the sprint classic on Tuesday in Tesero.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Morning Announcements for Feb. 10-11

Morning Announcements for Feb. 10-11

These are the Morning Announcements for Tuesday, Feb. 10 and Wednesday, Feb. 11. Tell us what you’re celebrating!
by MPR News Staff

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Former Minnesota election chief: Take Trump's threat to nationalize with a grain of salt

Former Minnesota election chief: Take Trump's threat to nationalize with a grain of salt

Longtime Ramsey County elections manager Joe Mansky, now retired, joined Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition Tuesday to talk about the strength of Trump’s argument and what actions Minnesota can take to shore up election protections.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Duluth curling team claims silver medal at Winter Olympics

Duluth curling team claims silver medal at Winter Olympics

Duluth curlers Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin claimed silver medals at the Winter Olympics in Italy on Tuesday, falling to the Swedish team 6-5 in the gold-medal game for the mixed doubles event.
by Cathy Wurzer, Lukas Levin, MPR News Staff, The Associated Press and Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Refugees in Minnesota detained and flown to Texas are released with no way home

Refugees in Minnesota detained and flown to Texas are released with no way home

According to the executive director of the International Institute of Minnesota, dozens of legal refugees in the state are being flown to Texas and then released weeks later with no way of getting home.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lukas Levin

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Morning Announcements for Feb. 9

Morning Announcements for Feb. 9

These are the Morning Announcements for Monday, Feb. 9. Tell us what you’re celebrating!
by MPR News Staff

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February starts with a mix of weather

February starts with a mix of weather

February is starting off with a mix of warm and cold temperatures.
by Cathy Wurzer and Mark Seeley

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