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On Lake Superior, rip currents prompt call for more lifeguards in Duluth
Last year, a record number of people drowned in the Great Lakes. This year, drownings are on pace to set a new record. Some in Duluth say more and better-trained lifeguards are needed to make beaches on Lake Superior safer.
What you need to know about this year’s State Fair
MPR News intern Sophia Sura was at the fairgrounds early Thursday morning, and talked to MPR News host Cathy Wurzer about what fairgoers can expect to find there.
State Fair politics: Amy Klobuchar talks climate change, ag policy and Denmark
U.S. Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar is at the Minnesota State Fair for its opening day. She stopped by the MPR booth to talk with Cathy Wurzer about agricultural policy, climate change, President Trump and Denmark.
Weevils a tiny weapon in Christmas Lake's invasives fight
An experiment to control invasive watermilfoil with the help of a native beetle is underway in the Twin Cities’ western suburbs — and it’s being conducted by a group of high school students.
Audio postcard: Looking for late-summer forest flowers
The latest report from wildflower scouts Kelly Povo and Phyllis Root comes from the Falls Creek Scientific and Natural Area, where they went looking for blooming downy rattlesnake plantains.
Green Line trains now stop running between 2:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. on weekdays. The schedule change is impacting homeless riders who had been using the trains as a place to shelter overnight.
St. Louis Park autonomous vehicle takes off for California
St. Louis Park company VSI Labs has equipped a 2018 Ford Fusion with the latest technology for automated driving. On Tuesday, the company had three employees hop inside for a four-day, 2,000-mile cross-country ride while letting the car do the driving.