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November 10, 2015 4:00 AM

State may be close to allowing pot for pain relief

Pain is not among the nine conditions listed in law as qualifying a patient for medical marijuana use. That could change.

by Matt Sepic

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November 9, 2015 9:05 AM

What's next for PolyMet mine?

Minnesota regulators are closer than ever to approving the state's first copper-nickel mine.

by Dan Kraker

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November 9, 2015 9:02 AM

Welcoming back Mary Lucia with David Bowie

Lucia, who has been on leave since April, returns to the airwaves on our sister station The Current Monday afternoon.

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November 9, 2015 4:00 AM

Influx of injured eagles puzzles, stresses Raptor Center

The center's eagle cages are full, and more birds are expected soon.

by Lorna Benson

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November 6, 2015 8:51 AM

Appointment of new U football coach mired in bigger issues

Interim head coach Tracy Claeys wants to know soon if he will be named to that position permanently.

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November 6, 2015 8:31 AM

Sex Pistols and Bazooka Joe brawled

The Sex Pistols didn't have their own amps or drum kit during their first live performance so they borrowed them from Bazooka Joe. The power was soon cut because the Sex Pistols were wrecking the equipment.

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November 6, 2015 7:25 AM

November warmer than normal so far

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with University of Minnesota climatologist Mark Seeley about higher-than-normal temperatures across the state this week, a trend that he says is expected to continue through the end of November.

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November 6, 2015 6:28 AM

Minnesota hunters prepare for Saturday firearms deer opener

The DNR says more deer are out in the woods this fall, so hunters may see more deer from their tree stands -- though restrictions on shooting antlerless deer means another conservative season.

by The Associated Press

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November 6, 2015 6:00 AM

Key question in PolyMet mine fight: Whose data to trust?

State officials today release their final environmental review of the proposed copper-nickel mine. But the report may not stop the debate over whether pollutants will flow away from -- or toward -- the Boundary Waters.

by Dan Kraker