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Minn. DNR to reassess deer population goals

Amid complaints by hunters, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says it will begin reassessing its deer population goals this spring.

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The aging of the BWCA visitor

The aging of the BWCA visitor

Is it a problem that the average age of a visitor to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is approaching twice that of the average age in the 1960s?
by Bob Collins

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St. Croix bridge supporters hail long-awaited approval

St. Croix bridge supporters hail long-awaited approval

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat, and Republican U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann met in Stillwater this morning to celebrate the passage of legislation that allows for a new bridge connecting the city to western Wisconsin.
by Rupa Shenoy

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N.D. man sentenced in Minn. zebra mussel case

N.D. man sentenced in Minn. zebra mussel case

A North Dakota man accused of introducing zebra mussels into a Minnesota lake last year has been fined $500 and ordered to pay $500 in restitution.

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