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How will a warm winter affect spring fishing? What to know before the opener

How will a warm winter affect spring fishing? What to know before the opener

The Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener is next Saturday. Did our unseasonably warm winter negatively affect fish, lakes and rivers? The answer is complicated.
by Phil Picardi and Gracie Stockton

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Arrests of protesters exceed 2,300 as police clear more U.S. campus encampments

Arrests of protesters exceed 2,300 as police clear more U.S. campus encampments

While University of Minnesota officials reached an agreement with protesters not to disrupt commencements, weeks of demonstrations and police confrontations at college campuses nationwide have resulted in more than 2,300 arrests.
by The Associated Press

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Bills for firearm safe storage, boosting straw buyer penalties pass in Minnesota House

Bills for firearm safe storage, boosting straw buyer penalties pass in Minnesota House

As part of a set of gun bills under consideration this year, a proposal would require a firearm be locked, unloaded or stored when not in the owner’s possession. Senate adoption is uncertain.
by Dana Ferguson

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Hobbyist photographer snaps photo of extremely rare bird in 1st U.S. sighting

Hobbyist photographer snaps photo of extremely rare bird in 1st U.S. sighting

Michael Sanchez was testing out his new camera when he happened upon a feathered subject. The blue rock-thrush he photographed on the coast of northern Oregon last week has excited the birding world.
by Emma Bowman

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Pregnant women in Missouri can't get divorced. Critics say it fuels domestic violence

Pregnant women in Missouri can't get divorced. Critics say it fuels domestic violence

The state's law requires women seeking divorce to disclose whether they're pregnant — and state judges won't finalize divorces during a pregnancy. Texas and Arkansas have similar laws on the books.
by Katia Riddle

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Northland College says it will remain open, with reduced number of majors

After weeks of uncertainty amid a financial crisis, officials at northern Wisconsin’s Northland College announced Wednesday that the school will remain open — but with a greatly reduced number of majors.
by MPR News Staff

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