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Minnesota veteran walks 1,000 miles to eclipse in Texas to spread hope

Minnesota veteran walks 1,000 miles to eclipse in Texas to spread hope

Daniel Crawford walked from Austin, Minn., to just outside Austin, Texas, to raise awareness and money for Duluth-based charity 23rd Veteran, which Crawford credits for helping him become sober.
by Aleesa Kuznetsov and Cathy Wurzer

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A Republican and a Democrat make the case for civility in politics

A Republican and a Democrat make the case for civility in politics

Former North Dakota U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat, and former North Dakota Gov. Ed Schafer, a Republican, encourage people to break out of a cycle of cultural divisions to work toward bipartisan civil discourse.
by Cathy Wurzer and Heidi Raschke

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Underpass underway: Downtown Moorhead project separating trains and traffic

Underpass underway: Downtown Moorhead project separating trains and traffic

A $120 million project will drop street traffic below two busy rail lines passing through Moorhead. Cars and pedestrians currently being forced to wait for trains to pass will now be able to move more freely.
by Amy Felegy

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New chief executive for Mille Lacs Band decided in Minnesota Chippewa Tribe primaries

New chief executive for Mille Lacs Band decided in Minnesota Chippewa Tribe primaries

Candidates who receive more than 50 percent of the vote in the primary election are declared the winner, according to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe’s election ordinance, Under this provision, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe has elected a new chief executive.
by Melissa Olson

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Authorities searching for person who left threats, fatally shot dog at home near Mankato

Deputies were called to a home near Mankato and found that a medium-sized, mixed-breed female dog had been fatally shot on the deck. The dog’s owner and another nearby resident reported finding threatening notes.
by MPR News Staff

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Small solutions to the big phosphorus water quality challenge

Small solutions to the big phosphorus water quality challenge

High levels of phosphorus and nitrogen flow north in the Red River, contributing to increasing algae blooms in Lake Winnipeg. A project in a small northwestern Minnesota town shows the possibilities and challenges of fixing water quality across borders.
by Dan Gunderson

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