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Firefighters battling downtown Winona blaze

Firefighters battling downtown Winona blaze

Winona firefighters are fighting a growing, early morning blaze in the center of the city that the Winona Daily News says began at the Islamic Center. There are no injuries reported so far. MPR reporter Tim Nelson spoke with Jerome Christenson, the deputy editor of the Winona Daily News who has been at the scene,…
by Hart Van Denburg

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Report examines affect of changing land use on rural economy

Report examines affect of changing land use on rural economy

(Prairie Pothole Region outlined in blue. Courtesy U.S. Geological Survey.) Land use in the Prairie Pothole Region of the upper Midwest has been shifting at an extraordinary rate in recent years, according to a new report from the U.S. Geological Survey. Land enrolled in the Federal Conservation Reserve Program continues to decline at a rapid…
by Dan Gunderson

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Tell us: What do you want to know about MNsure?

MNsure, the state’s new online health insurance marketplace goes live in three weeks. Tomorrow morning you’ll have two opportunities to ask questions of MNsure executive director April Todd-Malmlov. Listen to the Daily Circuit at 9 and join the online discussion at 10. You can submit your question for the online chat below in the comments Read more →
by Michael Olson

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Are you ready for a disaster?

Are you ready for a disaster?

There’s been a steady stream of press releases to the newsroom and tweets from emergency preparedness and response agencies the past few days.  That’s apparently because September is National Preparedness Month. Which begs the question: how many people are prepared for a few days without basic services? A survey a couple of years ago by Read more →
by Dan Gunderson

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Organic farm profits jump

Last year was one of the best in history for Minnesota farmers, and organic farmers shared in the bounty. The University of Minnesota’s Center for Farm Financial Management (CFFM) analyzed economic data from about three dozen organic farms around the state.   They showed a median net income for 2012 of just over $85,000,  more…
by Mark Steil

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State Fair University: How to walk in Antarctica

State Fair University: How to walk in Antarctica

MPR’s Morning Edition crew has set out to learn something new about the world each day of the state fair, and today they found a group of scientists and map-makers from the Polar Geospatial Center at the University of Minnesota who are closely studying Antarctica. Producer Jeff Jones met one of the team’s cartographers, Brad Herried, in…
by Molly Bloom

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Butch Thompson and jazz men fill the house

Butch Thompson and jazz men fill the house

Butch Thompson is happy to report that interest in traditional New Orleans style jazz is strong, especially among audiences in Europe where he tours regularly. An overflow audience at a performance earlier this month shows Twin Cities jazz aficionados turn out big time as well.
by Dan Olson

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