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Statewide Blog

Dark history; Hottest July 4th on record; Your fireworks photos

Dark Minnesota history episode part of state exhibit; UMD drops support for Un-Fair Campaign; Heat records broken; Union policy presents a tough campaign issue for Bills; Storms sweep across Northland; This summer is 'what global warming looks like'
by Michael Olson

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80 mph winds rip through northern Minn.

Severe storm damage throughout Grand Rapids, Itasca County; Stearns County day-care provider loses license; St. Cloud ties heat record at 95 degrees; Summer season a washout for Jay Cooke Park; Black bears get aggressive along Gunflint Trail
by Michael Olson

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Duluth: Wilco gets key to city; $3M tourism loss; Polar bear return uncertain

Mayor Ness gives Wilco key to city; Will climate change influence Duluth's rebuilding plans?; Duluth tourism takes $3 million hit after flooding; Duluth zoo: Polar bear's return after flood undecided
by Michael Olson

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New health care system moves forward; Kids and guns; FEMA assessments

Minnesota officials say they will press ahead with new health care system; St. Paul police chief to youth: Put down your guns; DNR doubling the fines for invasive-species violations; Floodwaters recede, but some areas still inaccessible; FEMA wraps up Duluth flood assessments
by Michael Olson

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Mesabi Nugget workers say no to union

Mesabi Nugget workers say no to union

An effort to unionize workers at the Mesabi Nugget plant near Aurora, Minn. failed last week. "It's a big deal," Iron Range author and blogger Aaron Brown tells MPR News editor Michael Olson.
by Michael Olson

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Dayton expects special session for flood aid; Bad air day; Obermueller targets Kline

Dayton tours flood zone, says special session could provide aid; Supreme Court's ruling on health law carries big stakes in Minnesota; Duluth roads in ruin, repairs could take years; In 2nd District, Obermueller targets Kline on Medicare; Student in Facebook posts case found dead; Analysis: President Obama a consistent critic of the Supreme Court
by Michael Olson

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St. Louis River drops; Hog stall debate; Union suffers loss on Range

Flood update: Water levels dropping along St. Louis River system; Veterans of past floods: Recovery takes time; How the federal disaster declaration process works; Debate over hog stalls rages; Mesabi Nugget unionization vote fails; Op-Ed: Steelworkers suffer big defeat in Mesabi Nugget vote; Crowds, crime vex Minneapolis downtown bar closings; Minnesota's ruffed grouse numbers drop significantly; Hospital Commission narrowly approves affiliation with Essentia Health; Sand trains stir up dust in St. Paul neighborhood;
by Michael Olson

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