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Duluth rebuilds Lakewalk to — hopefully — withstand future storms

Duluth rebuilds Lakewalk to — hopefully — withstand future storms

After being battered repeatedly by big storms and waves, the city of Duluth has invested millions of dollars in what it hopes is a bigger and stronger Lakewalk, the popular hiking and biking trail on the shore of Lake Superior. It’s part of an effort to make the city’s shoreline more climate resilient. 
by Dan Kraker

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A tender act of resistance: Caring for George Floyd’s Square

A tender act of resistance: Caring for George Floyd’s Square

In the four-block radius of where George Floyd was killed, residents and volunteers work together to keep things running at the makeshift memorial as they hold the space while pressing the city to meet their demands. Here’s how one of the caretakers describes his mission to present what he calls an “aesthetic dignity” to the space.
by Christine T. Nguyen

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Dec. 21 update on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations, new cases recede; 22 deaths

Dec. 21 update on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations, new cases recede; 22 deaths

While Minnesota’s seeing positive signs in COVID-19 data the past few days, the state health commissioner says she expects Minnesota to reach 5,000 total deaths in the pandemic by week’s end.
by MPR News Staff

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Rescuing the plywood — and memorializing a movement

Rescuing the plywood — and memorializing a movement

Among those who protested the police killing of George Floyd last spring were artists who expressed their grief and anger through painting. They created hundreds of murals on the plywood that Twin Cities businesses used to protect their windows during the civil unrest. With winter on the way, two young Black women are leading a major effort to preserve the artwork.
by Matt Sepic

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Researchers find insecticides widespread in Minnesota lakes and rivers

Researchers find insecticides widespread in Minnesota lakes and rivers

A widely used class of insecticides is found at low levels in Minnesota lakes and streams, according to to research from the University of Minnesota. The potential impact on aquatic life is still to be unraveled.
by Dan Gunderson

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This holiday season, NDSU students are hacking toys so kids can play

This holiday season, NDSU students are hacking toys so kids can play

Many popular kids’ toys talk, sing or move at the push of a button — but kids who can’t physically push those buttons are often left to watch as other kids play. This year, some engineering students in Fargo, N.D., are spending their evenings adapting popular toys so kids with disabilities can enjoy their own toys.
by Dan Gunderson

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MnDOT seeing a blizzard of submissions in its 'Name a Snowplow' contest

MnDOT seeing a blizzard of submissions in its 'Name a Snowplow' contest

"Plow" Bunyan? "Salter" Mondale? The Minnesota Department of Transportation has received thousands of submissions like those in the first days of its new "Name a Snowplow" contest. There were about 8,000 entries just in the first day.
by Andrew Krueger

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Dec. 20 update on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations, cases ease; deadly December continues

Dec. 20 update on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations, cases ease; deadly December continues

Downward trends in the trajectory of new COVID-19 cases, hospital admissions and test positivity rates in Minnesota continued Sunday. Those encouraging signs, however, came as officials reported another 70 COVID-19 deaths.
by MPR News Staff

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