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January 17, 2020 4:00 AM

Art Shanty Projects shift into drive with a ‘tiny art car parade’

For the next month, visitors on Lake Harriet can enjoy installations and performances of more than 100 artists — on the ice. And every Sunday, it will feature the “world’s only tiny art car parade on ice.”

by Euan Kerr

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January 16, 2020 4:40 PM

Minneapolis libraries, grocery stores join response to opioid overdoses with training

Overdoses in public restrooms and other places have led to employee training efforts that appear to be saving lives at libraries and grocery stores in Minneapolis.

by Jon Collins

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January 16, 2020 2:55 PM

3 things schools think about before canceling classes

A big winter storm is headed for Minnesota. Here’s what superintendents are doing to prepare.

by Elizabeth Shockman

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January 16, 2020 2:15 PM

Connect to the cold: Why you should consider winter camping

With a little preparation, winter camping can give you a chance to connect to a quiet, serene outdoors and quick access to some of your favorite winter activities.

by Matt Mikus

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January 16, 2020 10:00 AM

In a changing climate, the work of botanical artists takes on new meaning

A botanical art exhibit opening at the James J. Hill House in St. Paul captures the Minnesota tree species most vulnerable to climate change.

by Paul Huttner and Megan Burks

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January 16, 2020 4:00 AM

Iranian U of M students mourn victims of Ukraine airline crash

The number of Iranian students at the university is small, only about 130 on a campus of 51,000. But Wednesday evening, around 70 of them paused for several hours to reflect on the tragedy and remember those who died.

by Matt Sepic

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January 16, 2020 4:00 AM

Minnesota’s 2020 presidential primary: Pick a party, then a candidate

Absentee and in-person early voting opens Friday in Minnesota’s first presidential primary since 1992. With it comes a party designation process many Minnesota voters aren’t accustomed to.

by Brian Bakst

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January 16, 2020 4:00 AM

Older actors find a stage where age is no problem

At Theatre 55, people get to play parts they thought were outside their range.

by Peter Cox

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January 15, 2020 5:50 PM

Minneapolis resident among rowers who were first to cross Drake Passage

The crew of the Ohana rowed continuously over 600 miles, battled 40-foot swells and tested the limits of human endurance.

by Tom Crann and Kyle Shiely

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January 15, 2020 5:00 PM

Prominent acid rain researcher Eville Gorham dies

Gorham’s environmental research contributed to policies that included the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1963 and the Clean Air Act of 1990.

by Emily Bright

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