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Minneapolis high-rise fire that killed 5 residents appears to have started by accident

Minneapolis high-rise fire that killed 5 residents appears to have started by accident

An early morning fire, which appears to have started by accident on the 14th floor of a Minneapolis Public Housing building in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, left five people dead and another four injured Wednesday.
by Tim Nelson and The Associated Press

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Painstaking efforts to restore Minnesota’s freshwater mussels paying off

Painstaking efforts to restore Minnesota’s freshwater mussels paying off

A group of Minnesota biologists are leading a nationwide push to restore dwindling populations of native freshwater mussels. The hard-shelled mollusks have struggled in the upper Midwest since the late-1800’s.
by Kirsti Marohn and Daniel Ackerman

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In Duluth, skiers (and bikers, hikers, climbers and others) step up to build trails

In Duluth, skiers (and bikers, hikers, climbers and others) step up to build trails

Duluth has developed a reputation as an outdoor recreation mecca — especially after Outside Magazine dubbed it America's best town in 2014. But the trails that reputation is built on would not be possible without passionate volunteers, who have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to build them.
by Dan Kraker

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Jury finds St. Paul officer Palkowitsch guilty in excessive force trial

Jury finds St. Paul officer Palkowitsch guilty in excessive force trial

After more than a day of deliberation, a federal jury Tuesday found St. Paul Police Officer Brett Palkowitsch guilty of violating the civil rights of Frank Baker — an unarmed African-American man.
by Matt Sepic

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After outbreak, Minnetonka boaters face tighter sewage rules

After outbreak, Minnetonka boaters face tighter sewage rules

Health officials aren’t certain what sickened nearly 200 people who reported vomiting and diarrhea after boating near a popular gathering spot on Lake Minnetonka around the Fourth of July holiday. But the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District, which has regulatory authority over the lake, has been researching ways to reduce the risk of such outbreaks.
by Kirsti Marohn

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More clues point to chemical compound in U.S. vaping illnesses

More clues point to chemical compound in U.S. vaping illnesses

A study released Tuesday analyzed vaping cartridges gathered in Minnesota during the outbreak this year and cartridges seized in that state last year. The newer cartridges contained the compound vitamin E acetate, but none of the older ones did.
by Cody Nelson

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