Little heat wave on the prairie

Blue Mounds State Park in Luverne, Minn. Photo: Bob Collins/MPR News.

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The Monarchs, bison, milkweed, upland sandpipers, and meadowlarks in Blue Mounds State Park in Luverne, Minn., didn't care that a 90-degree heat wave had hit the region today. On the prairie, it's their time of year.

Here's a little Minnesota moment.

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