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St. Paul announces plan for riverfront makeover
The city of St. Paul has unveiled a sweeping plan for redeveloping the city's Mississippi riverfront. The renovation plan calls for a dramatic makeover that would make the area more natural, more urban and more connected. Don Ganje, the city's projects manager, talked with MPR's Tom Crann about the plan.
Wheat rust is an age-old fungus that scientists say spreads through fields, turning healthy wheat crops black. The fungus plagues farmlands in east Africa but has the potential to spread to other continents.
Reliving a childhood adventure for a serious cause
Years after a canoe trip from St. Cloud to Hudson Bay, Todd Foster and Scott Miller reunite for a shorter jaunt -- an eight-day journey from Lake Osakis to St. Cloud to promote the Sauk River.
Understanding bears could help us survive heart attacks, researchers say
University of Minnesota researchers think lessons learned from hibernating black bears will help save human lives in a unique study that could someday improve the odds of surviving a heart attack.
The Minnesota Twins say they will plant a pair of black spruce Tuesday at St. Croix State Park in Hinckley. A brief ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. to mark the occasion.