MPR News Update

MPR News Update for June 30

Good morning! Partly cloudy and rainy today. Highs in the 60s to the north and 70s to the south. Here's some interesting state history to get your day going: For decades, the history of a military weapons range in northern Minnesota remained hidden to all but a select few who lived nearby. Between the outset of World War II in 1941 and 1958, the Big Bog, also known as the Red Lake Peatland, was used to practice artillery, aerial bombing, anti-aircraft fire and even test experimental triggers for inert nuclear bombs. | Forecast

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