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St. Louis River muskies appear to weather flood
After a tough summer last year, muskie anglers on the St. Louis River aren't sure how fishing will be this summer. Last year was anything but a normal year on the river, after June floods raised river levels, collapsed clay banks and sent big trees downstream.
Dissension and fiscal woes beset the Girl Scouts
Just a year after its centennial celebrations, the Girl Scouts of the USA finds itself with a host of problems that include declining membership and revenues, a dearth of volunteers, rifts between leadership and grass-roots members, a pension plan with a $347 million deficit, and an uproar over efforts by many local councils to sell venerable summer camps.
Minnesota's first bus rapid transit service launches this weekend. The new Red Line operated by Metro Transit will offer service from Apple Valley to the Mall of America.
Gun rights activists who follow the Twin Cities Gun Owners and Carry Forum say they’re cancelling plans to bring their guns to Open Streets Minneapolis, a series of community gatherings set to start this weekend. “It got blown way out of proportion,” said Shelley Leeson, the organizer of the effort, in an interview. “I thought…