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Curling is sweeping Minnesota away

Curling is sweeping Minnesota away

We’re going to turn our attention to a popular sport here in Minnesota – curling! The college curling national championships are being held at the Fargo-Moorhead Curling Club this weekend. Two curlers explained the sport’s growing popularity and shared facts on how it got started.
by Matt Mikus, Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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MN conservation officers choose education as way to enforce state’s natural resources laws

MN conservation officers choose education as way to enforce state’s natural resources laws

A review of the three most recent available years of DNR enforcement records show conservation officers opt to educate rather than cite offenders about two-thirds of the time, issuing warnings instead of the citations that come along with fines and paperwork — and that’s fine with agency leaders.
by Dan Gunderson

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For one sunny day, Minnesotans make the most of spring in February

For one sunny day, Minnesotans make the most of spring in February

As temperatures climbed into the 40s across much of Minnesota under sunny skies on Sunday, many people got outside to go for a walk, get their car washed — or check out the melting ice sculptures in downtown St. Paul.
by Emily Bright

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Finnish tradition endures at annual Laskiainen festival in northern Minnesota

Finnish tradition endures at annual Laskiainen festival in northern Minnesota

Crowds are lining up this weekend to take their turn sliding down a pair of icy tracks onto a northern Minnesota lake. It's the 83rd annual Laskiainen festival held at Loon Lake in Palo, about 40 miles north of Duluth.
by Andrew Krueger

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Runners, skiers, bikers hit trail Monday for Arrowhead 135 in northern Minnesota

Runners, skiers, bikers hit trail Monday for Arrowhead 135 in northern Minnesota

More than 150 athletes are signed up for this year's race. It's a round-the-clock, 135-mile trek across the northern Minnesota wilderness — with minimal or no outside support.
by Marianne Combs and Andrew Krueger

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Mushers, dog teams begin John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon

Mushers, dog teams begin John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon

Some years, mushers and dog teams in the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon have to contend with bitterly cold conditions. This year? Not so much. Temperatures at the start in Duluth on Sunday should be about 30 degrees above zero.
by Tim Nelson and Andrew Krueger

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