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Pork, sauerkraut and leadership

Pork, sauerkraut and leadership

Probably not a lot of restaurants serve a pork and sauerkraut rice plate, but that was the special one recent day at Solar’s Real Food Cafe in Springfield, a southern Minnesota town with a strong German heritage.
by Dave Peters

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What do you think of the acquittal of George Zimmerman?

What do you think of the acquittal of George Zimmerman?

“The acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin is reverberating far beyond Florida, writes NPR’s Karen Grigsby Bates. “On Sunday, President Obama acknowledged the strong passions the verdict has incited. He asked Americans ‘to respect the call for calm reflection from two parents who lost their young son.'” Many people are…
by Michael Olson

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Duluth area scenic railroad resumes service

More than a year after severe flooding in the Duluth area halted tours of a popular scenic railroad, the train is once again chugging along its tracks.

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Structural problems close North Minneapolis library

Hennepin County says it’s closing a north Minneapolis library indefinitely for repairs. Structural engineers are examining Webber Park Library, 4310 Webber Parkway, after ceiling tiles began falling off a few weeks ago. The braces holding up those ceiling tiles have buckled and one wall of the building is “moving,” according to county director of property…
by Rupa Shenoy

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Arson, racist graffiti mar church in north Minneapolis

Arson, racist graffiti mar church in north Minneapolis

Pastor Luke Swanson doesn’t know if the burglary, fire and racist graffiti at his church in north Minneapolis qualifies as a hate crime.  But for him,  it was “certainly a crime by someone full of hate.” Swanson spoke in front of the charred remains of the piano and other fixtures inside his Community Covenant Church,…
by Tim Nelson

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How do you keep mosquitos from spoiling your outdoor life?

How do you keep mosquitos from spoiling your outdoor life?

“No doubt about it, the mosquitoes are bad this year after a very wet spring,” writes MPR News reporter Sasha Aslanian. But exactly how bad are they? Every week, the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District sets traps and counts them. In the lab where scientists empty the traps, it seems the tables are turned on the…
by Michael Olson

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Deadly Air Force crash in SW Minnesota remembered

Deadly Air Force crash in SW Minnesota remembered

  On-lookers examine engine parts from the B-47 crash in 1963. (Photo courtesy of The Free Press, Mankato) A memorial will be dedicated Sunday to crew members killed in an Air Force bomber crash in southwest Minnesota 50 years ago. The ceremony is in Comfrey, a few miles from the crash site. The B-47 ‘Stratojet’…
by Mark Steil

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Suspected hit-and-run driver related to Seward Market robber

The man charged earlier this week in the hit-and-run death of Jessica Hanson is related to one of the men involved in a triple murder committed a few years ago.  Abdirahman Abdi Ali, 25, is the older brother of Ahmed Shire Ali.  On the night of Jan. 6, 2010, Ahmed Shire Ali and Mahdi Hassan…
by Brandt Williams

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