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Minnesota News

MPR News is your go-to source for Minnesota news and stories.

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PolyMet copper-nickel mine: Economic opportunity or too environmentally risky?

PolyMet copper-nickel mine: Economic opportunity or too environmentally risky?

This Friday the public will get its first peek at a long anticipated environmental study of one of the state's most controversial development projects in years: copper and nickel mining in northeastern Minnesota.
by Elizabeth Dunbar and Dan Kraker

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Mayo announces $72M hospital expansion project

Mayo announces $72M hospital expansion project

Mayo Clinic officials announced a $72.1 million expansion to parts of Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester. The project includes adding five floors to the Mary Brigh East Building and renovating the third floor of the Domitilla Building at Saint Marys Hospital, according to a news release. In all, it will add nearly 132,000 square feet Read more →
by Elizabeth Baier

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Is copper-nickel mining worth the environmental risk?

Is copper-nickel mining worth the environmental risk?

“Deep below the Superior National Forest floor, traces of copper locked into the rock are stirring up both dreams and dread,” write MPR News reporters Dan Kraker and Elizabeth Dunbar. PolyMet Mining is working to persuade state officials that it can unlock those deposits safely, without causing significant harm to a corner of Minnesota known Read more →
by Michael Olson

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At 94, Minn. hunter still keen to get into the woods

At 94, Minn. hunter still keen to get into the woods

Paul Sersha remembers the first deer he shot, in about 1935. And he sure remembers the last deer he shot. It happened about 9:30 a.m. on opening day of Minnesota's firearms deer season this fall, sitting in his ground blind just west of Virginia.

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What are you thankful for?

What are you thankful for?

We typically talk about policy challenges and social problems in this space. Let’s take this holiday to reflect on what matters most to us. Today’s Question: What are you thankful for?
by Michael Olson

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Are retailers ruining Thanksgiving?

Are retailers ruining Thanksgiving?

“This year, several retailers like Target, J.C. Penney, Kohl’s and Macy’s have announced plans to open Thanksgiving evening for the first time. Others, like Toys R Us and Best Buy, are opening earlier on Thanksgiving than last year,” writes the AP’s Anne D’Innocenzio. Today’s Question: Are retailers ruining Thanksgiving?
by Michael Olson

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Minn. couple go 'Far North' to start craft distillery

Minn. couple go 'Far North' to start craft distillery

One evening, Mike Swanson poured himself a whiskey, leaned back and wondered how he and his wife could squeeze more money from grain and smooth over farming's boom-and-bust cycles. The answer came from the glass in his hand.
by Dan Gunderson

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