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Greater Minnesota

AirB-N-BAWK? Minnesota chicken farmers on their unique agritourism experience

AirB-N-BAWK? Minnesota chicken farmers on their unique agritourism experience

MPR’s senior economic contributor Chris Farrell visited their farm not far from Duluth and learned that there is even more to the farm than chickens.
by Emily Bright, Gretchen Brown and Chris Farrell

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Rural Voice: What it takes to build a business in rural Minnesota

Rural Voice: What it takes to build a business in rural Minnesota

What does it take to start and grow a small business in rural Minnesota? Last month, MPR News host Kerri Miller hosted a town hall in New Ulm, Minn., to hear from entrepreneurs and community leaders about how to encourage small businesses in greater Minnesota. This is the first in a four-part series featuring conversations from the Rural Voice project.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Low-tech and high-touch: Folk schools boom as more crave working with their hands

Low-tech and high-touch: Folk schools boom as more crave working with their hands

The North House Folk School in Grand Marais is undergoing a $5 million campus expansion, part of a growth in traditional folk schools around the state as more people yearn for off-screen experiences working with their hands.
by Dan Kraker

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'Systemic bias and injustice' in Kandiyohi County fight over child custody

'Systemic bias and injustice' in Kandiyohi County fight over child custody

Minnesota state law is supposed to prioritize relatives in foster care and adoption. But since 2020, the two children at the center of this story have lived in four foster homes in Minnesota — despite their aunt’s fight to adopt them.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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76-year old pleads guilty to stealing 'Wizard of Oz' ruby red slippers

76-year old pleads guilty to stealing 'Wizard of Oz' ruby red slippers

Terry Jon Martin, who was charged with stealing a pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the film “The Wizard of Oz,” changed his plea to guilty at the federal courthouse in Duluth on Friday morning.
by Dan Kraker

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Roots of the Dancing Debutantes: Artist Russell Sharon looks back

Roots of the Dancing Debutantes: Artist Russell Sharon looks back

Now in his mid-70s, Minnesota-based artist Russell Sharon covered thousands of miles during a decades-long career. Once a figure in the New York art world, he's relatively unknown in the part of northern Minnesota where he grew up. But that could change when his exhibit “Roots: A Retrospective” opens this weekend.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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