Minnesota Today from MPR News
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Tragic class field trip; Bloomington leads suburban growth; Patio life
Recovery efforts resume Thursday morning for a student still missing after a tragic class field trip that left another child dead and two injured.
1 child still missing in deadly St. Paul park landslide. mprne.ws/ljIpH Recovery efforts are expected to resume Thursday morning.
— MPR News (@MPRnews) May 23, 2013
Bloomington leads suburban growth
Census: Bloomington leading boom in inner-ring suburbs |strib.mn/12wpsN2
— Star Tribune (@StarTribune) May 23, 2013
Namekagon paddlers on day 4
Bill from Milwaukee says hi to mom and dad back home again. #scrapaddle twitter.com/stcroix360/sta…
— St. Croix 360 (@stcroix360) May 22, 2013
River Day Four: Camaraderie stcroix360.com/?p=7279
— St. Croix 360 (@stcroix360) May 23, 2013
Background on the trip
Take it outside
ICYMI: Best patios in the Twin Cities area (just in time for sunshine, we hope): ow.ly/ljYc5
— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) May 23, 2013
“Clouds” hist #1
“Clouds,” the hopeful song by MN’s @zachsobiech, reaches top of iTunes chart posthumously. | cbsloc.al/1850ACc twitter.com/WCCO/status/33…
— WCCO (@WCCO) May 22, 2013
Wisconsin student wins Doodle 4 Google competition
Sabrina Brady of Sparta, Wisc. who is an artist and a high school student is getting a large audience for her work today. Her Google Doodle is featured on the Google homepage. (more…)
Gravel slide at Lilydale Park traps children in St Paul on field trip
St.Paul official says one child has died, two others injured, one unaccounted for after gravel or rock slide at Lilydale Regional Park.
— MPR News (@MPRnews) May 22, 2013
Gravel slide at Lilydale Regional Park in St. Paul traps, injures several school children. Frequent updates here:mprne.ws/liBkt
— MPR News (@MPRnews) May 22, 2013
MT @blakekare11 Just in: 1 child wheeled out on stretcher through Lilydale Park trails. A girl who appeared conscious twitter.com/BlakeKARE11/st…
— KARE 11 (@kare11) May 22, 2013
Beer cities: Mpls/St Paul comes in 6th nationally
The Twin Cities trail Kansas City, MO but rank higher than San Diego.
No. 6 Minneapolis/St. Paul
See More of America’s Best Beer Cities
The Twin Cities climbed nine spots in the survey this year, and the buzziest beers seem to channel the outdoorsy, hipster vibe that voters love about Minnesota. Indeed Brewery prides itself on its retro, back-to-basics cans, while Fulton Beer offers a Russian imperial stout—a bracing 9.2% ABV (alcohol by volume) brew that, the site promises, “if left outside during winter, won’t freeze, even in Minnesota.” Readers might not want to test that claim: they ranked the Twin Cities near the bottom among places to visit in winter.
via Travel + Leisure.
Ex-Vikings coach Bud Grant: Dont use outdoors money for metro parks
Grant is upset about projects that circumvented the citizen-led process.
Bud Grant says Gov. Mark Dayton knows the right call on $9.3 million in outdoors projects approved by the House and Senate. Veto.The former Vikings coach is leading the charge for outdoors groups and some lawmakers urging Dayton to ax two projects: $6.3 million for metro parks and $3 million for boat inspections to combat aquatic invasive species.
via Pioneer Press.
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More elbow room at MOA; Iron ore deposit could spell end to state park; Twins kinda stink right now
A bigger Mall of America, thanks to you
Tax break could make Mall of America bigger #MOA kare11.tv/14x5Nig
— KARE 11 (@kare11) May 22, 2013
A Minneapolis first?
In Minneapolis, Abdi Warsame could be the first Somali-American elected to the City Council. mprne.ws/lhjQy
— MPR News (@MPRnews) May 22, 2013
Iron ore under state park could lead to park’s demise
New mining plans could mean the end of Hill Annex Mine State Park in Calumet, MN. fb.me/MmKxVSa1
— Aaron Brown (@minnesotabrown) May 22, 2013
Magnetation gets approval for 4th taconite recovery plant
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency OKs Magnetation plant No. 4 bit.ly/10TnBQW
— Duluth News Tribune (@duluthnews) May 22, 2013
Meanwhile the Twins are stinking up the joint
The #MNTwins lose their seventh straight game and Trevor Plouffe suffers a head injury. What else can go wrong? ow.ly/lgMfg
— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) May 22, 2013
Navigating the rushing waters of the Namekagon
Stinnet Landing chute on the Namekagon River, St. Croix 360 photo/Greg Seitz
More than 70 paddlers are making their way down the Namekagon River this week. Greg Seitz from St. Croix 360 is one of the paddlers making the 92 mile trek. We asked him a few questions about the trip.
What draws the group to the Namekagon?
The Namekagon is part of the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway. It is the only tributary of the St. Croix that is included in this designation, and it is a national Wild and Scenic River. The Namekagon is also longer than the upper St. Croix (the part above its confluence with the Namekagon). I was joking with someone yesterday that we really ought to rename the Namekagon the true upper St. Croix River. As part of the National Scenic Riverway, it is managed by the National Park Service, with interpretive programs and primitive campsites.
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State corrections employees falling through the cracks
Inmate who assaulted state worker gets free health care coverage on the taxpayers’ dime while worker could lose his insurance.
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Minnesota Scenes
Gas-Free Birdathon
Gas-Free Birdathon by Outside Duluth via Flickr
Ecosystems work best when diverse
New research at the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve north of the Twin Cities adds to a growing body of evidence that diversity matters in healthy ecosystems.
Vegetation, such as a patch of prairie or a forest stand, is more productive in the long run when more plant species are present.
A new University of Minnesota long-term study of plant biodiversity found that each species plays a role in maintaining a productive ecosystem, especially when a long time horizon is considered.
via Farm and Dairy.
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Legislature wraps; State Fair music; Using chemicals to clean up lakes
Same-sex marriage, tax hikes, all day pre-K and more
Today’s Question: How did the Minnesota Legislature do this session? Discuss: mprne.ws/leQiD
— MPR News (@MPRnews) May 21, 2013
Best Buy reports loss
#BestBuy reports 1Q loss on restructuring costs, and stock falls in pre-market trading. strib.mn/16LCxrF
— Star Tribune (@StarTribune) May 21, 2013
Minnesota State Fair music announced
Looking forward to summer! MT @mnstatefair JUST ANNOUNCED! 100+ acts on State Fair free stages – free w/ admission! ow.ly/ldBms
— KARE 11 (@kare11) May 21, 2013
Polluted lake? Just add chemicals
Polluted Lake Rebecca in Henn.Co. makes comeback with chemical treatment of invasive weeds and reduced manure runoff. ow.ly/leglC
— Star Tribune (@StarTribune) May 21, 2013
Typical Woodbury lawn no more!
But will there be shrubbery? An average Woodbury lawn to be transformed into a work of art over the holiday weekend: ow.ly/le8Pu
— Pioneer Press (@PioneerPress) May 21, 2013
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Last call at the capitol; Gas prices soar; Minnesota from above
Down to the wire
Members of the Minn. House pass a two-year, $38.3 billion budget without GOP votes.mprne.ws/lco23 #mnleg
— MPR News (@MPRnews) May 20, 2013
Gas prices up in Minnesota
Gasbuddy.com says Twin Cities have highest average gas price ($4.31) in the country right now: gasbuddy.com/GB_Price_List.…
— Tim Nelson (@timnelson_mpr) May 20, 2013
Time for improvements at the Minnesota Capitol?
Oops! Water pours out through unsealed pipe in new tunnel construction at #mnleg twitter.com/gspphoto/statu…
— Glen Stubbe (@gspphoto) May 19, 2013
Obit: Sioux elder Tom Ross
Upper Sioux Tribal Elder, Educator and Historian Tom Ross Walks On – ICTMN.com: indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/05/19/upp…
— Sally Jo Sorensen (@sallyjos) May 20, 2013
Photo: Minnesota from above
Big Storm clouds coming to Minnesota… Off to Chicago! twitter.com/Tyler_Guss/sta…
— Tyler Guss (@Tyler_Guss) May 18, 2013
Video: How to grow hops in Minnesota
Chop & Brew: Another spring, another hop crop gets underway. In this episode of Chop & Brew, we look at the basic steps to planting hop rhizomes in containers and in the yard. Ted and Paul help new hop-growers with tip and techniques for the start of the growing season. Chop & Brew will do several episodes over the coming months on maintenance, harvesting, drying and of course a fresh-hop brew day episode.
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