The recent overdoses haven’t resulted in deaths, but Duluth Police issue warning about potent batches of heroin. (more…)
Minnesota Today from MPR News
May 6, 2013
Lawmakers mull tax subsidy for plan that would double the size of the Mall of America
Gov. Mark Dayton supports the $1.5 billion expansion concept.
A long-dormant plan to double the size of Mall of America — adding hotels, a waterpark, a performing arts center, office towers and hundreds of stores — seems to be coming back to life.
May 3, 2013
Go birding in Afton
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Afton State Park
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Minnesota Scenes
Photo: Flowers in bloom
Photo via DJ Sime via Flickr
Snow brings down roof in southeastern Minn.
Photo of roof collapse in West Concord, MN twitter.com/kare11/status/…
— KARE 11 (@kare11) May 2, 2013
Video: That tank can ferment a lot of beer
One 600-barrel drop in Summit Brewing’s $13 million expansion project.
From Summit’s YouTube page: “The first of our twelve new 600-barrel fermenters goes airborne and then gets lowered into our expanded cellar space. Then begins the very slow process of moving it into place. Video sped up for your convenience.”
Video: Kayaking the Deeps
Springtime is the right time for rushing water and adrenaline for kayakers near Duluth, Minn.
Chris Kluwe expects to be cut from Minnesota Vikings
Update: Kluwe says he is out at Minnesota
Kluwe’s age, salary and Locke’s talent all are factors in Kluwe’s release. So is Kluwe’s willingness to be outspoken on a variety of issues, despite the usual “Punters are seen, not heard” mandate. Kluwe says he wouldn’t change a thing.
Kluwe, expecting release Monday, has no regretsnfl.com/news/story/0ap…
— NFL: AroundTheLeague (@NFL_ATL) May 6, 2013
May 2, 2013
The complex and pathogen-laden world of ticks
Image by Dan Bergstrom via Flickr
With incisor-like claws that can tunnel beneath your skin in seconds, ticks are rapidly becoming the world’s scariest purveyors of deadly pathogens. Carl Zimmer walks into the woods to find out why these tiny beasts are skyrocketing in number – and outsmarting scientists with every bite.
via Outside.
Video: Uprock new release Ginding
Check out the new UP ROCK video. RETWEET!!! @bescenempls @potholesinblog @musicdatisntbad youtu.be/oFQTdaUtf-s #LETTHATBASSSHAKE
— UP ROCK (@UPROCK1) April 29, 2013
Wild goalie Josh Harding, who has M.S., returns for playoffs
Wild trail 1-0 in NHL playoffs against Blackhawks
It happened too fast. Josh Harding, the backup goalie for the Minnesota Wild, never saw starter Niklas Backstrom crumple to the ice during warm-ups Tuesday night. The Wild’s captain, Mikko Koivu, yelled for Harding to take over as trainers helped Backstrom to the dressing room at the United Center in Chicago with an apparent left leg injury.
Rochester plows out in force
Snow plows are busy this morning in #rochmn #MNwx twitter.com/ElizabethBaier…
— Elizabeth Baier (@ElizabethBaier) May 2, 2013
Xcel power outages map mirrors heavy snow band south & east of metro. Customers affected: 18,375. twitter.com/MPRweather/sta…
— MPR Weather (@MPRweather) May 2, 2013
Owatonna slammed by May snowstorm
Poor ducks trying to process all this snow! #Owatonna #Snow #may2nd twitter.com/BryanPiatt/sta…
— Bryan Piatt (@BryanPiatt) May 2, 2013
#Achilles has dumped up to 13″ of snow in Owatonna, MN. I-35 closed near the town due to snow and downed power lines. #mnwx
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) May 2, 2013
Looks like Ellsworth, Wis., is coming in with the biggest snow total from this May storm: report of 14″ this morning.
— Tim Nelson (@timnelson_mpr) May 2, 2013
John Pemberton, surgeon heading to Mayo, just told me Highway 52 SB south of Cannon Falls has been at a dead stop since before 6AM.
— Tim Nelson (@timnelson_mpr) May 2, 2013
May 1, 2013
Minn. native among those killed in Afghanistan plane crash
@nac_ams confirms 7 people killed after cargo plan crashed near #Bagram. Among them was pilot Jeremy Lipka, MN Native.
— bouaxiong (@bouaKARE) April 30, 2013
@nac_ams says they’ve seen the youtube video of crash. They don’t know who shot it. #Lipka‘s family says they haven’t watched it and won’t.
— bouaxiong (@bouaKARE) April 30, 2013
