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Warmest year on record
With eight consecutive record warm months from January to August, the globally averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces for 2016 was the highest since record keeping began in 1880, according to NOAA scientists. Remarkably, this is the third consecutive year a new global annual temperature record has been set.
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Land conservation program for rural Minnesota
A huge new program for retiring land around lakes, streams and wetlands targets about 60,000 acres in 54 counties in southern and western Minnesota. Here's a look.
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Mower County moves to the right
Not since Richard Nixon won office in 1972 has Mower County gone Republican in a presidential race. But off the strength of a heavy turnout in small farming communities such as Lyle, it did so in November, putting its hopes for a better future behind GOP candidate Donald Trump.
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Ambitious 10-year facilities plan
The University of St. Thomas Board of Trustees voted in November on an ambitious 10-year facilities plan that will add science classrooms, student housing and other facilities to the St. Paul campus of Minnesota's largest private university.
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Route of Line 5 pipeline
Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline crosses Wisconsin and Michigan and 12 miles of land on the Bad River Indian Reservation.
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Shooting at Florida airport
A gunman opened fire in the baggage claim area at the Fort Lauderdale airport Friday.
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6-10 day temperature outlook
The colored shading on the map indicates the degree of confidence the chance of above or below average temperatures. The darker the shading, the greater is the level of confidence.
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Surface water chloride assessments
Chloride is a unique pollutant in that once it is in our waters there is no available technology to remove it and the primary source of chloride (road salt) is currently necessary for public safety; therefore preventing chloride from entering the environment and protecting waters from degradation while still providing public safety is critical to achieving the desired water quality.Link to TCMA chloride project
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Windchill and frostbite danger
Wind blows away the layer of air that your body has heated around you. You not only feel colder than the thermometer would indicate, but the risk of frostbite and other problems can increase.
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CWD Zone
A special hunting zone for deer management will open Dec. 31 to reduce deer numbers and possibly limit the spread of chronic wasting disease.
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Detached retina can lead to blindness
Retinal detachment can occur when the gel-like material (vitreous) leaks through a hole or tear and collects underneath the retina causing it to pull away from the eye wall.
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Map: Suspect flees after day care hanging
A 16-month-old boy was hanged in a day care Friday morning by a woman in south Minneapolis, and she then fled and threatened to jump from a freeway overpass, according to authorities.
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Failing to protect the Mississippi
A new report says the 10 states that border the Mississippi River are doing too little to stop pollution in the nation's greatest waterway and that federal regulators are relying on ineffective voluntary measures.
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How the Minnesota ISIL defendants were sentenced
All nine young men were convicted of conspiracy to provide material support to ISIL, though some were convicted of additional charges. Here's a breakdown of the sentences each received.
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Minnesota leads nation in turnout
Minnesota led the nation in voter turnout for 2016. Nearly 2.9 million Minnesotans participated, 74 percent of eligible voters. Turnout fell short of the 76 percent in 2012.
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Campaign spending by legislative district
Total year-to-date spending by candidates, plus independent expenditures made by outside groups for or against candidates, in each Minnesota House and Senate district, according to campaign finance data released Tuesday.
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Solar eclipse across U.S. in 2017
Next August, for the first time in 99 years - a total eclipse of the sun will be visible across the United States, from sea to temporarily-not-shining sea.
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The corridor of death
The Minnesota Department of Transportation on Monday will begin building a concrete median on a dangerous 3 ½ mile segment of Hwy. 12 that has had six fatal crashes since 2011. The stretch of Hwy. 12 from Wayzata to the Hennepin County-Wright County Line in Delano has had 11 fatal wrecks between 2011 and 2016 killing 24 people. It's become known as the Corridor of Death.
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A look at the St. Cloud mall attack
Here is a look at the path Dahir Adan took on this stabbing rampage in Crossroads Mall last month before he was shot dead by off-duty police officer Jason Falconer.
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