Science
A long and winding road: Kicking heroin in an opioid 'treatment desert'
Medication-assisted treatment for drug users has been proven far more effective — and less dangerous and miserable — than cold-turkey quitting. But not all medical providers are properly trained and approved.
Nation
Variety
A day later, eclipse watchers ask: Did I hurt my eyes?
Symptoms of eye damage from the sun include blurriness and spotty vision.
Local
Cloudy skies aside, Minnesotans fully dazzled by partial eclipse
Across most of Minnesota, overcast skies granted only glimpses of the much-anticipated solar eclipse, but throngs of people went out to get a look anyway.
Nation
Local
Stuck in the metro? Best practices for viewing the solar eclipse
If you have a colander, a cheese grater — even a cracker with holes in it — you likely already have what's needed to safely view next week's solar eclipse.
Variety
Minnesotans moving heaven and earth to view solar eclipse
Minnesotans who stay home may still see a partial solar eclipse, with the moon covering about 80 percent of the sun, if the weather cooperates.
Local
Mercury regulations put Grand Marais in awkward spot
Leaders in this scenic North Shore tourist town pride themselves on trying to run things green and clean, but town leaders find themselves fighting state and federal mercury regulations, a worthy goal to protect Lake Superior that leaders say is misguided and costly.
Nation
Local
Minnesota weather clouds chances of seeing solar eclipse
If you're hoping to view the eclipse locally, you might have to take a rain check — in 2024.
Variety
NASA: Not all solar eclipse viewing glasses are safe
Many glasses on the market don't provide adequate protection.
Minneapolis
Minneapolis to launch drones to survey sewer problems
The city is experimenting with the technology as part of its annual smoke testing of the sewers.
Minneapolis
Boys & Girls Clubs are getting glasses for the eclipse
UnitedHealthcare is giving 600 pairs of glasses to the Clubs' six branches in the Twin Cities, with 100 pairs earmarked for community members who live nearby.
Variety
Sun Country offers round-trip flight to Nebraska for rare solar eclipse viewing
The Twin Cities-based airline announced a special package for people to see the rare occurrence — and be home in time for dinner.
Local
Explosion of larch beetles in warming climate is transforming Minn. forests
Climate change means more native burrowing bugs survive to reproduce and harm tamaracks.
Nation
Conchs' survival depends on the Bahamas
For the hundreds of slow-moving slugs that gather to mate, scientists fear a new, unexpected threat may doom the population: old age.
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