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mprnews.org > episode > 01/30/2026 > climate-cast-what-impact-does-the-american-prairie-have-on-our-climate

What impact does the American prairie have on our climate?

What impact does the American prairie have on our climate?6+ hour, 37+ min ago   (12+ words) What impact does the American prairie have on our climate?mprnews.org...

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mprnews.org > story > 12/25/2025 > npr-powerball-player-arkansas-won-jackpot

A Powerball player in Arkansas has won a $1.817 billion lottery jackpot

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (34+ words) Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing ended the lottery game's three-month stretch without a top-prize winner. Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher, making it the second-largest in U.S. history....

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mprnews.org > story > 12/11/2025 > state-representative-district-64a-election

Special primary election for State Representative District 64A

Special primary election for State Representative District 64A1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (974+ words) Candidates running in the DFL special primary election for State Representative District 64A include Beth Fraser, Matt Hill, Meg Luger-Nikolai, Dan McGrath, Lois Quam and John Zwier. The republican candidate is Dan Walsh. The special primary is being held on Tuesday,…...

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mprnews.org > story > 09/10/2025 > ashley-dyrdahl-who-gave-guns-to-burnsville-shooter-faces-sentencing

Gun buyer for man who killed Burnsville first responders faces sentencing

Gun buyer for man who killed Burnsville first responders faces sentencing4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (49+ words) The woman who bought the guns that her romantic partner used to kill three first responders in Burnsville last year faces sentencing Wednesday. Ashley Dyrdahl pleaded guilty in January to federal charges of purchasing guns for Shannon Gooden, who was…...

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mprnews.org > episode > 07/23/2025 > will-google-have-a-stake-in-minnesotas-budding-data-center-industry

Will Google have a stake in Minnesota's budding data center industry?

Will Google have a stake in Minnesota's budding data center industry?6+ mon, 6+ day ago   (33+ words) In an aerial view, an Amazon Web Services data center is shown situated near single-family homes on July 17, 2024, in Stone Ridge, Virginia. NINA MOINI: Across the country, tech companies are ......

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mprnews.org > story > 06/24/2025 > walz-and-other-officials-tour-storm-damage-in-beltrami-count

Walz and other officials tour storm damage in Beltrami Count

Walz and other officials tour storm damage in Beltrami Count7+ mon, 5+ day ago   (15+ words) State and local officials surveyed damage from weekend storms that lashed Bemidji and neighboring communities....

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mprnews.org > story > 06/21/2025 > npr-louisiana-ten-commandments-schools-court-blocks

Court blocks Louisiana law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments in classrooms

Court blocks Louisiana law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments in classrooms7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (2+ words) A%20copy%20of%20the%20Ten%20Commandments%20is%20posted%20along%20with%20other%20historical%20documents%20in%20a%20hallway%20at%20the%20Georgia%20Capitol%20in%20Atlanta%20on%20June%2020%2C%202024.%20On%20Friday%2C%20a%20panel%20of%20federal%20appellate%20judges%20ruled%20that%20a%20Louisiana%20law%20requiring%20the%20Ten%20Commandments%20to%20be%20posted%20in%20the%20state%E2%80%99s%20public%20school%20classrooms%20is%20unconstitutional....

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mprnews.org > story > 05/17/2025 > npr-tornadoes-kentucky-missouri-deaths

More than 20 dead after tornadoes sweep through Kentucky and Missouri

More than 20 dead after tornadoes sweep through Kentucky and Missouri8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (21+ words) Powerful storms and tornadoes tore through several Midwestern and Southern states overnight Friday, leaving carnage and flattened buildings in their wake....

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mprnews.org > story > 03/16/2025 > tornadoes-wildfires-blinding-dust-death-usa

Tornadoes, wildfires and blinding dust sweep across U.S. as massive storm leaves at least 33 dead

Tornadoes, wildfires and blinding dust sweep across U.S. as massive storm leaves at least 33 dead10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (848+ words) Violent tornadoes and high winds decimated homes, wiped out schools and toppled semitractor-trailers as a monster storm that also produced dust storms and icy conditions killed at least 33 people across the central and southern U.S. Missouri resident Dakota Henderson said he…...