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• Duluth runner's pain is no pulled muscle, rather, a baby
  A Duluth woman training for a half-marathon says she thought she had pulled a muscle or ruptured a disc in her back before she ended up in a hospital emergency room.June 5, 2013
• 20 Major League Baseball players may be suspended
  "Major League Baseball will seek to suspend about 20 players connected to the Miami-area clinic at the heart of an ongoing performance-enhancing drug scandal, including Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun, possibly within the next few weeks," ESPN's Outside the Lines reports.June 5, 2013
• Baseball's 'Doc' Gooden pitches a cautionary tale
  For New York Mets fans, 1986 was a glorious year. The Mets won an epic seven-game World Series against the Boston Red Sox. Millions turned out for a raucous parade through Lower Manhattan the next day. But one man conspicuously absent: Dwight Gooden.June 5, 2013
• Conservation group ranks Minneapolis parks No. 1 in U.S.
  The city of lakes long known for its park system now has a new designation to brag about: the best city for parks in the United States.June 5, 2013
• Team to excavate Lake Michigan shipwreck
  An organization that believes it has discovered the wreckage of the oldest known shipwreck in the Great Lakes has received a state permit to conduct a test excavation at the site in northern Lake Michigan.June 4, 2013
• Minneapolis bike advocates call for more routes
  The Portland to Portland bicyclists stopped in Minneapolis last week and discussed the city's support structure for the biking community.June 4, 2013
• At Minn. Zoo, some upgrades will wait
  The Minnesota Zoo's plan to bring in Hawaiian monk seals will have to wait.June 3, 2013
• Crazy Horse Memorial turns 65
  Monday marks the 65th anniversary of the dedication of the Crazy Horse Memorial and the first mountain blast. It's also the 15th anniversary of the dedication of the finished carved face of Crazy Horse.June 3, 2013
• Anglers frustrated by minnow shortage
  Spottail minnows are prized as walleye bait and sell for about twice as much as more common fathead minnows. But there's a shortage this year.June 3, 2013
• Cancer claims a mom, but spirit lives in toy library
  Missy's Toy Library opened in March, operating out of the Franklin Arts Center in Brainerd. The stock of toys was started from the collection of Melissa Gahler, a 32-year-old mom of two from rural Pierz, who died in June 2011.June 3, 2013
• Mpls. locks reopen to recreational boats
  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has reopened its three Minneapolis locks to recreational boats.June 2, 2013
• MnDOT begins new bridge at Jay Cooke park
  Nearly a year after last summer's historic flooding, the Minnesota Department of Transportation will begin building a bridge on Monday to span a huge washout in Jay Cooke State Park.June 2, 2013
• Hiker OK after night in NE Minn. woods
  An overdue hiker is OK after spending the night in the woods of northeastern Minnesota.June 1, 2013
• Owners of storied honey farm have sweet dreams
  The Hofmann Honey Farm, which began operations in the early 1900s and at one time was regarded as the largest honey producer in Minnesota, is seeking placement on the National Register of Historic Places. Such a designation could provide the impetus for fundraising to reincarnate the site as a working apiary plus a history and education showcase.June 1, 2013
• 'Atari dump' will be excavated, after nearly 30 years
  The New Mexico landfill or "Atari Dump" where the game console maker buried its mistakes -- the biggest being the game E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial -- will be dug up by game developer Fuel Industries, which hopes to make a documentary about the project.June 1, 2013

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