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• It's cabin-opening season for some Minnesotans
  Memorial Day weekend is upon us and many Minnesotans are heading north on clogged highways to summer cabins. With the long winter and late ice-out on many lakes, for some this could be the first visit since last fall. One family opened up the cabin that's provided a summer retreat to four generations.May 24, 2013
• Photos: Family cabin getaway for four generations
  Memorial Day weekend upon us and many Minnesotans are heading north on clogged highways to summer cabins. With the long winter and late ice-out on many lakes, for some this could be the first visit since last fall. One family opened up the cabin that's provided a summer retreat to four generations.May 24, 2013
• Community mourns boys killed in mudslide
  Families and community continue to mourn the deaths of two boys killed in a St. Paul park mudslide earlier this week. Gov. Mark Dayton is expected to attend a memorial at Peter Hobart Elementary School on Friday for the victims, Mohamed Fofana and Haysem Sani.May 24, 2013
• Family fought to keep rustic wilderness
  As it turned out, a blind man can stop a bulldozer. Bill Muir did it.May 24, 2013
• St. Louis County jail open for filmmakers
  The owner of the former St. Louis County jail has a new idea for repurposing the building that's been vacant for 18 years: allow artists to use it for film shoots.May 23, 2013
• North Minneapolis still recovering two years after tornado
  It's been two years since a tornado hit the north side of Minneapolis, killing two people and causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to homes, businesses and infrastructure.May 22, 2013
• To forgive may not be so divine, after all
  A professor offers an unrepentant defense of the held grudge.The Daily Circuit, May 22, 2013
• Wis. food stamp work requirement advances
  The Legislature's budget committee on Tuesday approved Gov. Scott Walker's proposal requiring that able-bodied adults on Wisconsin's food stamps program to spend at least 20 hours a week working or getting trained for a job.May 22, 2013
• Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter
  Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behavior. It said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations.May 22, 2013
• MN lottery players win nearly $3.9 million
  The run ended with a single $590.5 million winning ticket sold in Florida. But two tickets sold in Minnesota for the drawing are worth $10,000.May 20, 2013
• Photos: Almanzo 100 gravel road race
  One of the nation's premier gravel road events, the race gets its name from Almanzo Wilder, the husband of "Little House of the Prairie" author Laura Ingalls Wilder. Organizers expect 1,300 riders to participate in this year's event.May 17, 2013
• Minn. gypsy moth trapping program begins
  Officials will set more than 14,000 gypsy moth traps across Minnesota this spring as part of the state's annual monitoring program for the destructive tree pest.May 17, 2013
• Hello muddah? Not everyone loved sleepaway camp
  When the school year ends a few weeks from now, millions of kids will head off to sleepaway camp for a summer filled with color wars, kayaking and bunk life. Most will have a great time, some will make friends for life, and many will look back on the experience fondly.May 17, 2013
• MPR documentaries: 'Song Catcher: Frances Densmore of Red Wing' and 'Artist Charles Biederman.'
  Two people from Red Wing, Minnesota who are important figures in Minnesota history, culture and the arts are featured in separate documentaries by Minnesota Public Radio's Stephen Smith. Part 1: "Song Catcher: Frances Densmore of Red Wing" and Part 2: "Artist Charles Biederman."Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, May 15, 2013
• Survivor of 1987 NWA plane crash breaks silence
  Cecelia Crocker's body provides her with a constant reminder of the most traumatic event of her life -- one that she doesn't otherwise remember.May 15, 2013

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