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• Environmental panel will focus on invasive species
  The group that recommends environmental projects funded with lottery money will emphasize aquatic invasive species during its next grant round.February 10, 2012
• Weekend forecast: Finally, some winter-like chill
  Finally a winter-like weekend!February 10, 2012
• Obama: Birth control policy meets everyone's needs
  President Barack Obama declared Friday he's found a solution that will protect religious liberty but also ensure that women have access to free birth control, as he rushed to defuse an election-year political uproar that threatened to overtake his administration.February 10, 2012
• Photos: Dam modifications restore wildlife habitat
  The state Department of Natural Resources is modifying dams on the Red River northwest Minnesota to reconnect hundreds of miles of fish habitat for the first time in decades. Many of these dams were built to hold pools for city drinking water supplies during the extended drought of the 1930s.February 10, 2012
• Dam modifications restore wildlife habitat, improve safety
  Dam modification projects in northwest Minnesota are not only restoring fish habitats, but making river use safer for people.February 10, 2012
• Farmland holds wealth in sand mining boom
  Minnesota farmland is increasingly luring companies that want to explore the earth beneath the soil. But some residents want to preserve the land and its current agricultural use.February 9, 2012
• Invasive species fight goes too far, some lawmakers say
  Some lawmakers say the DNR's plan to slow the spread of invasive species like zebra mussels and Asian carp impinge on the rights of boat owners.February 9, 2012
• Updraft: Warmest winter of our lifetime -- so far
  It's been 134 years since we've seen a winter this warm!February 9, 2012
• Judge recommends alternate route for CapX2020 utilities line
  A judge has made a route recommendation for a high-voltage power line in southeastern Minnesota.February 9, 2012
• Scientists concerned about antibiotic resistance in wastewater
  Researchers are troubled by a contaminant that may flourish in wastewater treatment plants: antibiotic-resistant bacteria.February 9, 2012
• Wis. DNR to sturgeon hunters: Spear at own risk
  Wisconsin's spear-toting sturgeon fishermen have been waiting for a chance to finally get out on the Lake Winnebago ice, set up shanties, and skewer that monster fish. The state DNR warned spearers to use common sense on the ice.February 8, 2012
• State-run hospital needs upgrades, training, Dayton says
  The Minnesota Security Hospital needs to be renovated to provide better care for patients, Gov. Mark Dayton said.February 8, 2012
• AeroShot: Caffeine inhaler, touted as safe, may get FDA review
  Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube.February 8, 2012
• Allina name change reflects focus on patients' health
  Allina Hospitals and Clinics, one of Minnesota's major medical systems, is changing its name to Allina Health, to emphasize overall patient health rather than just treating illnesses.February 8, 2012
• After dog deaths, lawmakers eye new trapping laws
  At least six dogs have been killed over the past year by body-gripping traps designed to kill raccoons, beavers, bobcats and other species.February 8, 2012

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