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Before and after photos: 2012 flood damage, recovery in Duluth, northeast Minnesota

Up to 10 inches of rain fell over northeastern Minnesota in June 2012, causing more than $100 million in damage. Rivers and streams flooded their banks, severely damaging roads and bridges. About 1,500 hundred homes also suffered significant damage. A year later, most of that damage has been repaired. Some work still continues though, including on the iconic swinging bridge at Jay Cooke State Park.
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Appetites: The Buttered Tin restaurateurs turn to crowd-sourced funding

A new crowd-sourced restaurant has opened in downtown St. Paul. The owners of the bakery and restaurant, The Buttered Tin, have set out to change the culture of lowertown.

Bipartisan proposal on student loans circulating

Students applying for financial aid for the coming school year could find some comfort in a bipartisan student loan compromise taking shape in the Senate that would prevent interest rates from doubling and set a single rate each year for undergraduate students, rich or poor.

Teacher prep programs get failing marks, new study says

The U.S. spends more than $7 billion a year preparing classroom teachers, but teachers are not coming out of the nation's colleges of education ready, according to a study released Tuesday by U.S.News & World Report and the National Council on Teacher Quality.
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Flood-ravaged Duluth, northeast Minnesota, still recovering a year later

A year ago today, 24 hours of torrential rain unleashed epic floods that tore apart homes, schools, streets, parks and communities across Duluth and northeast Minnesota. In the first of a series if reports, we assess the overall damage, and the repair work that's still taking place.

Mayo research: 70 pct. of Olmsted Co. residents on prescription drugs

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic say nearly 70 percent of Olmsted County residents are on at least one prescription medication, and more than half take two.
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