Catharine Richert
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- Sep 17, 2026
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Across Minnesota, opposition to data centers is a political campaign season rallying cry (opens the original)
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Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. At about 4 p.m. every day, Mark Lang readies his knuckles as he starts knocking on doors in the neighborhoods of Pine Island. He’s running for mayor in this community of 4,000 people located just north of Rochester. Lang is a corporate pilot and first-time candidate who said community concerns over a hyperscale Google data center proposed for Pine Island prompted him to
Meet Trapper, the dog helping Minnesota's DNR sniff out invasive zebra mussels (opens the original)
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Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. On a warm, late summer evening, Trapper the dog was hard at work at a boat launch on Lake Zumbro. The two-year-old yellow labrador retriever was sniffing each watercraft before it was launched into the water, hunting for little zebra mussels. He stuck his snout under Mike Hennessey’s fishing boat — and Trapper found nothing. Trapper is one of the newest members of a squ
In Freeborn County and Albert Lea, aging well is a priority - and a lot of fun (opens the original)
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Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. The distinct sound of a polka band filled the air on senior day at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds, with activities and discounted tickets for people 65 and older. The fair also recognized the county’s Outstanding Senior Citizen of the year, giving an award to someone in the community who gives back. That’s just a snapshot of how Freeborn County is embracing its aging p
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