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Good morning! A bit unsettled today, with severe storms possible this afternoon in southwestern Minnesota. Highs in the 80s. At Rock the Garden last week, The National's guitarist Bryce Dessner wore a T-shirt in honor of the late distance runner Gabriele Grunewald, a Minnesota native with whom the band shared a special connection. Grunewald's husband Justin Grunewald shares the larger story.  | Forecast

As algae blooms spread, more Minn. lakes get chemical treatment
To combat the aquatic scourge of harmful algae blooms, lake managers are increasingly turning to aluminum sulfate. The chemical blankets the sediment, keeping the lake's phosphorus levels in check. | Shorter winter may bring more toxic algae | Dogs as sentinels: Blue-green algae brings toxic mystery to MN waters
Looking back: 20 years ago, blowdown flattened swaths of Boundary Waters
The storm, known as a derecho, produced straight-line winds of up to 100 mph, which uprooted and toppled nearly 500,000 acres of the BWCA's trees in a massive blowdown.
Grand Portage Band elects first woman as tribal chair
Beth Drost, who has worked as a National Park Service ranger for the past 12 years, will become the next chair of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa -- the first woman ever elected to the post.
St. Paul police, organizers raise security at Hmong Freedom Festival
The decision to boost security at this weekend's festival comes a day after the discovery of "threatening" messages on some cars and in some social media posts, officials said.
Squalid conditions, separation from parents can produce long-lasting trauma
Reports of deplorable conditions in immigrant detention centers holding children have prompted protests in Minnesota and elsewhere. But the children may also develop long lasting mental health problems as a result of separation from caring adults. | Gov't moves migrant kids after poor conditions exposed | In Mpls., hundreds protest 'cruel' immigration holding facilities
Trump: America's story is 'the greatest political journey'
Supporters welcomed his tribute to the U.S. military while protesters assailed him for putting himself center stage on a holiday devoted to unity.
Strongest earthquake in 20 years rattles Southern California
The 6.4 magnitude quake rattled nerves and caused injuries and damage in a town near the epicenter, followed by a swarm of ongoing aftershocks.
Photos: In chasing Tour de France, a photographer finds her voice
Early in her career, Caroline Yang pursued her dream of photographing the Tour de France. With the new Tour set to start Saturday, Yang shares some of her images, and what it took to get them. 
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