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State Sen. Justin Eichorn, R-Grand Rapids, in his mugshot after he was booked into the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Eichorn was arrested for soliciting prostitution with someone he believed to be younger than 18 years old.
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Charges: Eichorn repeatedly asked for paid sex rates, age from undercover officer
Chelsey Perkins
Police arrested the 40-year-old Grand Rapids Republican on March 17, 2025, in Bloomington after he arrived to meet who he apparently believed was a 17-year-old sex worker.
A section of the east side of Big Mantrap Lake in Hubbard County. Some of the land parcels in the western unit of the proposed Mantrap Wildlife Management Area are in this view.
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Lorie Shaull
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3M's Camp Wonewok on Big Mantrap Lake to remain largely undeveloped
Larissa Donovan
A metal maple syrup spile sticks out of the trunk of a maple tree. A metal bucket hangs from the spile's hook, and a drop of sap is forming on the spout. The image is titled "Maple syrup season".
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Events Up North March 20-23: Recipe swap, syrup seminar, youth theater
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Album of the Week: 'A.O.E.I.U. (An Ordinary Exercise In Unity)' by Florence Adooni
Malachy Koons
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KAXE Unplugged
As your independent, people-powered, local media, KAXE presents "Unplugged," a series to share our story — why we exist, how we are funded, who makes decisions and why public radio in Northern Minnesota is essential.
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Science and Nature
Phenology report: Hungry chipmunks emerge from underground
Charlie Mitchell
Mid-March is here! In this week’s Phenology Report, John Latimer shares the antics of his neighboring Bald Eagles, a sighting of an Eastern Meadowlark, and a preview of early emerging spring butterflies. This is the week of March 11, 2025.
A pussywillow plant's fuzzy buds bask in the early spring sun on March 4, 2017 in the Cannon River Wilderness Area.
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iNaturalist user Scott King
Science and Nature
Phenology Talkbacks: March brings migrants and maple sap
Charlie Mitchell
A large black woodpecker with white and red markings on its head perches on a tree trunk.
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Lorie Shaull
Science and Nature
Phenology report: Woodpeckers drum, determine territorial pecking order
Charlie Mitchell
A river otter wiggles on river ice near Brook Lake on Feb. 22, 2025. It's lying on its back and its adorable belly and big paws are visible.
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iNaturalist user Alyssa Sheffield
Science and Nature
Phenology Talkbacks: Otters on ice entertain student phenologists
Charlie Mitchell
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