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Credit NPR Music The Tiny Desk Contest is back! Unsigned musicians: Enter the Contest by sending NPR Music a video of you playing an original song behind a desk by June 7 at midnight E.T. If you win, youll play your very own Tiny Desk concert! We want to amplify the music that comes from the Upper Great Lakes! If you have been a guest on The Local Spin, or are an interested unsigned musician, we highly encourage you to submit a video for the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest! The Contest opens for entri...

Jeff439/Getty Images WOLF SIGHTING: A gray wolf, with genetic ties to the Upper Great Lakes region, was confirmed near Uehling, Neb., in January. For only the third time since the early 1900s, the animal has been spotted in the state. Apr 21, 2021 Genetic testing results recently confirmed that a large canine killed Jan. 28 near Uehling, Neb., was a gray wolf. The female wolf had been legally shot by coyote hunters, who contacted the Nebraska Game and Parks Commissi...

The campaign launched in Civic Center Plaza with intergenerational discussions, storytelling and sharing of successful examples of allyship and why standing together is important. Event participants assembled "solidarity kits," which included childrens books, family passes to the Asian Art Museum, mental health resources and information about public and personal safety. The kits will be distributed to residents in Chinatown, Bayview Hunters Point, the Tenderloin and other areas. San Francisc...

Outdoornews April 14, 2021 All three confirmed wolves in modern times were genetically linked to the population in the upper Great Lakes. LINCOLN, Neb. — Genetic testing results recently confirmed a large canine killed Jan. 28, 2021, near Ueling, was a gray wolf. The female wolf had been legally shot by coyote hunters, who contacted the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Genetic testing showed the animal originated from a population of wolves found in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. “Th...

Valid Sunday February 07 2021 - Thursday February 11 2021 Hazards: - Heavy snow across portions of the Middle Mississippi Valley, the Great Lakes, and the Ohio alley, Mon, Feb 8. - Heavy snow across portions of the Great Lakes and the Upper Mississippi Valley, Sun-Thu, Feb 7-Feb 11. - Heavy snow across portions of the Northeast and the Great Lakes, Tue-Wed, Feb 9-Feb 10. - Much below normal temperatures across portions of the Central Plains, the Lower Mississippi Valley, the Northern Plains, th...

Reflection celebrates success and ponders lessons learned in research and educational activities. Crystal Levesque, Christian Ramirez-Camba, Ryan Samuel, Jeff Clapper, Xufei Yang, and Robert Thaler, South Dakota State University | Jan 21, 2021 Like many others, January at South Dakota State University represents an opportunity to reflect on successes (and failures) in research and educational activities. Approximately 4.5 years ago we embarked on a new era of swine research when the firs...