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Listen: Was Minnesota home to nuclear missiles during the Cold War? Curious Minnesota podcast host Eric Roper discusses the 1950s initiative to install missile sites around the Twin Cities.  May 6, 2021 — 10:16am Text size Copy shortlink: Fears of a Soviet attack during the 1950s spurred the federal government to install four missile sites around the Twin Cities. The "Nike-Hercules" nuclear warheads stored in those bunkers stood ready to take down Soviet bombers headed for the Twin Cities. Curious Minnesota host Eric Roper discus...

In a region of the country with so many lakes and rivers, it is no surprise that water quality and water use are critical issues. In addition to domestic uses, Wisconsin and Minnesota residents want clean water for recreation, wildlife habitat, and industry.  Water is used for cooking and drinking every day, and knowing that the source of that water is good and safe is important, though most people probably don’t give it much thought.  Most rainwater and snowmelt in the region runs off buildings, parking lots, roads, highways, and farm fields into the hundreds of streams and rivers...

The endeavor took more than pivoting scheduled talks and panels to Zoom. The Star Tribune worked to solicit and highlight reader-submitted content, given that many people have been looking for a little human connection during these days (and weeks and months) of social distancing. Campbell said that an earlier coloring competition had expected 75 entries but wound up inundated with more than 400. “We had the sense from these earlier reader engagement activities that people were hungry to actually participate and do something,” she said. From the amateur talent contest to the trivia show h...

Listen: Does the Mississippi River really begin at Lake Itasca? Curious Minnesota podcast host Eric Roper digs into the science and history behind the Mighty Mississippi's headwaters.  By Eric Roper Text size Copy shortlink: The source of the Mississippi was a consequential mystery after the Revolutionary War. It remains hotly debated in some circles today. Connie Cox, the lead interpretive naturalist at Itasca State Park, discusses the history and science behind this issue with Curious Minnesota podcast host Eric Roper. Further reading: