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Weekend News Wrap for November 23, 2012

Each weekend WTIP news produces a round up of the news stories they’ve been following this week.

Dayton administration seeks citizen input on environment

(Click on audio mp3 above to hear a recent interview with Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson, chair of the Environmental Quality Board (EQB), on this topic.)

"Shift Your Shopping" holiday campaign underway

(Click on audio mp3 above to hear a recent interview with AMIBA co-founder Jeff Milchen, on this topic.)

Preliminary 2012 firearm deer harvest numbers released

Minnesota hunters harvested 151,400 deer so far during the 2012 early firearm season, according to preliminary numbers announced today by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.The late season

DNR wolf specialist Dan Stark on Minnesota's inaugural wolf hunt

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The early season for Minnesota's first regulated wolf hunt has closed with nearly 150 wolves killed.

New Ranger named for Gunflint District

The Superior National Forest announced that Nancy S. Larson will be the new district ranger for the Gunflint Ranger District in Grand Marais.

Wolf trapping begins Saturday

Minnesota's first regulated wolf hunt moves into a new phase Saturday when sport trappers will be allowed to try their luck for the first time since the region's wolves came off the endangered

Superintendent talks about future of tech at ISD166

Technology looms large on the horizon for ISD166. WTIP’s Jay Andersen spoke with Superintendent Beth Schwarz about tech, budgets and new vehicles.

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For the time being -- nice weather

Nice weather for the next couple of day, then turning cooler. WTIP’s Jay Andersen spoke with meteorologist Carol Christenson about late November as well as weird fall tornadoes.

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Sen. Bakk looks toward 2013 legislative session

The Minnesota Legislature is back in the hands of the DFL. District 3 Sen. Tom Bakk is the new Senate Majority Leader. WTIP’s Jay Andersen spoke with Sen.