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Mark Cline

With a late freeze killing some early berries and other food sources diminished because of the drought, there have been a greater number of bear interactions reported across the state. For the past 10 days or so there have been increasing reports in Cloquet and Scanlon of a mama bear and two cubs that are hanging around, eating from bird feeders and generally looking for food.