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Alligator shot in Twin Cities lake

A three-foot-long foot long alligator is presumed dead after a conservation officer from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources shot the animal Monday in a lake in a north Twin Cities metro area lake.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Sand mine gets approval in Mankato

The Planning Commission has approved a conditional use permit for Jordan Sands, an affiliate of Coughlan Companies, which is planning to mine 70 acres and use another 40 acres just north of the city for processing the sand.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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EPA sued for scrapping livestock data collection

Environmental and animal welfare groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, alleging the federal agency unlawfully scrapped a rule that would have authorized it to collect information from large-scale livestock confinement farms.

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Light-rail tunnel foes see water table, environmental issues

Light-rail tunnel foes see water table, environmental issues

The Met Council has proposed three options for the new rail line to be built from downtown Minneapolis to Eden Prairie. Two options involve tunnels -- either a shallow or a deep tunnel under part of the Kenilworth corridor in southwest Minneapolis.
by Brandt Williams

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Small fires prompt BWCA closures

Two small fires burning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area have prompted the Superior National Forest to close some campsites and portages.
by Dan Kraker

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Virus likely causing dolphin deaths

Federal officials say a virus is likely what's causing hundreds of dead bottlenose dolphins to wash ashore along the East Coast.

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World's oldest wild black bear dies of old age

World's oldest wild black bear dies of old age

Minnesota wildlife officials say the world's oldest known wild black bear has died of old age at 39 1/2.

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DNR: Wolf that likely attacked teen had abnormalities

The wolf that was the likely culprit in an attack on a teenager in northern Minnesota had abnormalities in its jaw that would have made it difficult to capture and kill prey, state officials said.

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