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Minn. power plant hit with $14K fine

A power plant that burns turkey litter has agreed to pay a $14,000 fine for burning treated wood in violation of its permit.

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Hearing today for Prairie Island concerns about nuclear waste storage

Hearing today for Prairie Island concerns about nuclear waste storage

The Prairie Island Indian Community is asking the federal government to respond to its long-running concerns about nuclear waste stored near the Prairie Island power plant.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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DNR to inspect wolf carcasses

DNR to inspect wolf carcasses

Minnesota's first managed wolf hunting season is under way, and at last check, 69 wolves have been killed since Saturday.
by Steven John

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66 wolves killed in opening days of hunt

66 wolves killed in opening days of hunt

Minnesota wolf hunters have killed 66 wolves as of 10 p.m. Monday in the first weekend of the state's first regulated wolf hunt.
by Dan Kraker

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Ortonville tussles over mining proposal, a familar fight in Minn.

Ortonville tussles over mining proposal, a familar fight in Minn.

Disputes over mining proposals are becoming increasingly common in Minnesota and the outcome often turns on whether a city decides to annex mining land from a nearby township.
by Mark Steil

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Dayton, deer hunters target video games

One of the big messages at the 10th annual Minnesota Governor's Deer Opener in Winona on the opening weekend of the firearms deer season was the need to get kids away from their Xboxes and into the outdoors.

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DNR reports more than 50 wolves taken in first weekend

DNR officials said they were not surprised by early kill numbers for Minnesota's first managed wolf season.
by Tom Robertson

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Hunters take to woods for first wolf season

Hunters take to woods for first wolf season

At the end of a rough and muddy trail in southern Koochiching County this weekend, a few miles from Northome, six hunters hunkered down over a simmering pot of spaghetti and talked about the challenge of taking part in the state's first managed wolf hunt.
by Tom Robertson

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Ojibwe members protest Minn. wolf hunt

Ojibwe members protest Minn. wolf hunt

A few Ojibwe tribal members spent part of the weekend protesting Minnesota's first managed wolf hunt, which began Saturday.
by Tom Robertson

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Wis. DNR seeking volunteers to count wolves

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking volunteers to help locate and count timber wolves.

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