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Dayton: State-owned casino would be best gambling addition

Gov. Mark Dayton says if Minnesota expands gambling, a state-owned casino would be the best way to go about it.
by Matt Sepic

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Police arrest 30 people for New Year's DWIs, 17 in metro

The Minnesota State Patrol arrested 30 people around the state for driving drunk on New Year's Eve.
by Tim Post

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A bike means freedom, at any time of year

A bike means freedom, at any time of year

Winter cyclists are members of a community that only seems crazy.

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Nature takes its course for trophy elk in N. Minn.

Nature takes its course for trophy elk in N. Minn.

Ryan Muirhead and a couple of deer hunting buddies came across a trapped bull in Decemeber and did their best to save the huge animal. They didn't know it at the time, but the elk's antlers eventually would measure among the largest ever.

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Mpls. commercial kitchen an incubator for food-based small businesses

Mpls. commercial kitchen an incubator for food-based small businesses

Nearly a dozen cooks, caterers and small food business owners use a shared commercial kitchen in north Minneapolis to make money. Some believe the small business will help revitalize a part of the city that has long suffered from underdevelopment.
by Brandt Williams

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Deer hunters group wants to catch cougars on trail cameras

The Minnesota Deer Hunters Association is asking people with trail cameras to leave them up this winter so that they might catch a picture of a predator -- especially a cougar.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Minn. explorer sets out for risky Alaska climb

A Minnesota explorer hopes to become the first person to scale Mount McKinley on a solo expedition in January.

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1,000 expected at 2011 ice dive in Excelsior

More than 1,000 people are expected to take a freezing plunge on New Year's Day in Excelsior.

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Hmong New Year event canceled after Dome collapse

Organizers of a Hmong New Year celebration have canceled the event after the Metrodome roof collapsed.

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Christmas, without the burden

Christmas, without the burden

The point of the holiday should be to enjoy family and feel gratitude.
by Sasha Aslanian

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