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Grand Portage Band celebrates return of tribal land taken more than a century ago
The Grand Portage Band marked the return of nearly 90 acres of land, in partnership with the Duluth-based Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation, in a special ceremony Monday. Officials say it’s the largest return of Grand Portage tribal land in recent history. 
Abandoned Midway CVS set for Tuesday demolition after delays
The St. Paul City Council ordered the removal of the neighborhood eyesore in November. After delays, the dilapidated building at the corner of Snelling and University avenues is finally slated to come down Tuesday.
‘Usual Minnesota’: March snowstorm pummels Rochester, Twin Cities get less
After days of 50-degree weather the past few weeks, deep down, some Minnesotans knew the state was in for another blast which came over the weekend. Rochester was in the region hit hardest by a late-winter snowstorm.
MnDOT closes highways in south-central Minnesota, including stretch of I-90
Minnesota transportation officials closed highways in south-central Minnesota on Sunday evening — including a long stretch of Interstate 90 — with blizzard conditions expected to continue into early Monday.