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American Crystal Sugar Company heavily fined for air quality violations

American Crystal Sugar Company heavily fined for air quality violations

Moorhead based American Crystal Sugar Company has been fined $350,000 for air quality violations. Under a new state law, a portion of that money will go to a local community health board.
by Dan Gunderson

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Burglary charge filed against DFL state Sen. Mitchell over alleged plan to get late father’s items

Burglary charge filed against DFL state Sen. Mitchell over alleged plan to get late father’s items

The charges allege Mitchell broke into the home of her stepmother amid an ongoing dispute over possessions that belonged to the senator’s late father, as well as his ashes.
by MPR News Staff and The Associated Press

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University of Minnesota students and faculty walk out after anti-war encampment cleared, 9 arrested

University of Minnesota students and faculty walk out after anti-war encampment cleared, 9 arrested

Protest organizers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus led a class walkout Tuesday afternoon to try to reestablish an encampment that authorities cleared from Northrop Mall earlier Tuesday.
by MPR News Staff and Nicole Ki

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State regulators launch big Mississippi water monitoring project

State regulators launch big Mississippi water monitoring project

State regulators gathered at the Mississippi River on Earth Day to announce a big undertaking: The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will test water along all 650 miles of the river within the state’s borders this year.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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‘Ady’ no more: Erroneous highway sign in St. Paul gets temporary fix

‘Ady’ no more: Erroneous highway sign in St. Paul gets temporary fix

The brief reign of “Ady Mill Road” in St. Paul has come to an end. As of early Tuesday, MnDOT crews had slapped a patch over the erroneous highway sign that had been installed along Interstate 35E last week, correcting the spelling of Ayd Mill Road.
by MPR News Staff

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Duluth’s Park Point named one of country’s top beaches

Duluth’s Park Point named one of country’s top beaches

Duluth’s Park Point, which has been in the news for months as speculation swirls around billionaire Kathy Cargill’s plans for her recent real estate purchases there, is now garnering headlines as one of the top beaches in the country.
by Dan Kraker

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