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Greater Minnesota

Mesabi Daily News editor on booms and busts along the Iron Range

Mesabi Daily News editor on booms and busts along the Iron Range

Editor Bill Hanna shared his perspective on the current downturn, and offered a little context: He began his work in newspapers in the middle of an earlier downturn on the Iron Range.
by MPR News Staff

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Mine layoffs bring new calls to remake Iron Range economy, but into what?

Mine layoffs bring new calls to remake Iron Range economy, but into what?

Iron Range leaders are talking again about easing the region's dependence on mining. While there's some momentum, diversifying this economy isn't easy. The story of the chopsticks factory is always near.
by Dan Kraker

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Federal agency offers reward for arrest in eagle killing

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has opened a criminal investigation after a bald eagle was found mutilated in a plastic bag near Albert Lea, Minn.
by The Associated Press

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Church bookkeeper charged with theft by swindle

Ryan McFarland transferred funds from St. Theodore Catholic Church and its school to her personal accounts in 2014 and 2015, according to a criminal complaint.
by The Associated Press

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Dilapidated tribal school in northern MN gets funds to rebuild

Dilapidated tribal school in northern MN gets funds to rebuild

Roughly $12 million in federal funds is headed to the Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig tribal school east of Bemidji to fix its crumbling infrastructure.
by John Enger

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Federal judge throws out complaint over Red River diversion

A group representing about 20 upstream cities and townships in North Dakota and Minnesota filed a lawsuit in 2013 asking for a cheaper project that doesn't flood farmland.
by The Associated Press

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Evacuated residents head back to NW Minn. town after train-tanker crash

Evacuated residents head back to NW Minn. town after train-tanker crash

Callaway residents are back home after being evacuated Thursday following a collision between a train and a propane tanker truck that triggered a fire and explosion. No one was hurt.
by Dan Gunderson

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