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Greater Minnesota

Defense rests in Little Falls murder trial

Defense rests in Little Falls murder trial

Byron Smith is charged with first degree murder in the shooting deaths of two teenaged intruders on Thanksgiving Day of 2012.
by Matt Sepic

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Winds rip trees, power lines across NE Minn.

The biggest outages came in Duluth and International Falls, Minnesota, where more than 1,000 customers temporarily lost power Monday.
by Dan Kraker

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Heavy ice slows Lake Superior shipping season

Three heavy ice breakers are escorting ships in convoys of five across the lake, where stacks of wind-blown ice are still 8 feet thick in places.
by Dan Kraker

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Minn. pipeline firm wants to expand capacity

Minn. pipeline firm wants to expand capacity

The company has asked the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to approve its plans to double the capacity of its Line 4 pipeline, built in 2008 to carry 165,000 barrels of crude oil per day.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Appetites: For all of Lake Superior's food gems, go full circle

Appetites: For all of Lake Superior's food gems, go full circle

The world's largest freshwater lake is an obvious source of inland seafood, but its shoreline communities have honed a much broader food culture worth exploring.
by MPR News Staff

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Fed: Fargo economy healthy, but challenges remain

Fed: Fargo economy healthy, but challenges remain

Given its low unemployment and growing business diversity, the Fargo area has a healthy economy, Minneapolis Fed President Narayana Kocherlakota said.
by Dan Gunderson

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Two Harbors fined over wastewater spill in Lake Superior

In addition to a $19,000 fine, the city also has to install sand filters at its treatment plant to remove mercury from its effluent.
by Dan Kraker

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