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Greater Minnesota

Duluth, Fargo vie to be nation's most conservative city (on energy)

Duluth, Fargo vie to be nation's most conservative city (on energy)

Fargo and Duluth are among 50 finalists in a national energy conservation competition. The cities are taking different paths to win the $5 million prize. Here's what they're doing.
by Dan Gunderson and Dan Kraker

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GOP state Sen. Thompson won't seek new term

GOP state Sen. Thompson won't seek new term

The lawyer and former conservative radio talk show host is one of the Senate's most vocal fiscal hawks. He sought his party's backing for governor two years ago, but fell short.
by The Associated Press

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Photos: Visual poetry in southwest Minnesota

Photos: Visual poetry in southwest Minnesota

Tamie Steffen Hornstein's appreciation for the land -- dotted with fence posts and weathered outbuildings -- runs deep.
by Ann Arbor Miller

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Voters choose Democratic replacement for late Rep. Dill

Voters choose Democratic replacement for late Rep. Dill

Unofficial results from the Minnesota Secretary of State's website show DFL candidate Rob Ecklund won nearly 64 percent of the vote in Tuesday's special election.
by The Associated Press

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Run aground by regulators, Duluth 'saltie' just wants to go home

Run aground by regulators, Duluth 'saltie' just wants to go home

Authorities won't let the ocean-going ship Cornelia leave Duluth harbor until past questions of environmental violations are answered. The ship's been stuck for weeks, and winter is coming.
by Dan Kraker

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Tough times, overfishing shake Superior's herring fleet

Tough times, overfishing shake Superior's herring fleet

Lake Superior herring numbers are plummeting, putting the lake's small but iconic commercial fishery in jeopardy. Overfishing is a problem. New research suggests climate change could also be partly to blame.
by Dan Kraker

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Appetites: Preserving Iron Range recipes

Appetites: Preserving Iron Range recipes

B.J. Carpenter wrote the cookbook "Come, You Taste" to capture the recipes that immigrants brought with them to the Iron Range, including potica, pasties and porketta.
by Krystyna Pease

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Will millennials dig Rochester's ambitious downtown plan?

Will millennials dig Rochester's ambitious downtown plan?

Attracting young professionals to Rochester is critical to the success of the massive Destination Medical Center project. But getting them to come and stay won't be easy.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Photos: Celebrating Minnesota's natural wonders

Photos: Celebrating Minnesota's natural wonders

Tyler Anderson said he has "never been what you would call an artist person." But his creative side is finding its voice on Instagram, where Anderson shares his view of Minnesota.
by Ann Arbor Miller

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