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Greater Minnesota

Dozens of wet, soft trails closed in N Minn.

Many of the closed roads and trails are located in state forests in the northern half of the state.
by Dan Kraker

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Fond du Lac Band to spear walleye in 13 lakes

Fond du Lac Band to spear walleye in 13 lakes

The quotas for individual lakes range from 304 walleyes from Tait Lake north of Lutsen in Cook County to 59 for Cadotte Lake southeast of Hoyt Lakes in St. Louis County.
by Dan Kraker

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New Minn. woolen mill finds unexpected markets

New Minn. woolen mill finds unexpected markets

Founded last year, Northern Woolen Mills is finding markets for its yarn from the U.S. textile industry to Minnesota regional fiber artists excited to find a locally made product.
by Dan Gunderson

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St. Cloud standoff ends with arrest

A man wanted for violating probation on drug charges surrendered to authorities in St. Cloud following a standoff that lasted more than two hours.
by The Associated Press

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Duluth is adding jobs, but running out of housing

Duluth is adding jobs, but running out of housing

The need for more housing has increased as Duluth's unemployment rate has shrunk to pre-recession levels. The city's rental vacancy rate is less than two percent, half of what housing experts consider a healthy rate. Other towns far from the Twin Cities metro area face similar dilemmas, from Roseau and Thief River Falls to Worthington.
by Dan Kraker

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Car pulled back after hanging from Rochester parking ramp

Car pulled back after hanging from Rochester parking ramp

Fire officials and tow truck operators had to pull back a car that had ended up suspended from the seventh floor of a parking ramp in eastern Minnesota.
by The Associated Press

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Farmers, elevators fume at costly grain train delays; oil trains to blame?

Farmers, elevators fume at costly grain train delays; oil trains to blame?

Train delays have been chronic all winter across the Midwest. BNSF blames delays on winter weather and significant increases in rail traffic hauling containers, trucks, coal and crude oil from the booming Bakken oil fields in western North Dakota.
by Dan Gunderson

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Spike in flood insurance premiums hits Roseau hard

Spike in flood insurance premiums hits Roseau hard

In Roseau, some 241 owners of businesses and second homes are still facing premium increases of 25 percent a year until they give up their subsidies and start paying rates based on actual flood risks.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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Semi driver survives train crash in Minn.

A 43-year-old truck driver suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to Sanford Health in Bemidji late Sunday afternoon.
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Judge rejects seizure of walleyes without warrant

A judge says prosecutors can't use fish seized in a warrantless search as evidence against a couple who live on Mille Lacs Lake.
by The Associated Press

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