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March 23, 2016 1:59 PM

Cliffs expects to reopen United Taconite sometime this year

CEO Lourenco Goncalves said Wednesday the company plans to invest $65 million in the plant so it can produce a higher-grade of pellets.

by The Associated Press

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March 22, 2016 2:08 PM

Commercial shipping season underway in Twin Ports

The Duluth Seaway Port Authority says the Edwin H. Gott left the Twin Ports early Tuesday and is en route to Two Harbors for a load of iron ore.

by The Associated Press

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March 22, 2016 11:45 AM

Globetrotters in Minnesota, still playing after 90 years

The Harlem Globetrotters have been playing for 90 years. Their first of four stops in Minnesota is Tuesday in Bemidji.

by John Enger

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March 21, 2016 1:43 PM

Warm weather brings Minnesota bears out early, DNR warns

State conservation officials say they're already getting bear calls because of the early spring. They're urging Minnesotans who live near bear territory to check their property for food sources that could attract the critters.

by MPR News Staff

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March 18, 2016 12:31 PM

Agency asks anglers to scrape DNA from Lake Superior trout

Scientists hope information will help sort out if efforts to save the wild steelhead trout have been helping or harming the depleted fish population.

by The Associated Press

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March 18, 2016 9:41 AM

Audit calls out Iron Range board on losses, loans, governance

The state agency charged with boosting Minnesota's Iron Range economy has spent millions subsidizing losses at its Giants Ridge resort and has fallen short overseeing the loans it makes, a legislative audit said Friday.

by Dan Kraker

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March 17, 2016 5:27 PM

Broadband demands rise in Minnesota, but who'll pay the bill?

Sharp differences are emerging over how Minnesota leaders will spread high-speed Internet to more households and businesses around the state. The key question: How much of the budget surplus will they spend?

by Brian Bakst