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Greater Minnesota

1 dead, 1 injured in Otter Tail Co. shooting

Otter Tail County sheriff's officials say one man is dead of gunshot wounds and the apparent shooter is on life support at a hospital.

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In Minn. border towns, smokers weigh options

Drive further or ditch the smoking habit? That's the choice confronting border-town smokers seeking to avoid paying a higher cigarette tax in Minnesota.

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Red Lake breaks ground on govt. center, college

The Red Lake Nation has broken ground on a $21 million project that includes a government center and tribal college in northern Minnesota.

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5 things to do in Fargo-Moorhead

5 things to do in Fargo-Moorhead

Ah, Fargo-Moorhead. The land of great floods, sugarbeets and woodchippers, right? Well, yes. But, as you may or may not know, there's more.
by Nate Minor

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Man jailed after using brother's fishing license

A Cloquet man found himself behind bars after using his brother's fishing license.

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Man dies during shipwreck dive at Isle Royale park

A 55-year-old man has died while scuba diving to a shipwreck at Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior.

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Under cover of darkness, researchers capture, track loons in Minnesota

Under cover of darkness, researchers capture, track loons in Minnesota

How do you sneak up on a loon? That's the question this night as wildlife scientists slide a boat into South Turtle Lake, a few miles east of Fergus Falls.
by Dan Gunderson

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Photos: Researchers capture, track loons in Minn.

Photos: Researchers capture, track loons in Minn.

A La Crosse, Wis.-based U.S. Geological Survey research team is traveling across Minnesota and Wisconsin collecting data to learn more about loon migration patterns.
by Nathaniel Minor

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Duluth area scenic railroad resumes service

More than a year after severe flooding in the Duluth area halted tours of a popular scenic railroad, the train is once again chugging along its tracks.

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Diesel fuel spills into Lake Superior

State regulators are monitoring a diesel fuel spill in far northeast Minnesota that leaked into Lake Superior.
by Dan Kraker

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