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Greater Minnesota

Low levels in Great Lakes bad news for shippers

Low levels in Great Lakes bad news for shippers

Water levels on the Great Lakes are so low that shippers are being forced to leave as much as 15 percent of their cargo behind, said industry experts who are working to find ways to alleviate the problem.

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Developer eyes old jail for apartments

It might not be the first place you'd imagine calling home, but a Duluth developer wants to turn the city's former St. Louis County Jail into apartments.

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Mayo adds Shriners hospital to its network

Mayo adds Shriners hospital to its network

The Mayo Clinic is adding Shriners Hospitals for Children-Twin Cities to its Clinic Care Network, the health care provider announced Wednesday.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Southern Minn. ethanol plant may be sold

An ethanol company says it may sell a plant it owns in Fairmont, in southern Minnesota. It's the latest indication of the ethanol industry's financial troubles.
by Mark Steil

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Appetites: Crave Brothers make a mean, green cheese

Appetites: Crave Brothers make a mean, green cheese

It's easy to think of local cheese as an old-fashioned, traditional food but the face of upper Midwestern cheese-making is changing to catch some new waves of flavor... and green energy.
by Tom Crann

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20K gallons of crude spill in MN train wreck

20K gallons of crude spill in MN train wreck

Authorities say at least three cars of a Canadian Pacific train have spilled or leaked crude oil after a derailment in western Minnesota.
by Conrad Wilson

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Mayo's Saint Marys Hospital a priority for expansion

Mayo's Saint Marys Hospital a priority for expansion

The Mayo Clinic is pledging to spend $3 billion over the next 20 years to expand in Rochester, and asks that the state of Minnesota contribute half a billion dollars to pay for infrastructure needs associated with that growth. Lawmakers have not decided whether the state should support the plan but a lot of people are talking about how Mayo might continue to expand its footprint in Rochester.
by Elizabeth Baier

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ND gears up for legal dispute on new abortion laws

ND gears up for legal dispute on new abortion laws

North Dakota's governor positioned the oil-rich state Tuesday as a primary battleground in the decades-old fight over abortion rights.

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