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State regulators writing new frac sand rules

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and other state agencies are beginning to write new rules for frac sand mining as part of a plan ordered by the Legislature.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Duluth mayor proposing big changes for waterfront

Duluth mayor proposing big changes for waterfront

Hoping to create a large waterfront pedestrian plaza, Duluth Mayor Don Ness on Thursday unveiled plans on to build a walkway.
by Dan Kraker

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Goodhue Co. extends frac sand moratorium

Goodhue County commissioners voted today to extend the county's moratorium on frac sand mining by 180 days when the current ban expires next month.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Students press for youth city council in Duluth

Some high school students in Duluth want a voice in the future direction of the city.

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Enrollment flat at NE Minnesota colleges

Several colleges in northeastern Minnesota say enrollment is flat this year, perhaps because the economy is improving.

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Body recovered from Minn. gravel pit pond

Authorities have recovered the body of a Fargo man they believe drowned while swimming illegally in a water-filled gravel pit across the border in Minnesota.

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Charges filed in fatal Bemidji hit-run

A man accused of fighting with officers investigating a fatal hit-and-run case in Beltrami County is charged with obstruction.

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3 arrested in slaying of Willmar church volunteer

Authorities say two people have been arrested in the slaying of a 79-year-old church volunteer who was found dead in her Willmar home.

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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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