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Greater Minnesota

Holding fewer ICE detainees, county jails feel effect of federal budget cuts

Holding fewer ICE detainees, county jails feel effect of federal budget cuts

Some county jails are feeling the effect of federal budget cuts that went into effect on Friday. With Immigration and Customs Enforcement's announcement last week it will reduce the number of detainees held in custody, the county jails that get paid to hold them could get pinched.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Builder chosen for St. Croix bridge foundation

Builder chosen for St. Croix bridge foundation

Wisconsin-based Edward Kraemer and Sons has been selected as the contractor for the St. Croix bridge foundation, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced today.
by Jessica Mador

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Map: Mining operations on the Iron Range

Mining has always been a boom and bust industry on the Iron Range. But proponents of proposed copper-nickel mines say the area is poised for a rebound.

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How does Mayo stack up against its competitors?

How does Mayo stack up against its competitors?

Minnesota's Mayo Clinic wants to secure its position as a leader in the health care industry, and has proposed a $5 billion expansion plan to accomplish that goal. But Mayo faces competition from several well-funded global medical centers, and that's part of the reason the clinic says it needs to build for the future.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Confusion may slow settlement payments to Minnesota tribal members

Confusion may slow settlement payments to Minnesota tribal members

Today marks the deadline for American Indians who wish to take part in a multibillion dollar settlement with the federal government. The deadline marks a halfway point in paying out $3.4 billion to tribes over the federal government's poor management of money and land owned by tribes.
by Conrad Wilson

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Mining firm vetoes Hwy 53 reroute plan

A veto by a taconite mining company has taken a popular plan to reroute a major northern Minnesota highway off the table.
by Dan Kraker

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Gunfire, chants mark Wounded Knee anniversary

Gunfire, chants mark Wounded Knee anniversary

A Pine Ridge Indian Reservation resident who found herself in the middle of the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation said Wednesday amid ceremonial gunfire and chants that little has changed since the fatal standoff.

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Mayo reports solid 2012 despite income drop

Mayo reports solid 2012 despite income drop

Rochester-based Mayo Clinic reports a large decline in its bottom line last year, but officials are still calling the results a solid financial performance. Clinic officials say the drop in income was by design, but is also due in part to a large payment to its pension plan.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Bus driver accused of forcing child to walk

A Bemidji bus driver has resigned after allegedly dropping a 6-year-old a quarter mile from home in freezing temperatures as punishment.

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Frac sand mining moratorium bill stirs debate

Frac sand mining moratorium bill stirs debate

After a state Senate committee approved a one-year moratorium on new silica sand mines, lawmakers are debating whether Minnesota should place tougher regulations on silica sand mining.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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