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Greater Minnesota

Duluth icebreaker prepares for shipping

The U.S. Coast Guard's 240-foot-long ship Mackinaw is busy breaking ice in the Twin Ports in preparation for the upcoming shipping season.

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Study: Wolves contribute to moose decline

Study: Wolves contribute to moose decline

Researchers tracking the decline of northern Minnesota's moose population have found wolves are to blame for some of the deaths.

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Dayton to pitch budget plan on state tour

DFL Gov. Mark Dayton says he'll be traveling throughout the state in the coming weeks to let Minnesotans know that he has a sound proposal for the state budget.
by Tim Pugmire

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Vet who saved many in Iraq couldn't escape demons

Vet who saved many in Iraq couldn't escape demons

As the new year dawned, Pete Linnerooth, Bronze Star recipient, admired Army captain, devoted father, turned his gun on himself. He was 42. A former Minnesota State psychology instructor, Linnerooth was, as one buddy says, the guy who could help everybody -- everybody but himself.

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Confirmed stink bug found in Duluth

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture Friday confirmed the brown marmorated stink bug has been found in Duluth. It's the first time the invasive pest has been found in St. Louis County.

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Problems continue to plague Xcel's Sherco generator

Problems continue to plague Xcel's Sherco generator

Repairs following an accident in late 2011 at Xcel's Sherco power plant are proving more difficult to fix than company officials originally thought.
by Conrad Wilson

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Verso property purchased for $12.5 million

County records show a development company paid $12.5 million for the former Verso Paper Corp. property in central Minnesota.

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I-94 reopened in west-central MN

A 50-mile stretch of Interstate 94 in west-central Minnesota is open again after being closed this morning because of inclement weather.
by Tim Nelson

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White Earth to get federal crime-fighting help

White Earth to get federal crime-fighting help

Federal help to fight crime is coming to a northern Minnesota Indian reservation. The U.S. Department of Justice announces Friday that White Earth will be the first reservation in the country to be awarded a shared jurisdiction. It means tribal, state and federal authorities will now share responsibility for investigating and prosecuting crimes.
by Dan Gunderson

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Charges: Duluth teen killed army veteran

A 17-year-old Duluth boy is charged with killing a U.S. Army veteran who suffered more than 50 wounds to his head, face, neck and back.

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