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Greater Minnesota

Legislature to consider funding more free school lunches

Legislature to consider funding more free school lunches

Hunger relief groups want the state Legislature to expand free lunch at school so that students currently eligible for reduced-price lunch can eat free. This would cost the state around $4 million. Lawmakers and advocates pushing the proposal say it would ensure that low-income kids get the nutrition they need and aren't turned away at the lunch counter when they can't pay. But critics of the proposal say parents who could pay a little, should.
by Julie Siple

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Moorhead fights against pollution regulations

Moorhead fights against pollution regulations

Moorhead is fighting a new state pollution rule designed to protect water quality in Canada.
by Dan Gunderson

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What does Rochester need to offer to become a global destination?

What does Rochester need to offer to become a global destination?

Rochester is in the middle of transition. The city's flagship employer, the Mayo Clinic, proposes to invest billions of dollars over the next two decades to attract more patients, as well as add tens of thousands of new jobs to southeastern Minnesota. But there's a missing piece to the plan before Rochester can become a global medical destination.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Sanford Health plans clinic in Bagley, Minn.

Dakotas-based Sanford Health is planning a $1.8 million clinic in the Minnesota city of Bagley this year.

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Western Minn.'s Hoot Lake plant to stop burning coal

A plan to shut down Otter Tail Power's coal burning Hoot Lake power plant by 2020 has been approved by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.
by Dan Kraker

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Deadline extended for flood relief loans

Deadline extended for flood relief loans

The deadline to apply for some flood relief loans in northeast Minnesota has been extended another month.
by Dan Kraker

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Zebra mussel larvae in Lake Winnibigoshish

The DNR will add Lake Winnibigoshish in north central Minnesota to its list of waters infested with zebra mussels.
by Tom Robertson

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Teacher accused of student assault has died

A former Bemidji elementary teacher accused of molesting young children on school property has been found dead.

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Mayo Clinic's 'destination medical center' needs taxpayer help

Mayo Clinic's 'destination medical center' needs taxpayer help

Mayo proposes to invest billions over two decades to make Rochester and surrounding communities a "destination medical center." But to get that done, Mayo needs help from taxpayers.
by Elizabeth Baier

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