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Photos: Great Lakes surfing, Superior style

Photos: Great Lakes surfing, Superior style

It seems impossible, but on Lake Superior there's a thriving scene of about 50 surfers who brave the frigid water for waves they swear can compare to some of the best surfing in Hawaii or California.

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Surfing Lake Superior: Great waves, but not for beginners

Surfing Lake Superior: Great waves, but not for beginners

Though it might seem impossible to many, a thriving scene has emerged on a North Shore beach where about 50 surfers brave the frigid water for waves they swear can compare to some of the best surfing in Hawaii or California.
by Dan Kraker

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Red Wing mayor defends sand mine lobbying job

Red Wing mayor defends sand mine lobbying job

The Red Wing City Council is calling for an independent investigation into Mayor Dennis Egan's new position as executive director of a lobbying group for the silica sand industry.
by Elizabeth Baier

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30 arrested in crack cocaine for EBT scheme

Authorities have arrested 30 people for selling crack cocaine in Duluth and neighboring Superior, Wis.
by Dan Kraker

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Heartland Girls' Ranch helps heal underage victims of sex trafficking

Heartland Girls' Ranch helps heal underage victims of sex trafficking

To combat the growing problem of sex trafficking, Minnesota is changing how it views underage victims. Advocates are asking lawmakers to help support safe housing that's not juvenile detention. The Heartland Girls' Ranch, founded more than 20 years ago as a place for abused or neglected girls, is one such healthy refuge from sexual exploitation.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Silica sand mine study requested by state agencies

Silica sand mine study requested by state agencies

State agencies are calling for a broader and more detailed environmental study on two proposed silica sand mines in Winona County. The recommendation comes as some legislators are considering the possibility of a statewide study of the potential environmental and health effects of the booming industry.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Worker burned at Minn. Crystal Sugar factory

Officials are saying little about an accident that seriously burned a worker at the American Crystal Sugar Co. plant in East Grand Forks last week.

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Small towns look to Legislature for help with aging school buildings

Small towns look to Legislature for help with aging school buildings

Two small Minnesota towns are struggling with the same problem: flooding that left the local school buildings in bad shape. In Rushford-Peterson and Moose Lake, the damages were repaired and students are back in school, but officials in both districts say the fixes are temporary.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Red Wing mayor lobbies for silica sand industry

Red Wing mayor lobbies for silica sand industry

Red Wing's Mayor Dennis Egan has taken a new job as executive director of the newly-created Minnesota Industrial Sand Council. The council is a group of companies with interests in mining silica sand and providing services to the industry. Officials in other southeastern Minnesota cities don't know much yet about the council, but some say best practices should be left to state officials and not an industry group.
by Elizabeth Baier

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