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Greater Minnesota

Funeral services Saturday for Little Falls teens

Funeral services Saturday for Little Falls teens

A funeral for the two teenagers who were shot and killed on Thanksgiving Day will take place in the central Minnesota town of Little Falls Saturday morning.
by Conrad Wilson

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Transportation task force calls for gas tax and tab fee increases

Transportation task force calls for gas tax and tab fee increases

A task force appointed by Gov. Mark Dayton is calling for increases in the gas tax and tab fees to help the state pay for transportation.
by Jessica Mador

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Duluth gets $285K to help idled workers

Duluth gets $285K to help idled workers

The city of Duluth has received a state grant of $285,000 to help former employees of the Georgia Pacific hardboard plant that closed this year.

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Fiscal cliff divides Minnesota lawmakers

Fiscal cliff divides Minnesota lawmakers

None of Minnesota's delegation sits at the negotiating table over the "fiscal cliff." But they will have to vote on whatever agreement is made, if a deal happens.
by Brett Neely

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Drought threatens to close Mississippi to barges

Drought threatens to close Mississippi to barges

After months of drought, companies that ship grain and other goods down the Mississippi River are being haunted by a potential nightmare: If water levels fall too low, the nation's main inland waterway could become impassable to barges just as the harvest heads to market.

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Fargo-Moorhead churches open doors to homeless

Fargo-Moorhead churches open doors to homeless

Fargo-Moorhead churches are taking the initiative to help shelter a growing number of homeless people in the community.
by Dan Gunderson

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The Duluth beer-beef cycle

The Duluth beer-beef cycle

Duluth brewers and restaurateurs Tim Nelson and Rod Raymond are recycling the spent grain from beer-making and using it to feed cattle they hope to serve patrons next spring.
by Dave Peters

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Union members at paper mill authorize strike

About 400 union members at a paper mill in Cloquet have voted to authorize a strike.
by Dan Kraker

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MPCA to list polluted wild rice waters

MPCA to list polluted wild rice waters

Lakes and rivers that cannot sustain wild rice beds due to pollution will be added to a list compiled by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Little Falls shooter protected U.S. embassies from terrorists and spies

Little Falls shooter protected U.S. embassies from terrorists and spies

Byron Smith, the Little Falls man who authorities say admitted killing two teenagers because they broke into his home, was a highly trained State Department security engineer responsible for protecting U.S. embassies from terrorism and espionage.
by Madeleine Baran

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