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Greater Minnesota

Corps not budging on Miss. River flap

Corps not budging on Miss. River flap

The Army Corps of Engineers has turned back requests by federal lawmakers and the barge industry to release more water from the Missouri River, believing the drought-starved Mississippi River it feeds still will remain open to shipping despite mounting concerns about water levels.

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Health dept. investigates norovirus outbreak at wedding

State health officials are investigating a possible norovirus outbreak at a wedding in the southern Minnesota town of LeRoy.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Foreclosure review request deadline nears

The application deadline is approaching for independent foreclosure reviews that could provide financial benefits to thousands of Minnesotans.
by Annie Baxter

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Dispatch recording reveals some detail of police response on night of Decker's shooting

Dispatch recording reveals some detail of police response on night of Decker's shooting

Officers who responded to the shooting of Cold Spring police officer Thomas Decker outside a bar last week were confused about whether to allow bar patrons to leave and where to set up a perimeter, according to an audio recording of the dispatch.
by Madeleine Baran and Conrad Wilson

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1 person dead in St. Charles motel fire

Authorities say the man who died in a fire at a St. Charles motel was from South Dakota.

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Feds pledge to improve protection of sacred sites

Protection of sites held sacred by American Indians and Alaska Natives will be bolstered under a memorandum of understanding signed Thursday by four federal agencies and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.

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Mineral lease sale delayed; Gov. scolds DNR officials

Mineral lease sale delayed; Gov. scolds DNR officials

Top state officials have declined to approve the sale of 31 leases to explore for minerals, pending the results of a court case.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Dayton open to new look at stadium deal; authors, charities are not

Dayton open to new look at stadium deal; authors, charities are not

The players in this past spring's stadium endgame say they are reluctant to reopen the deal struck in May to build the Vikings a new stadium.
by Tim Nelson

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