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December 18, 2012 4:00 AM

St. Croix bridge lobbying group continues work

As preparations for a new St. Croix bridge move forward, a group that successfully lobbied for the bridge project is not stopping work.

by Jessica Mador

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December 17, 2012 7:38 PM

PCA pay disparity unconstitutional, rules Minn. Appeals Court

Minnesota Appeals Court rules that the state's attempt to pay personal care attendants who care for relatives 20 percent less than other PCAs is unconstitutional.

by Sasha Aslanian

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December 17, 2012 2:02 PM

FBI searching Sauk River in Cold Spring case

The FBI is in Cold Spring Monday searching the Sauk River for evidence in the killing of Cold Spring Police Ofc. Tom Decker.

by Madeleine Baran and Conrad Wilson

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December 17, 2012 11:07 AM

Man killed after St. Paul Kowalski's robbery

A man suspected of robbing the St. Paul Kowalski's supermarket was shot and wounded Monday morning while running away from two police officers.

by Curtis Gilbert

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December 17, 2012 7:45 AM

Flood aid trickles in 6 months after NE Minnesota deluge

Six months ago this week, flash floods tore through northeast Minnesota, ripping up roads and filling basements. The disaster caused more than $40 million in damage to private homes -- many of them without flood insurance. But some of the hardest hit areas have so far received very little state or federal funding.

by Dan Kraker

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December 17, 2012 2:00 AM

In Minn., new tactics to help immigrant students

To boost English learners' performance, some Minnesota schools are trying new approaches designed to help them more quickly grasp the language. Among them is Kennedy Elementary in Willmar, Minn., which has a growing number of students from Somalia.

by Tim Post

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December 16, 2012 9:55 AM

Tribe gets $21M in USDA development loans

The Red Lake Band of Ojibwe in northern Minnesota will receive more than $21 million in loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Program.

by Tom Robertson

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December 14, 2012 7:52 PM

Minn. DNR closing NE wolf zone Saturday

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is closing the northeast wolf hunting and trapping zone.

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December 14, 2012 6:45 PM

Amid fiscal cliff debate, Bachmann keeps low profile

In the six weeks since the election, Congress has been wrapped up with the issue of whether and how to resolve the series of automatic spending cuts and tax hikes known as the fiscal cliff. One of Minnesota's most outspoken members of Congress, however, has gone almost completely silent.

by Brett Neely