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Greater Minnesota

After flood, Duluth returning to normal

After flood, Duluth returning to normal

Last week, Duluth was a city in shock. Unprecedented flooding had washed through town, ripping streets to shreds, carrying cars away, and even taking a small boy on a terrifying ride in a culvert. So what's it like in Duluth today? For the most part, life in the city has returned to normal.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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In flooded Barnum, a community pulls together

In flooded Barnum, a community pulls together

Residents in Barnum -- and all over rural Carlton County -- are a study in self reliance. They are helping themselves, and getting help from surprising places.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Flood damage keeps Jay Cooke park closed

Flood damage keeps Jay Cooke park closed

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says Jay Cooke State Park will remain closed for now due to severe flood damage to Highway 210.

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Eyewitnesses describe frantic search for loose Duluth zoo animals

Eyewitnesses describe frantic search for loose Duluth zoo animals

As heavy rain flooded the Lake Superior Zoo Tuesday night, no one was there to notice that a polar bear and two seals had escaped from their enclosures. What happened?
by Madeleine Baran

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Road, park closures in northeastern Minnesota

Road, park closures in northeastern Minnesota

Here's a list of major road and park closures in Duluth and nearby communities as a result of rain and flooding in the region as of Wednesday morning.

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Tourism-dependent region worries about flood impact

Tourism-dependent region worries about flood impact

With parts of northeastern Minnesota devastated by flooding following heavy rains on Wednesday, some are worried about how flood damage will affect the region's $800 million tourism industry.
by Tom Robertson and Sasha Aslanian

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State asks FEMA to visit flood zone

State asks FEMA to visit flood zone

Gov. Mark Dayton toured flood-damaged areas in Duluth today with local and state officials, a day after heavy rains caused widespread flooding.

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Bipartisan effort leads to Senate OK of farm bill

Bipartisan effort leads to Senate OK of farm bill

The Senate today completed a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill that cuts farm subsidies and land conservation spending by about $2 billion a year but largely protects sugar growers and some 46 million food stamp beneficiaries.
by Brett Neely

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Duluth, NE Minn. reeling after torrential rains, flooding

Duluth, NE Minn. reeling after torrential rains, flooding

Flash floods, sinkholes that swallow cars and more rain on the way. Duluth this morning is struggling with flooding unseen in decades.

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Forest Service backs managers of Minn. Pagami Creek wildfire

Forest Service backs managers of Minn. Pagami Creek wildfire

Managers made all the right decisions as they battled a forest fire that blackened 145 square miles of northeastern Minnesota last year, according to three reports the National Forest Service released Monday.
by Jon Collins

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