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Woman dies in house fire near Bemidji

The Minnesota State Fire Marshal's office is helping investigate a house fire that killed a woman east of Bemidji.

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Minn. wolf hunters face tough odds of bringing home a pelt

Minn. wolf hunters face tough odds of bringing home a pelt

It's been nearly 40 years since the federal government banned wolf hunting and placed the animals on the endangered species list. Today, few people know how to effectively hunt the elusive predator.
by Tom Robertson

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Farmers wrap up harvest ahead of average

Minnesota farmers are finishing the corn and sunflower harvests ahead of the five-year average.

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Prairie Island plant declares 'unusual event'

Xcel Energy Inc. says its Prairie Island nuclear plant near Red Wing declared an "unusual event" after some security equipment failed.

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Fierce battle for control of the Minnesota Legislature

Fierce battle for control of the Minnesota Legislature

The races for president and U.S. Senate and the proposed constitutional amendments on the Minnesota ballot have received plenty of attention this year.
by Tom Scheck

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Hoffner says 'nothing inappropriate' in videos of his children

Hoffner says 'nothing inappropriate' in videos of his children

Attorneys in the child pornography case involving a Minnesota football coach have a couple of more weeks to submit further arguments to a judge.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Most wolf-hunt permits going to hunters in northern Minnesota

Most wolf-hunt permits going to hunters in northern Minnesota

When Minnesota's wolf-hunt season opens on Saturday, many of the permitted hunters will likely have seen a wolf before. Some have even felt the impact of the growing number of wolves. That's because wolves and most of the hunters with wolf permits call the northern half of the state home.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Ojibwe bands ban wolf hunting - but only on Indian-controlled lands

Ojibwe bands ban wolf hunting - but only on Indian-controlled lands

Minnesota's inaugural regulated wolf hunt, set to begin Saturday, is being received with sadness by many Ojibwe people. For them, killing the animals is unthinkable. To guard against it, all seven of Minnesota's Ojibwe bands forbid wolf hunting on their lands. While the bands acknowledge their legal authority over land they don't own may be limited, they still intend to make a point.
by Dan Kraker

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When Halloween costumes cross a cultural line

When Halloween costumes cross a cultural line

Halloween has never been a poster child for political correctness. While a time for traditions like pumpkin carving, trick-or-treating, it can also be, as some see it, a time for all-too-predictable displays of racism.
by Nikki Tundel

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With unchanging arguments, debaters spar over value of voter ID amendment

With unchanging arguments, debaters spar over value of voter ID amendment

The proposed requirement for voters to show photo identification at polls is either a common sense protection or a costly and confusing measure that's too harsh for enshrinement in the state constitution. Two of Minnesota's lawmakers publicly debated the issue Tuesday evening.
by Tim Pugmire

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