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Greater Minnesota

3 sheriffs try virtual consolidation of dispatchers

Three western Minnesota counties are combining their 911 dispatch efforts in the interests of efficiency.
by Dan Gunderson

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Winona residents push leaders to study up on frac sand mining

Winona residents push leaders to study up on frac sand mining

A one-year moratorium on frac sand mining in Winona gives officials time to study the issue, but some city residents wonder how well equipped leaders are to make the decisions ahead.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Some Ojibwe tribal members object to wolf hunting, trapping

Some Ojibwe tribal members object to wolf hunting, trapping

Some Ojibwe Indians in Minnesota are worried about the fate of the state's wolf population, which is now being considered healthy enough for hunting and trapping.
by Tom Robertson

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Willmar showing the way to a more diverse Minnesota

Willmar showing the way to a more diverse Minnesota

Willmar is still grappling with the uncertainty that comes with immigration. More than 20 years after migrant farmers from Mexico and the southern United States began to make Willmar home, a flood of new arrivals from Somalia has introduced new frictions. It has also compelled people to move beyond their comfort zones and talk to their neighbors.
by Laura Yuen

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Report: Great Lakes ice down 71 percent since 1973

Report: Great Lakes ice down 71 percent since 1973

A published report says the amount of ice covering the Great Lakes has declined about 71 percent over the past 40 years, a drop that the lead author partly attributes to climate change.

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Arts economy rises on the southwest prairie

Arts economy rises on the southwest prairie

People in western Minnesota, an area stretching from Ortonville to Granite Falls, are hoping that focusing on creativity, art and handwork will lead to jobs and reverse the longstanding trend toward a declining and graying population.
by Jennifer Vogel

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Crowdsourced funding boosts Bemidji micro-brewery

Crowdsourced funding boosts Bemidji micro-brewery

The Bemidji Brewing Company plans to have its first public batch of brew on tap in a few local pubs by early summer. Kickstarter allowed the group to move forward at the nano-brewery level and created a buzz around the fledgling business.
by Tom Robertson

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White pride rally flops in Duluth

White pride rally flops in Duluth

Members of the press and counter protesters at Duluth's City Hall outnumbered white supremacists.
by Michael Olson

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N.D. man sentenced in Minn. zebra mussel case

N.D. man sentenced in Minn. zebra mussel case

A North Dakota man accused of introducing zebra mussels into a Minnesota lake last year has been fined $500 and ordered to pay $500 in restitution.

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