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Church vandalism suspect in custody

Police in Buffalo, Minn., say they're making progress on an investigation into vandalism incidents at several churches.
by Elizabeth Dunbar and Matt Sepic

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Duluth pathologist dies in Wyo. plane crash

Officials in northeastern Minnesota are mourning a longtime Duluth pathologist and deputy St. Louis County medical examiner who died in a plane crash in Wyoming.

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Report: Minn. pilot in fatal Wyo. crash

A small aircraft that crashed in Wyoming on Friday, killing its only occupant, was registered to former St. Louis County Medical Examiner Donald Kundel.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Downtown Fargo police cameras go online

Police-operated surveillance cameras are going online in part of downtown Fargo.

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Minnesota Sounds and Voices: Ron Bowen profits from prairie preservation

Minnesota Sounds and Voices: Ron Bowen profits from prairie preservation

Every year around about this time, a Minnesota businessman brings in an unusual harvest: seeds from native prairie plants. He aims to help preserve those species -- at a profit -- as their habitat slowly shrinks.
by Dan Olson

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Photos: Harvesting native Minn. prairie species

Photos: Harvesting native Minn. prairie species

The fall harvest is under way at Prairie Restorations, Inc. in Princeton, Minn., where more than 100 native plant species are grown and sold. The business, which was started by two brothers in 1977, specializes in the supply and support of native prairie, wetland, woodland and shoreline plant communities. Owner Ron Bowen said the company restores about 1,500 acres of prairie a year and produces seed for roughly 5,000 acres of prairie a year.
by Jeffrey Thompson

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Firefighters still battling BWCA blazes

Firefighters continue to battle several small wildfires burning in and around the parched Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
by Dan Kraker

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St. Cloud gets $3.3M for 'clean fuel' buses

St. Cloud gets $3.3M for 'clean fuel' buses

The U.S. Department of Transportation says St. Cloud Metro Bus will receive $3.3 million to help the system switch over to buses fueled by compressed natural gas.
by Conrad Wilson

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Despite Census findings, rural poverty entrenched in Minnesota

Despite Census findings, rural poverty entrenched in Minnesota

Many Minnesotans are battling tough circumstances in the northern part of the state. In Beltrami County the poverty rate is about 20 percent. Other nearby counties have struggled with chronic poverty for decades.
by Tom Robertson

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Last year's Pagami Creek blaze part of trend of worsening fires

Last year's Pagami Creek blaze part of trend of worsening fires

A year ago, the Pagami Creek fire roared across the Boundary Waters, engulfing 90,000 acres of forest in a single day. Signs of the devastation are still present. But the potential for another such fire isn't remote. That blaze was part of a nationwide pattern of bigger, more extreme wildfires,
by Dan Kraker

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