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June 21, 2012 2:05 PM

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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June 21, 2012 12:00 AM

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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June 20, 2012 2:04 PM

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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June 18, 2012 5:17 PM

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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June 18, 2012 3:56 PM

Mayo Clinic growth boosts Rochester's boom

As more elderly patients visit Mayo Clinic each year, their presence creates a huge ripple effect in Rochester's economy, boosting business for a variety of businesses.

by Elizabeth Baier

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June 11, 2012 2:27 PM

Magnetation kills plans for Minn. tac plant

An Iron Range company that recycles old iron ore tailings has announced it will not build a new taconite plant in Minnesota.

by Dan Kraker

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June 8, 2012 3:42 PM

Revolting sea lamprey an environmental success story

The sea lamprey was one of the first non-native species to invade the Great Lakes, and it's been one of the most destructive.

by Dan Kraker

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June 7, 2012 4:32 PM

N. Minn. bog to be site of massive global warming study

A $50 million project in a remote bog north of Grand Rapids could help researchers over the next decade answer critical questions about global warming.

by Tom Robertson