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Firefighters recount harrowing day during Pagami Creek fire

Firefighters recount harrowing day during Pagami Creek fire

The Superior National Forest has issued a harrowing new report recounting how several firefighters thought they were going to die during last year's Pagami Creek Fire.
by Dan Kraker

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Burning cross investigated as hate crime

The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office is investigating a cross burning in a family's front yard Friday as a hate crime.
by Jon Collins

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ND oil pipeline plan could be scrapped

ND oil pipeline plan could be scrapped

A Colorado company says its proposed $650 million pipeline that would move 150,000 barrels of North Dakota crude daily to a hub in Minnesota is at risk of being scrapped due to a dispute with Enbridge Energy over the use of its pipleine network.

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FDA nixes 'corn sugar' label for syrup

The Food and Drug Administration has rejected the Corn Refiners Association's bid to rename high fructose corn syrup as "corn sugar." The FDA says it defines sugars as a solid, dried and crystallized food -- not a syrup.

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Corn crop could hit record, but also depress prices

Corn crop could hit record, but also depress prices

Minnesota's corn crop is off to a good start and could contribute to a record U.S. harvest. But uncertainty over prices has farmers wondering if a bountiful harvest might cost them more than they can sell their corn for.
by Mark Steil

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Minn. DNR releases wolf hunting, trapping plans

Minn. DNR releases wolf hunting, trapping plans

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is releasing details about its plans for the state's first regulated wolf hunting and trapping season in decades.
by Matt Sepic

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Highway 1 Fire edged dangerously close to Ely

Highway 1 Fire edged dangerously close to Ely

Several small fires quickly grew into a 216-acre blaze. Superior National Forest District Ranger Mark Van Every says the fire got to within a couple of hundred yards of Ely.
by Dan Kraker

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Fire near Ely slowing down

Fire near Ely slowing down

As firefighters continue to battle the wildfire south of Ely, authorities have lifted the evacuation order within city limits.
by Jon Collins

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Pesticide drift confirmed from some Minnesota farm fields

Pesticide drift confirmed from some Minnesota farm fields

People in some Minnesota communities are routinely exposed to pesticide drift from nearby farm fields, according to a new study released Thursday. The chemical in question, a commonly used fungicide called chlorothalonil, is under increasing scrutiny.
by Dan Gunderson

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BP oil spill residue found on pelicans in Minn.

BP oil spill residue found on pelicans in Minn.

Researchers for the state Department of Natural Resources have found evidence of petroleum compounds and the chemical used to clean up the oil in the eggs of pelicans nesting in Minnesota.
by Dan Gunderson

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