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Greater Minnesota

Fees increase for some museums, historical attractions

Fees increase for some museums, historical attractions

Admission fees to historical sites including Fort Snelling and the Mill City Museum will increase by a dollar, the Minnesota Historical Society announced Wednesday.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Photos: Hunger in Kanabec County

Photos: Hunger in Kanabec County

With an unemployment rate of 10.1 percent -- among the state's highest -- Kanabec County has many people in need, some for the first time.
by Caroline Yang

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Charges: Teen brought gun to Rochester school

A 17-year-old Rochester boy has been charged with multiple felonies for allegedly bringing a .44-caliber handgun onto the grounds of a Rochester high school and scuffling with a police officer.

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Iron ore shipments on Great Lakes are sharply up

Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes are up sharply, according to new data from the Lake Carriers' Association.
by Dan Kraker

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ACT scores for Minnesota high schoolers among best in nation

Minnesota's high school class of 2011 scored an average of 22.9 of a possible 36 on the ACT, among the best in the nation.
by Tom Weber

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Family remembers Matthew Harmon

Family remembers Matthew Harmon

The father of a U.S. soldier and Minnesota native who was killed in Afghanistan speaks in his memory.
by Tom Weber and Madeleine Baran

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Fond du Lac Band buy sacred island

The Fond du Lac Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa has purchased a sacred Ojibwe island on the St. Louis River.
by Dan Kraker

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Obama seeks to reconnect with voters in Minnesota

Obama seeks to reconnect with voters in Minnesota

In what could be considered his campaign kickoff for the 2012 election, President Barack Obama told a town hall audience Monday that the nation's slowly improving economy is hampered by the impasse in the nation's capital.
by Tom Scheck

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Man pulled from lake in Madison dies

The Madison Police Department says the swimmer pulled from Lake Mendota has died.

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