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Greater Minnesota

Minn. health rankings -- where you live matters

Minn. health rankings -- where you live matters

A new report showing that several counties in southern Minnesota are the healthiest places in the state means that "place matters" more than we might think when it comes to being healthy, according to state health officials. The report, released Wednesday, shows that several counties in northern Minnesota were the least healthy.
by Lorna Benson

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New Ulm: Popcorn popper

New Ulm: Popcorn popper

Tradition smothered in butter.
by Marc Sanchez

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Attorney: St. John's abuse suits settled

Attorney: St. John's abuse suits settled

Nine men who filed lawsuits claiming sexual abuse at the hands of monks or priests have reached settlements with St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, the plaintiffs' attorney said Monday.
by Jeff Baenen, Associated Press

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TV station tower collapses in western Wisconsin

A 2,000-foot-tall television transmission tower toppled in western Wisconsin Tuesday night, knocking WEAU-TV off the air.

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2 teens dead after shooting in western Minnesota

A 16-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy are both dead after a shooting Monday night at their home in western Minnesota.
by Nancy Lebens

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Little evidence of damage from fire in Soudan mine

Little evidence of damage from fire in Soudan mine

The state Department of Natural Resources has not determined a cause for a blaze in the main shaft of the Soudan Underground Mine State Park in northeastern Minnesota.
by Bob Kelleher

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Higher milk prices don't help dairy farmers much

Higher milk prices don't help dairy farmers much

While milk prices continue to rise and exports to Asian markets have expanded, many dairy farmers are still struggling with the aftermath of several disastrous years and hoping the federal government will do something to help stabilize the industry.

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Physics lab, park threatened by fire in Minn. mine

Physics lab, park threatened by fire in Minn. mine

A fire burning deep inside the Soudan Underground Mine State Park in northern Minnesota on Friday threatened a $50-million physics laboratory operated by the University of Minnesota, and a site that allows visitors to travel more than 2,300 feet into the earth.
by Bob Kelleher

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Moorhead to start building sandbag dikes next week

Moorhead to start building sandbag dikes next week

Moorhead city officials said Thursday that sandbag dike construction will start next week, although the Red River hasn't started flooding yet.
by Dan Gunderson

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