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Greater Minnesota

High soil moisture delays Minn. farm fieldwork

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the soil is still too wet for fieldwork in some areas.

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$3,000 in rare coins and bills stolen near Austin

Sheriff's deputies in Mower County in southern Minnesota are looking for the burglar who stole $3,000 in collectible coins and bills from a house in Austin Township over the weekend.

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Snow geese pose dilemma for wildlife managers

Snow geese pose dilemma for wildlife managers

After more than a decade of intensive hunting pressure to trim the numbers of snow geese that fly through North Dakota and western Minnesota, the midcontinent population of the birds remains too high. The snow geese continue to threaten the fragile arctic coastline where they spend their summers.

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USDA program seeks to increase use of E-85 fuel

USDA program seeks to increase use of E-85 fuel

The federal government wants to increase production and use of a higher blend of ethanol fuel by giving financial assistance to gas stations that install more pumps for the fuel, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced.

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Farmers in Minn. tripled their income last year

Farmers in Minn. tripled their income last year

Based on a survey of 2,500 farms, the average farmer made almost $120,000. Rising grain and livestock prices were the main reason for the fat profits.
by Mark Steil

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State records a new high in reported STDs in 2010

Reports of chlamydia, syphilis and gonorrhea cases numbered more than 17,700 last year; there were more than 15,000 reports of chlamydia alone.
by Rupa Shenoy

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