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March 31, 2011 3:57 PM

Corn prices surge on news of shrinking supply

Corn prices surged 5 percent Thursday after the U.S. Agriculture Department said the nation's corn supply is shrinking.

by Mark Steil

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March 31, 2011 2:30 PM

Rushford hopes for a big future in nanotechnology

The government says nanotechnology will create hundreds of thousands of jobs in the next five years. Rushford hopes some of those jobs come its way.

by Elizabeth Baier

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March 30, 2011 7:34 PM

Rochester airport reopens after package checked

The main terminal at the Rochester International Airport has been re-opened. It was closed for several hours after a suspicious package was found by a Transportation Security Administration officer.

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March 30, 2011 12:53 PM

Duluth loses out to Kansas for Google broadband bid

After seeing Facebook pleas and flash mobs, and even cities temporarily renaming themselves "Google," the search engine giant said Wednesday it has chosen Kansas City, Kan., as the first place to get its new ultra-fast broadband network.

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March 30, 2011 12:00 PM

Costs of Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion plan rise

The proposed cost of a diversion channel has increased by $200 million to a projected $1.7 billion.

by Dan Gunderson

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March 30, 2011 12:01 AM

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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March 28, 2011 12:43 PM

New Ulm: Popcorn popper

Tradition smothered in butter.

by Marc Sanchez

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March 28, 2011 10:15 AM

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