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Greater Minnesota

Duluth plans celebration to honor Bob Dylan

Duluth plans celebration to honor Bob Dylan

Plans are brewing in Duluth for the Minnesota city's first DylanFest in May, a celebration of folk-rock icon Bob Dylan during his 70th birthday.

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Autopsy shows skier died of blunt impact injuries

The cross-country skier found dead by a snowmobiler in Bayfield County, Wis., last month died shortly after he was struck by a vehicle, according to an autopsy released Thursday.

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Appeals court overturns sugar beet injunction

Appeals court overturns sugar beet injunction

Environmental groups failed to show that seed plants for sugar beets genetically modified to withstand the popular weed killer Roundup would cause irreparable harm, a federal appeals court said Friday in overturning an injunction that called for the destruction of the plants.

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UW-La Crosse faculty vote on unionization, even as bargaining rights threatened

Faculty at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus have decided to go forward with a vote this week on whether to unionize, although the results might be rendered meaningless by Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to eliminate their collective bargaining rights.
by Madeleine Baran

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Fond du Lac Band buys hotel for casino expansion

The Lake Superior Chippewa Fond du Lac Band has purchased on old hotel in downtown Duluth to expand its casino. But, plans to move forward with the expansion are on hold while the Fond du Lac Band fights with the city over its share of casino profits.

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Increase in natural gas production could slow interest in Minn. wind power

Increase in natural gas production could slow interest in Minn. wind power

Minnesota is the nation's fourth largest producer of wind energy, but a potential game-changing development in natural gas production could erode interest in wind power.
by Mark Steil

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Senate passes broad aviation bill

The U.S. Senate has turned back a proposal to eliminate a program that subsidizes air service to small airports, often in remote communities.

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Minnesota Sounds: sole ocean port rumbles with cargo, air horns

Minnesota Sounds: sole ocean port rumbles with cargo, air horns

Duluthians barely notice the deafening whistles and fog horn blasts that are part of area shipping, but the boats, and their sounds, remain a big draw for tourists.
by Marc Sanchez

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Kick the tires on the National Broadband Map

The federal government has released its much-awaited National Broadband Map.
by Dave Peters

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