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Greater Minnesota

Duluth's NorShor Theater gets planning grant

Duluth's NorShor Theater gets planning grant

A Duluth arts group has obtained a $10,000 grant to develop a business plan for the historic NorShor theater.
by Bob Kelleher

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Morton: Dakota 38 + 2

Morton: Dakota 38 + 2

A horseback ride to commemorate 38 hanged Dakota warriors.
by Marc Sanchez

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Business group sues over mining pollution rules

The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce is suing the state over a rule governing sulfate pollution in wild rice beds.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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State board gets potential stake in PolyMet mining project

State board gets potential stake in PolyMet mining project

The state's Iron Range Resources agency has approved a loan package that gives the IRR an opportunity to purchase PolyMet stock.
by Bob Kelleher

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Candy co. staff meet in Fargo, not Hawaii after missing sales goals

There is an old saying in the sales business: Always be closing. Here is a new one: Always be freezing, if you do not sell enough.

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Charitable gambling continues its steady decline

Charitable gambling continues its steady decline

Pull-tabs and other charitable gambling in Minnesota have declined statewid in the past decade. With revenues falling and hundreds of groups turning in their licenses, charitable gaming is at a critical juncture - and with it, the many organizations who rely on residents across the state to take a chance on a pull tab or two.

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In Perham, the girls' gymnastics team fills the trophy case

In Perham, the girls' gymnastics team fills the trophy case

In the small town of Perham, it's the girls' gymnastics team that's filling the trophy case. The Perham gymnasts are starting a season they hope will end with an eighth consecutive state championship.
by Dan Gunderson

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Duluth police arrest six in large cocaine bust

Duluth police think they've crippled a crack cocaine network they say was moving a large amount of the drug in Duluth in recent months.
by Bob Kelleher

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Iron Range project off fed's priority list

Iron Range project off fed's priority list

The U.S. Department of Energy's priority project list no longer includes the $1.4 billion coal gasification plant in the Iron Range. The project has already received more than $40 million in government grants and loans to get off the ground.

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Minn. couple builds backyard brick bread oven

Minn. couple builds backyard brick bread oven

Mike and Terri Karsten really like good bread. In fact, they like bread so well they built a wood-fired brick oven in their backyard just to bake really good bread. And really good pizza. And the occasional Thanksgiving turkey.

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