Greater Minnesota

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

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March 23, 2011 10:58 AM

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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March 22, 2011 5:21 PM

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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March 21, 2011 11:18 PM

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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March 19, 2011 12:38 AM

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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March 18, 2011 1:25 PM

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