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Moose population is down, so why are we hunting them?

Moose population is down, so why are we hunting them?

Minnesota's annual moose hunt is underway -- even though the animal is all but gone from northwest Minnesota, and the herd is in decline in the northeast. Even some moose hunters wonder why the state allows the animals to be hunted at all.
by Bob Kelleher

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St. Cloud State meteorology students get unique training chance

St. Cloud State meteorology students get unique training chance

For budding weather forecasters, it doesn't get any better than this -- spending three weeks with a "Doppler on Wheels" radar unit. Meteorology students at St. Cloud State University are getting a rare opportunity to play with this high-tech, storm-chasing toy.
by Ambar Espinoza

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Special session for flood relief delayed

Gov. Tim Pawlenty's office says a special session tentatively scheduled for Monday to deal with the flooding in southern Minnesota has been delayed.
by Tom Scheck

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As state buys land, counties lose tax revenue

As state buys land, counties lose tax revenue

Some northern Minnesota counties worry they're losing their taxable lands. The state already owns millions of acres that counties can't tax. Now, flush with cash from the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment, the state is buying up even more land.
by Tom Robertson

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Traders far away from the farm influence crop prices

Traders far away from the farm influence crop prices

Federal officials will examine the role of large institutional investors in grain markets -- institutions such as pension systems and hedge funds. Their role in the grain trade has grown steadily over the past few years, and can lead to wide swings in the prices that farmers get for their crops.
by Mark Steil

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Mankato adjusts to growing diversity

Mankato adjusts to growing diversity

In the last decade, Mankato has attracted thousands of East African refugees and Latin American immigrants who are putting down roots and calling the area home.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Cities' reserve funds under pressure

Cities' reserve funds under pressure

Minnesota cities with regular bills and salaries to pay typically set aside several months' worth of cash in a fund balance, but those fund balances are now taking a hit because of the recession.

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On the Gunflint Trail, students have one of the longest bus rides to school

On the Gunflint Trail, students have one of the longest bus rides to school

Many parents probably think their child's bus route is long. But most students probably don't have a bus ride that comes anywhere close to that of Cook County in northeastern Minnesota.
by Tom Weber

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2 killed in rural NW Minn. home; suspect held

A suspect is under arrest after a couple in their 70s were killed in their rural northwestern Minnesota home, apparently at random.

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