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Isanti County -- how to help the 'new poor'

Isanti County -- how to help the 'new poor'

The foreclosure crisis has hit Isanti County, about an hour north of the Twin Cities, particularly hard. It's put a great deal of pressure on local governments and nonprofit groups to provide assistance to residents who are in bad financial shape, even as many of them are too proud to accept it.
by Laurie Stern

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Isanti County, from boom to bust

Isanti County, from boom to bust

The foreclosure rate in Isanti County, about an hour north of the Twin Cities metro area, is the second highest in the state. Just a few years ago, Isanti County was booming. But then the recession came, the housing market went bust, and lots of people who live there lost their jobs.
by Laurie Stern

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New York Mills: Corn Stalk Chopper

New York Mills: Corn Stalk Chopper

An outdated piece of farm equipment is re-purposed as a music box.
by Marc Sanchez

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Missing boys from Hudson are found

Police say two young boys from Hudson who had been reported missing have been found, and an Ambert Alert has been canceled.

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Angst-filled cities look for budget cuts, new ways to do things

Angst-filled cities look for budget cuts, new ways to do things

If you're trying to balance a budget in a rural Minnesota city, chances are you have run through all the options. Lay off personnel, check. Increase fees, check. Raise property taxes, check and perhaps re-think.
by Nancy Lebens

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Judge upholds lynx habitat in Minn., 5 other states

A judge in Wyoming has mostly upheld a federal decision to designate land in six states as critical habitat for the threatened Canada lynx.

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Rebuild or not? Farmers in Otter Tail ask after tornado

Rebuild or not? Farmers in Otter Tail ask after tornado

Don Goeden has seen dry summers and harsh winters. But he's never seen anything like he saw this past June when a tornado ravaged 36 miles of farmland.
by Ambar Espinoza

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In Duluth, nurses' union settles with second hospital

A lengthy labor dispute between Duluth nurses and two local hospitals appears to be all but over, as nurses reached a tentative contract agreement with one of those hospitals Wednesday afternoon -- a week after the other hospital settled.
by Lorna Benson

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