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January 15, 2010 4:53 PM

Committee's bill would realign Minn. environmental departments

The Minnesota Senate Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee met in Bemidji Friday to hear feedback on a bill that would overhaul management of the DNR and other state agencies.

by Tom Robertson

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January 15, 2010 3:15 PM

4-year sentence for Wadena man with DWI history

A Wadena man with a history of DWI convictions has been sentenced to four years in prison for refusing a chemical test.

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January 15, 2010 2:59 PM

Minn. Red Cross says more money needed in Haiti, not people

News out of Haiti to Minnesota humanitarian groups is that one of major problems is getting supplies already in Haiti to people who need them.

by Dan Olson

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January 15, 2010 1:57 PM

Minneapolis service tonight for Haiti earthquake victim

Friends and family plan to gather Friday evening in Minneapolis to remember a seminarian believed lost in the earthquake in Haiti.

by Tim Nelson

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January 14, 2010 6:29 PM

St. Cloud school asked to return Petters donation

A St. Cloud high school has been asked to return more than $250,000 donated by convicted businessman Tom Petters.

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January 14, 2010 4:23 PM

Mining deal will bring more jobs, environmental concerns to N. Minn.

Duluth Metals has announced a partnership with one of the world's leading copper mining companies, a deal that's expected to provide money to start an underground mining project south of Ely.

by Bob Kelleher

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January 13, 2010 11:57 AM

Virginia, Minn. student expelled for knife threat

The Virginia School Board has expelled a high school student accused of bringing a knife to school and threatening to use it.

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January 12, 2010 5:04 PM

Gas leak prompts Becker school evacuation

Police say a severed copper tube in a chemistry classroom caused a natural gas leak that prompted Becker High School to be evacuated.

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January 12, 2010 3:32 PM

Wildlife official says number of wolf killings not unusual

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating 16 incidents of wolves being killed illegally in November and December of last year. Two wolves were killed in northern Minnesota, eight in Wisconsin and six in Michigan.

by Tom Robertson