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Greater Minnesota

Hope fades for a hospital in a county without one

Hope fades for a hospital in a county without one

Cass is one of only seven counties in Minnesota that doesn't have a hospital. A task force worked for years to get one built on a site near Walker, Minn., but the effort has lost a key supporter.
by Tom Robertson

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Winona woman accused of causing painful injury

Authorities in Winona are considering whether to charge a woman accused of grabbing a man by the genitals and yanking hard enough for him to need stitches.

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The Bentleyville 'Tour of Lights'

The Bentleyville 'Tour of Lights'

The Bentleyville "Tour of Lights" annual lighting display has grown so large that this year that founder Nathan Bentley moved it from Cloquet to Duluth's Bayfront Festival Park.
by Bob Kelleher and Nathaniel Minor

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Massive Duluth lights show goes green

Massive Duluth lights show goes green

With its 14 miles of holiday lights, The Bentleyville "Tour of Lights" in Duluth will burn through 72,000 kilowatts of electricity.
by Bob Kelleher

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Tennessee man to be committed in Rochester death

An Olmsted County judge has ordered a Tennessee man found not guilty of homicide by reason of mental illness to be civilly committed.

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No charges in Moorhead apartment shooting

Prosecutors say a Moorhead man won't be charged for shooting and killing a 17-year-old boy who confronted him in his apartment last June.

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Duluth girl's Flat Stanley spends day with Obama

A third-grader from Duluth has a friend in common with President Barack Obama.

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Minn. agency rejects New Ulm wind energy project

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has rejected a permit for New Ulm's proposed wind-power project.

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State regulators reject New Ulm wind energy project

The PUC voted unanimously to block the city of New Ulm's planned wind farm in Nicollet County.
by Mark Steil

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Judge awards nearly $1M to paralyzed former inmate

A federal judge has awarded a paraplegic former Olmsted County jail inmate nearly $1 million in damages.

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