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Greater Minnesota

Investor says Elk Run project going slower than expected

The California venture capitalist who says he plans to bring a billion-dollar bio-science park on a former elk farm in southeastern Minnesota said Friday it's going slower than he hoped.
by Tim Nelson

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How education financing affects a whole community

MPR News convened seven people to talk about the fallout from the Moorhead school district's financing situation. It wasn't face-to-face, but in a "virtual forum" where they came together.

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Officials won't confirm driver's health was cause of bus crash

Officials won't confirm driver's health was cause of bus crash

Investigators said they could not confirm the bus company's claim that the driver suffered a ruptured aneurysm in his chest that might have caused a tour bus accident Wednesday afternoon near Austin, Minn.
by Tim Nelson and Elizabeth Baier

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Part of SD town evacuated after chemical leak

Residents of this northeastern South Dakota town who were evacuated after an anhydrous ammonia leak returned to their homes Thursday morning unharmed.

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SE Minn. plagued with series of traffic accidents

A series of traffic accidents in southeastern Minnesota had emergency responders hopping for several hours.

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Photos: Austin bus accident

Photos: Austin bus accident

A tour bus returning from an Iowa casino ran off a southern Minnesota interstate and rolled over in a ditch Wednesday, killing two people and injuring 21, authorities said.

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Community revives ailing mobile home park

Community revives ailing mobile home park

A St. Cloud-area mobile home park is showing that it is possible to turn around a park for the better, but it requires the cooperation of concerned citizens and most importantly, the park owner.
by Ambar Espinoza

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Temp job market can be a mixed blessing for workers

Temp job market can be a mixed blessing for workers

Temporary employment agencies are one of the few bright spots in the job market these days and experts keep an eye on the industry because it often signals the beginning of an economic recovery. But for workers, the low-paying jobs may not always be the best choice.
by Annie Baxter

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Body of duck hunter recovered near Rat Lake

Becker County Sheriff's divers recovered the body of a 62-year-old duck hunter from Rat Lake on Tuesday afternoon.
by Madeleine Baran

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