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Greater Minnesota

Longtime Minn. farmer dies of exposure, brother hospitalized

Longtime Minn. farmer dies of exposure, brother hospitalized

A 95-year-old man from northwestern Minnesota is hospitalized after he went out looking for his older brother who had wandered off. The brother later died.

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PUC approves Prairie Island power increase

PUC approves Prairie Island power increase

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved a plan for Xcel Energy to increase the power it produces at its Prairie Island nuclear plant, and to store more radioactive waste on site.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Hunter accused of illegally killing record buck

A bow-and-arrow hunter is accused of illegally taking a trophy white-tailed buck in Goodhue County.

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Builder hoping cordwood home design catches on

Builder hoping cordwood home design catches on

A northern Minnesota school teacher will soon move into an unusual new home built of firewood logs in an effort to create affordable, energy efficient homes on the White Earth Reservation using an old construction technique.
by Dan Gunderson

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Pawlenty's deer hunt: 1 wounded

Gov. Tim Pawlenty shot a buck during the Governor's Deer Opener last weekend, but he and his hunting companions were unable to find it.

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Farmers say wet fall didn't hurt size of harvest

Farmers say wet fall didn't hurt size of harvest

It looks like rainy conditions for most of the fall haven't hurt the size of the Minnesota corn and soybean harvest, but even though crops are faring well, farmers are still struggling with the effects of too much rain.
by Mark Steil

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Two indicted in Red Lake murder case

A federal grand jury returned an indictment against two people Tuesday for allegedly murdering a 21-year-old man on the Red Lake Indian Reservation.
by Madeleine Baran

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Candidate in Duluth requests election recount

A Duluth City Council candidate has requested a ballot recount after losing the race by 153 votes.
by Madeleine Baran

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Winning bidder in DWI recliner auction says he can't pay

The man who won an auction for a motorized recliner being sold on eBay has told the Proctor Police Department that he can't pay for the chair, the city's police chief said Tuesday.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Engineer says future lies in homebrew electric vehicles

Engineer says future lies in homebrew electric vehicles

An electrical engineer in Sartell, Minnesota says for electric vehicles to catch on, people need to start building them in their garages.
by Curtis Gilbert

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