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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

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January 12, 2010 2:59 PM

Minnesota 2009 corn crop largest crop on record

Minnesota's corn farmers produced their largest crop ever in 2009.

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January 12, 2010 2:56 PM

Weatherization program to be recognized by federal energy officials

A state weatherization program that received $132 million in federal stimulus money will be recognized by federal energy officials for putting the dollars to work.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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January 12, 2010 2:18 PM

International Falls paper switches to twice a week

The Daily Journal of International Falls is switching from five days a week to twice-a-week publication next month.

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January 12, 2010 2:15 PM

Heroin deaths on rise in metro area, sheriff says

The Twin Cities area has seen an increase in deaths from heroin overdose in 2009, and authorities in Hennepin and Anoka counties say the purity of the drug in the area may be one factor.

by Cathy Wurzer

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January 12, 2010 11:19 AM

Officials partially lift lockdown at Stillwater prison

The Minnesota Correctional Facility in Stillwater has partially lifted a lockdown after an incident Sunday in which inmates refused to return to their cells.

by Elizabeth Dunbar